Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 24 August 2021

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am

1. Schools warning as Covid deaths rise

Experts have warned that Covid infection rates will surge when millions of pupils return to schools next week. Deaths from Covid-19 are now averaging 100 a day across the UK - a significant rise from late May and early June, when they were consistently in single figures. Confirmed infection numbers have also started to rise, with 31,914 cases reported on Monday, the seven-day average figure up 13% from a week before.

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