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03/07/2021
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
04/07/2021 Minister suggests wearing masks will become a personal choice
Robert Jenrick says personal responsibility should be exercised once Covid rules ease.
05/07/2021 Masks and social distancing to go on July the 19th
Government confirms coronavirus restrictions in England should be lifted in two weeks
06/07/2021 - People in England who've had two doses of the Covid vaccine won't have to self-isolate.
People in England who've had two doses of the Covid vaccine won't have to self-isolate.
07/07/2021 Labour warns of "summer of chaos and confusion"
Boris Johnson rejects criticism of his approach to easing Covid restrictions in England
08/07/2021 Amber list quarantine for fully vaccinated to end on 19 July
Amber list quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers returning to England to end soon
09/07/2021 Met officer admits murder
A Metropolitan police officer has admitted murdering Sarah Everard
10/07/2021 Covid to get worse before it gets better, doctors warn
Medical leaders have warned that cases are "rising dramatically".
England prepare for Euro 2020 final
Match against Italy the biggest for more than half a century
12/07/2021 Lifting of restrictions in England to go ahead
Johnson confirms Covid-19 measures will be cancelled, but urges people to remain cautious
13/07/2021Face masks stay in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon has said the mandatory use of face masks will remain in Scotland
14/07/2021 Plan to end prosecutions for Northern Ireland Troubles
Victims' groups and politicians on all sides condemn the government's proposal.
15/07/2021 Dozens killed in flooding in western Germany
There has been severe flooding in Germany, and parts of Belgium and the Netherlands.
16/07/2021 Big rise in UK covid cases
Weekly covid cases surge by 60%; with daily infections at highest level since mid January
17/07/2021
18/07/2021
Self-isolation U-turn by Prime Minister and Chancellor
19/07/2021 PM urges caution as government lift most Covid restrictions in England
Boris Johnson defended the decision to end restrictions in England, despite rising cases.
20/07/2021 Public urged to follow the NHS Covid app and isolate when alerted.
The Prime Minister says people must follow the NHS Covid app and isolate when alerted.
21/07/2021 UK government wants changes to the post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland
The UK government has demanded significant change, arguing "we cannot go on as we are".
22/07/2021More than six-hundred-thousand people in a week have been told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app
More than 600 thousand people in a week have been told to self-isolate by the NHS app
23/07/2021 The Olympic Games have opened in Tokyo
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have opened a year later than planned.
24/07/2021 The first full day of Olympic competition has taken place in Tokyo
Team GB have had a mainly positive start but there was heartbreak in the cycling
25/07/2021 Campaigners condemn plans for vaccine passports at Premier League matches
Civil liberties groups say requiring proof of jabs would create a "two-tier society"
26/07/2021 Gold rush for Team GB
Peaty, Daley and Pidcock all win gold on the third day of the Olympics
27/07/2021 A London council has been criticised for allowing hundreds of children to be abused in its homes over decades.
A London council's been criticised for allowing children to be abused in its homes.
28/07/2021 No quarantine for fully jabbed US and EU travellers
The changes will come into force in England on Monday morning.
29/07/2021 Figures suggest England's Covid vaccination programme has prevented 60,000 deaths and 22-million cases
England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer has urged young adults to get a Covid vaccine.
30/07/2021
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31/07/2021 Two more golds for Team GB at Tokyo Olympics
Dina Asher Smith failed to qualify for the 100m final and withdrew from the 200m event.
01/08/2021
02/08/2021
The NHS COVID APP in England & Wales has been tweaked so less people have to self isolate