Aaron Drapkin

Festive games and carol singing were outlawed during the English Civil War

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AstraZeneca failed to disclose that under-55s made up test group in which jab was most effective

Watchdog predicts that failure to reach trade agreement will damage sectors which are surviving pandemic

Mark Carleton-Smith declared missing in action during exercise on Salisbury Plain

Both sides are racing to reach an agreement ahead of EU leaders’ summit next week

Several species face starvation if the icy giant blocks access to feeding grounds

Government’s down-to-the-wire negotiating strategy dubbed 'a recipe for disaster'

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Both parties are eager to reach an agreement - but longstanding issues remain contentious

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Questions are raised about the president’s business dealings in China

Subpoena indicates that contents of Hunter Biden’s computer are being scrutinised in financial case

Singapore and South Korea saw Covid cases fall but not all of the shutdowns were a success

Five vaccination sites to be set up in major cities as part of mass inoculation roll-out

New study says well-known indicators such as cough and loss of smell are a ‘poor marker of infection’

Discovery may explain why some regions have been harder hit by coronavirus

Downing Street hopes the scheme will help avoid unnecessary economic disruption

Experts say findings of new study pose a ‘real worry’ for public health

PM agrees compromise with Tory critics of controversial bill that will break international law

Government programme billed as ‘only hope’ for avoiding second nationwide lockdown

Rate of positive tests has fallen from 19% at peak of pandemic to just 1.3%

Amnesty International report exposes ‘interrogation tactics’ used on prisoners in post-protests crackdown

Duke of York met with his mother at Balmoral Castle in Scotland

16 private firms have received several multi-million pound contracts

The insects will produce stunted offspring incapable of passing on diseases

Images should lead critics to ‘reflect on epidemic control in their own countries’, state media say

The Sussex royals have been shopping their concept around tinseltown since June

Brompton to launch bike rental subscription service after lockdown surge

Scientists aim to create embryos to implant into a ‘closely related species’

Influenza deaths overtook those caused by coronavirus in mid-June, UK figures show

German financial giant was subpoenaed by prosecutors building case against the US president

Retail sector expected to see at least 22,500 jobs disappear