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[ad_1] Almost half of the nearly 16,000 people with coronavirus not detected by the Test and Trace system have yet to trace their contacts, the health secretary admitted. Ministers have blamed an “IT failure” within Public Health England (a problem with an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum size) for a …

[ad_1] Aston Villa has been hailed for its business during its summer transfer window after beating Premier League champions Liverpool. Premier League champions Jurgen Klopp were stunned when Ollie Watkins recorded a hat-trick in the first half and John McGinn, Ross Barkley and Jack Grealish, with a double, also scored …

[ad_1] Media playback is not supported by your device Media titleRishi Sunak: “This conservative government will always balance the books.” The chancellor has promised to “always balance the books”, despite increased spending in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a speech to party members, Rishi Sunak said that conservatives …

[ad_1] Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles are at Manchester United’s Carrington training complex ahead of their move to the club on Deadline Day. Cavani, who is a free agent after leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season, will sign a two-year contract and bring valuable experience to United’s …

[ad_1] Image copyright Shutterstock New car registrations in the UK fell 4.4% in September from a year earlier, according to the motor industry. That made it the worst September of this century in what is typically the industry’s second-biggest month. There were only 328,041 new registrations in the month, said …

[ad_1] Good Morning. It already seems like a busy day: We are getting a reaction to the news that almost 16,000 positive test results were not revealed for testing and tracking, or were not published in the figures, Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, will deliver his speech later in the Tory …

[ad_1] People could have been infected with COVID-19 as a result of nearly 16,000 positive coronavirus cases not being included in the government’s test and trace scheme, a cabinet minister admitted. The Secretary for Work and Pensions, Therese Coffey, blamed an “IT failure” within Public Health England for a delay …

[ad_1] Good morning and welcome to our continued coverage of the global economy, financial markets, the eurozone and business. We started with some breaking news – Chain of cinemas Cineworld just announced that it will temporarily suspend operations at all of its 536 Regal cinemas in the US and at …

[ad_1] Cineworld is on track to cut tens of thousands of jobs after confirming plans to temporarily lower the curtains on its UK and US cinemas due to continued disruption from the coronavirus pandemic. The company said its decision affected 45,000 employees, nearly 6,000 of them in the UK, and …

[ad_1] Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s niece, has said America is “in the horrible place we are” because family members, including the president, view the disease as “a display of inexcusable weakness,” whether it be in themselves or others. Speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air, Mary Trump, who recently published the revealing …