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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a delay to the ending of social-distancing rules as the Delta variant continues to spread rapidly (Photo: Shutterstock)

Boris Johnson set to delay Covid lockdown easing by four weeks amid rise in case...

Supporters inside the Glasgow Green fan zone as Italy defeated Turkey 3-0 in the opening game of Euro 2020. Picture: John Devlin

Should the Glasgow fan zone be shown the red card? - Paul Wilson

Indian variant cases increased by 2,000 in the space of a week (Photo: Getty Images)

Indian variant cases surge by more than 2,000 in a week - as ‘clusters’ appear a...

The UK government is considering a four-tier traffic light travel system (Getty Images)

How would a four-tier traffic light travel system work?

Face masks and social distancing could still be needed ‘for a few years’ - according to an immunisation expert (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks and social distancing could still be needed ‘for a few years’ - accor...

It could be some time before the world returns to 'normal', even in the face of successful vaccines (Photo: MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)

When will life go back to normal?

Passengers departing Edinburgh Airport. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

UK will not be able to shut borders forever, warns Sage government adviser

Brazil has registered over 7.8 million confirmed cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll from Covid-19 is nearing 200,000, the second highest in the world (Photo: Luis Alvarenga/Getty Images)

Is the Brazil Covid variant more infectious, and will vaccines work against it?

Matt Hancock will review England's tier levels today - what he might say

Another national lockdown in Scotland has not been ruled out for after Christmas (Shutterstock)

Could there be another nationwide lockdown in Scotland after Christmas?

You should only spend a maximum of 15 minutes in stores when Christmas shopping ...

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