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UK Covid: Boris Johnson announces end to restrictions in England – as it happened

Prime minister says all legal restrictions can be lifted now vaccination levels are high and deaths are low

The Guardian - UK

Half of PPE procured by UK using ‘VIP’ companies has not been used

Equipment worth £1.7bn sourced from politically connected companies was stockpiled after government over-ordered

The Guardian - UK

Omega Diagnostics sells Alva manufacturing business for £1 million

Company criticises Department of Health for failing to fulfil its Covid test contract

Insider UK

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Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as popular holiday destinations relax rules ahead of half-term

UK customers’ holiday bookings this summer are nearly a fifth higher than before the pandemic

Wales Online

Claim made that 18 more firms were in ‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts

The Good Law Project campaign group estimates that the alleged deals awarded without competition were worth almost £1 billion

Wales Online

Plan to further integrate NHS and social care announced ‘to stop people falling into gaps’

Further integration will allow services to be tailored to local community, says government

The Independent UK

Leak suggests 18 more firms given ‘VIP lane’ treatment for PPE contracts

Labour said ministers should ‘come clean’ about whether they had misled MPs about how many companies had access to the competition-free process

The Independent UK

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‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts bigger than government admits, says campaign group

Good Law Project reveals leaked documents showing that another 18 companies referred to as ‘VIPs’

The Independent UK

Private texts suggest Owen Paterson personally lobbied Matt Hancock for Covid firm

The private messages, which emerged after a standards probe into Owen Paterson's lobbying for Randox, also show the MP asked Mr Hancock to "kill" news stories making claims about his involvement with the deal

Daily Mirror

Government writes off billions wasted on PPE during pandemic

New documents from the Department for Health and Social Care show huge amounts wasted on useless equipment

Liverpool Echo

Department of Health writes off £9bn spent in England’s Covid PPE drive

Billions were spent on unusable or overpriced protective equipment, annual accounts show

The Guardian - UK

No 10 responds to pressure and says people will be told if PM fined by police over parties – as it happened

Downing Street had earlier refused to commit to disclosing the names of those who might be fined over lockdown parties

The Guardian - UK

Health department warning over vaccine mandate for NHS staff in England

Exclusive: Leaked document says data on jabs’ effectiveness against Omicron weakens case for compulsory vaccination

The Guardian - UK

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