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Pfizer And Oxford Vaccines 'Reduce Hospital Admission By Up To 85% And 94%'

The figures come as Boris Johnson reveals his roadmap out of lockdown.
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Lockdown Should Continue For Next 12 Weeks, Says Public Health Expert

Professor Devi Sridhar also said a post-lockdown strategy must be put in place to suppress the virus going into the summer.
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Third Wave Of Coronavirus 'Entirely Possible', Explains Sage Expert

Leading epidemiologist who advises the government says restrictions likely to be in place for "years".
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Edinburgh University Renames David Hume Tower Over Philosopher's 'Comments On Race'

It will be rebranded as 40 George Square from the start of the new academic year.
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Hereditary Tory Peer Suggests 'Grit And Perseverance' More Important Than A-Levels

Yes, really.
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How The UK Could Begin Lifting Its Coronavirus Lockdown

It could make sense to reopen primary schools first, a former government adviser has suggested, while face masks could be made compulsory.
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First Suspected Coronavirus Cases In UK As Flu Patients Undergo Urgent Testing

Fourteen people in the UK have been tested, with five confirmed negative and nine still awaiting the results.
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Edinburgh University Recalls Students Studying In Egypt After Two Detained

All nine students studying abroad have returned to the UK.
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Donations Soar For Foodbank Ransacked By Thieves

Police say enquiries are ongoing after iPads, a hard drive, food and Christmas money were stolen.
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Pro-Assad Academics Blame Criticism On Conspiracy

Prof Piers Robinson told Sputnik that 'powerful actors in the British government and so on [are] very, very concerned'.
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