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Rise of the ‘dark web’ and demography of addicts may explain surge

Ministers could have made ‘very different decisions’ with accurate figures, says scientist

Worst of the pandemic could be over by September, says leading epidemiologist

Chiefs say health service is facing the same level of pressure as at the height of the pandemic

Parliamentary pay watchdog requests power to ‘vary the award below or above’ public sector pay

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The ‘Great Unlocking’ is hit by surging numbers of people forced to self-isolate – including the PM

Number of health workers in self-isolation now ‘significantly impacting’ patient care, NHS chief warns

Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press

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Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Health bosses warn that hospital waiting lists are set to more than double

In both countries new taxes were introduced to pay for comprehensive care

Critics say remote consultations must not become the ‘default’

Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Nadine Dorries dismisses anger over ‘pitiful’ planned increase by arguing that nurses ‘do their job because they love their job’

NHS bosses preparing for feared surge in cases of paediatric inflammatory multi-system syndrome

New ONS data shows that majority of population are still at risk of infection

Recovering from the virus provides some protection - but scientists warn against shunning social distancing

Doctors leading the way see deliveries diverted to allow other regions to catch up

Covid patients occupying 30,000 beds as government scrambles to stem rate of infections

Tocilizumab found to cut risk of death for most critically ill coronavirus patients by almost a quarter

Capital could have a shortfall of more than 5,000 intensive care beds in a fortnight

Damming report calls for urgent improvements to £22bn system that failed to avert second lockdown

Patients will be given NHS inoculation card after receiving jab

New study finds that one in five patients infected with the virus go on to suffer from mental disorder

Conviction that virus would ‘die out’ left UK on back foot for rolling out mass testing and contract tracing systems

Survey finds that almost half of total 74% who are willing to get the jab want politicians to act as guinea pigs

Data inflated forecasts for fatalities if UK did not enter a second lockdown

Programme hailed as ‘first glimpse’ of an exit strategy from lockdown