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Like most, I relish life opening up. But this libertarian dash for the Covid exit is reckless

Will the end of restrictions usher in a change in Britons’ behaviour, or will we continue to live by our own calculations of pleasure and risk?

The Guardian - UK

Covid led to more mothers opting for home births

Some 14,281 mothers across England and Wales gave birth at home in 2020

Wales Online

‘I have to choose between a job I want and a baby - it shouldn't be this way'

“I’m hoping one day soon we’ll be in a position to be able to have a baby, but it never could have happened before I was 30”

Manchester Evening News

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UK Treasury pushes to end most free Covid testing despite experts’ warnings

Most PCR testing for people with symptoms could be scrapped by end of March in plans to ‘live with virus’

The Guardian - UK

UK exports to EU fell by £20bn last year, new ONS data shows

Figures show Brexit compounding Covid disruption, with clothing exports plunging 60%, vegetables down 40% and cars 25%

The Guardian - UK

Covid expert on reinfections: Are they milder and do they strengthen immunity?

Reports of reinfection have become common, especially since the emergence of the omicron variant

Wales Online

Hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 cases still being missed from official figures

High levels of under-reporting are exposing the limitations of the daily case numbers.

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Wales could see all restrictions lifted by end of March, minister claims

Vaughan Gething MS took part in the Welsh Government’s three-week review press conference on Friday.

The Independent UK

COVID reinfections: are they milder and do they strengthen immunity?

We’ve known since early on in the pandemic that COVID reinfections could occur. One of the first reinfections reported was in a 33-year-old man from Hong Kong. His initial infection was diagnosed on March 26 2020, with his second infection, with a genetically distinct virus, being diagnosed 142 days later.

The Conversation

Latest Covid data shows where in UK infections are rising and falling

Prevalence highest in the South East, where 5.8 per cent of the regional population had Covid last week

The Independent UK

Non-EU imports overtook trade with the bloc last year

New data from the Office for National Statistics show the UK imported £222 billion worth of goods from the European Union last year after Brexit.

The Independent UK

Met police did not initially investigate No 10 parties because nobody admitted taking part, legal paper shows – as it happened

Metropolitan police did not investigate lockdown-breaching party claims because there was no social media footage, legal papers show

The Guardian - UK

UK economy grew 7.5 per cent in 2021 amid pandemic rebound

Record gross domestic product growth came after a 9.4% slump in the economy in 2020

Wales Online

UK economy grew by 7.5% in 2021 despite December Omicron impact

The economy contracted by 0.2% in December as the hospitality and leisure sector felt the brunt of Omicron and related Government restrictions

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The Independent UK

UK economy delivers record growth in 2021 amid Covid rebound

The growth, which exceeded projections by the Bank of England, nevertheless came after a 9.4% slump in the economy in 2020.

The Guardian - UK

UK economy grew by fastest rate since second world war in 2021

GDP rose 7.5% across last year but contracted by 0.2% in December as Omicron dented consumer spending

The Guardian - AU

Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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Lockdowns saw higher rate of women victims of domestic homicide – ONS

Figures for England and Wales were published on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Scrapping self-isolation is political statement not based on science – expert

Professor Tim Spector said he believed that other countries will stick with four or five days of isolation for people with Covid.

The Guardian - UK

Wall Street drops as interest rate rises loom after US inflation hits 7.5% – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Wales Online

Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as No 10 staff brace for questioning over 'partygate'

Detectives investigating the lockdown parties in No 10 will begin contacting those they believe to have been involved

The Independent UK

How to cope with the rising cost of living

Millions of Britons are struggling as the price of everything soars amid rising energy prices and inflation. Kate Ng turns to financial experts for advice on how to deal with it all

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened

Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

The Independent UK

Monthly deaths 5,000 lower than forecast in England and Wales despite Omicron surge

New figures come as Boris Johnson announces end to Covid restrictions

The Guardian - UK

Covid rules are to be axed in England, but is pandemic’s end really in sight?

Analysis: Plans to end isolation rules have been gleefully announced, but questions about infection control remain

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