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Covid restrictions set to be lifted from 6am on Saturday

Cabinet met on Friday on foot of advice from public health bosses that the vast majority of pandemic restrictions can be lifted on a phased basis.

The Independent UK

Covid daily figures: Cases fall below 100,000 as 288 more deaths announced

A further 95,787 Covid cases have been reported in the latest daily figures along with 288 deaths.

Evening Standard

Glasgow project to film community events for people in isolation gets funding award

The idea from the East End youth group to film community events for people who cannot attend because of Covid. has been backed with more than £6000 of funding.

Glasgow Live

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Spain issues updated Covid vaccine rules and entry requirements for UK travellers

Spain have updated their travel rules and entry requirements that come into force in February. The new vaccine rules could shake up Scots planning on jetting off for half term.

Edinburgh Live

UK daily Covid cases drop below 100,000 after two-day surge as 288 deaths confirmed

Last Friday there were 99,652 confirmed infections and 270 deaths, while a fortnight ago there were 178,250 cases and 229 fatalities

Daily Mirror

Covid-19 Ireland: Cabinet agree to lift almost all restrictions from 6am Saturday morning

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is also expected to announce the phased return to workplaces from Monday

Dublin Live

Taoiseach Micheal Martin to announce the end of most Covid rules on Saturday as pubs fully reopen

Social distancing rules will also end on Saturday and the Covid pass is set to be abolished for access to hospitality

Irish Mirror

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No, French hospitals are not using mannequins as fake Covid-19 patients

Since early January, some people online have been sharing a photo of a dummy in a hospital bed, claiming it was used in a TV report by French broadcaster BFM in order to trick people about the severity of the latest wave of Covid in France. They say that hospitals…

France 24

Call for all Covid travel rules 'to be banished completely' for fully-jabbed

Modelling shows governments are not able to implement restrictions quickly enough for them to be effective in limiting spread of virus

Wales Online

Scottish Government announces 16 deaths and 7,162 covid cases in last 24 hours

There are currently 1,511 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 43 being treated in intensive care.

Daily Record

First Minister Mark Drakeford reveals the date on which the Covid pass law will be reviewed in Wales

Covid passes will be reviewed before Wales' first Six Nations match in Cardiff

Wales Online

Anti-vaxxer who called in bomb threats to vaccine health centres jailed

Rodney Peasley, 66, called in bomb hoaxes at a health centre and a school used for Covid vaccinations, as well as slashing a marquee used by medics

Daily Mirror

Collecting time as it slips through our fingers

As any museum curator will attest, it's not easy to collect history, especially when it's still happening all around us.

The Canberra Times

Voters blast Tory blackmail claims - 'Messing with kids futures is 'sickening'

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford dramatically quit the Tories to join Labour this week and claimed party enforcers had previously threatened him with losing cash for his constituency. Here's what voters think

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Wales Online

Woman recovering from Covid nearly dies after plunging 80ft down a waterfall in Snowdonia

She'd gone to the beauty spot for some fresh air when disaster struck

Wales Online

Covid restrictions on schools in Wales expected to be eased

The Welsh Government to give fresh guidance next week but masks to stay for now

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: a children’s party in New York felt like a golden-ticketed event

It was only a small gathering, the sort I used to dread, but it was a glimpse of a post-Covid world

Edinburgh Live

The countries fully vaccinated Scottish holidaymakers can travel to as Covid tests scrapped

Travelling abroad has been difficult for many of us over the past two years due to threat posed by Covid - but now those who are fully vaccinated (triple jabbed) have many holiday options

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Evening Standard

Let London’s great return start now, say Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan

PM and London Mayor urge people back into city for work and play to boost economy

Wales Online

Mark Drakeford's full answers as he faced questions about the difference between Covid rules in England and Wales

He accused Conservative MPs of fighting each other 'like ferrets in a sack'

Radio France Internationale

French champagne producers pop the cork as sales rebound despite Covid

French champagne sales rebounded last year to reach a record €5.5 billion as demand soared despite the impact of Covid restrictions that weighed on restaurants and bars.

Manchester Evening News

Judge demands investigation within DAYS after crime gang successfully applied for £145,000 in Covid 'bounce back' loans - he said "the most basic checks would have revealed fraud"

Judge Anthony Cross QC has demanded answers after saying the 'most basic of checks' would have revealed the fraud

Irish Mirror

What time is the Taoiseach addressing Ireland and how can I watch Micheal Martin's speech? All you need to know

Ireland will find out in just a few hours how the next few weeks are going to look as Covid-19 restrictions are set to be pulled back

France 24

Netflix keeps growing, but latest figures leave investors underwhelmed

Streaming giant Netflix says it's bracing for slower-than-expected growth this year, a development that saw its share price plummet. As FRANCE 24's Cole Stangler explains, it's not the only firm that's struggled to keep up momentum after booming in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when millions of people…

The Independent UK

First flight lands on Covid-free island - now the island is no longer Covid-free

Island imposes a four-day lockdown in response

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