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One in 15 Scots currently have Covid, according to the latest Office of National Statistics figures.

The BA.5 variant is now the dominant variant of concern in the UK

A spokesman for the Co-op said: "At our last set of annual results, we shared that as part of our strategy, making our Co-op more efficient and cost-effective was a priority

Overall picture of cases across UK is mixed as infections plateau in Wales and fall in Northern Ireland

The cost of living crisis is a key issue for the Conservative leadership candidates hoping to become the next prime minister of the UK. But the taxation strategies suggested by the final two Conservative party leadership hopefuls, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, won’t solve this problem.

At least 3.1 million people in England contracted the virus in the week to July 13

Professor Paul Hunter says statistics from the ONS are weeks behind, with other data suggesting Covid infections have peaked

The Office for National Statistics revealed that more and more people are struggling to deal with rising cost of food and energy across the UK

Do vaccines and booster shots protect against new variants? Here’s what you need to know

Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as retail sales and factory surveys suggest UK economy losing momentum

Police say several types of offence at 20-year high, as Home Office data shows 5.6% of reports led to charge or summons last year