Nearly 1,200 more people than normal died every week across the UK on average in 2021, striking new figures show.
Analysis by The Mirror reveals that across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the number of recorded deaths was 10 per cent higher than the five-year average.
Provisional data from UK statistics agencies shows 667,030 people died across the four countries in 2021 - 62,352 more than normal in the past five years.
