Spring booster jabs to be offered to millions of vulnerable people in England
Millions of vulnerable people in England will be offered a fourth COVID vaccine in a bid to top up protection against the coronavirus.
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HEALTH
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HEALTH 
February 22, 2022 Remaining COVID restrictions in England will be scrapped on Thursday and free testing to end in April
The legal requirement for people who test positive for coronavirus to self-isolate will be removed from Thursday and free symptomatic and asymptomatic testing will end in England from 1 April, the PM has announced.
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ECONOMY
February 6, 2022 Thousands of tenants in England could miss out on council tax cut
Tenants in England whose rent includes council tax, or who live in homes in a council tax band above D, are among those who could miss out on the £150 grant announced by the government last week to reduce the sting of sharply rising energy bills.
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HEALTH
January 27, 2022 England moves out of Plan B as COVID restrictions ease
England is set to move from the government’s COVID Plan B to Plan A on Thursday.
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UK NEWS
December 30, 2021 Hospitals in England asked to look for up to 4,000 emergency Covid beds
Hospitals have been asked to identify sites for up to 4,000 emergency beds to deal with a potential wave of Omicron admissions in England, as cases hit a record 183,000.
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HEALTH
December 28, 2021 British government says no new COVID curbs for England in 2021
LONDON (Reuters) -England will not get any new COVID-19 restrictions before the end of 2021, British health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday, as the government awaits more evidence on whether the health service can cope with high infection rates.
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HEALTH
December 9, 2021 Johnson imposes COVID-19 ‘Plan B’ in England to contain Omicron
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England on Wednesday, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use vaccine passes to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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UK NEWS
December 3, 2021 Staff absences having ‘massive impact’ on pupils in England say head teachers
Teacher absences are the biggest barrier to children recovering the learning lost during the pandemic, according to head teachers in England, as new data showed that shortages in key subjects such as physics are becoming worse.
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UK NEWS
November 22, 2021 More than 5,000 homes in England approved to be built in flood zones
More than 5,000 new homes in flood-risk areas of England have been granted planning permission so far this year, as local authorities try to tackle the housing shortage.
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UK NEWS
November 5, 2021 Gig-working in England and Wales more than doubles in five years
The number of adults in England and Wales working for gig economy companies has reached 4.4 million and is now two-and-a-half times bigger than in 2016, according to a report highlighting the rise of insecure working practices.
