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Scientists fear research has been pushed back due to the pandemic, a survey suggests.

Universities open mass testing centres for students so they can travel home safely for Christmas.

A £20 weekly universal credit boost has kept 700,000 out of poverty and should continue, says think tank.

Millions of people are returning home following the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

Women in areas with low Covid rates may be able to attend maternity appointments with partners.

Experts say long-term unemployment number could dwarf that caused by the 2008 financial crisis.

All students are being asked to take two of the rapid lateral flow device tests before travelling home.

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi will close from Monday after staff were told to self-isolate.

Carol singing is also allowed - but people will not be able to go to school nativity plays in some areas.

UUP leader asks parties to work together as three further coronavirus-related deaths are confirmed.

What is happening in your area - and what are the figures telling us?

The party was one of several broken up overnight by police across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Dominic Raab says the move to a tiered approach is needed when England's lockdown ends on Wednesday.

Scotland's first minister says it is too soon to be comparing Scotland's record with England's.

Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.

Belfast partygoers fined as police tell people "the current health restrictions are not a game".

There have been 2,539 deaths and 79,540 cases since the pandemic began, Public Health Wales says.

Kirklees Council said Quinn Blakey's owner and customers had been "illegal, selfish and reckless".