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Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

The Guardian - AU

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel rebuked by watchdog over ‘misleading’ claims crime has fallen

PM falsely claimed crime had fallen by 14 per cent while responding to Sue Gray report on No 10 parties

The Independent UK

Number of Brits who are long-term sick has surged in the last two years

ONS figures show 250,000 more people were 'economically inactive' due to being long-term sick in the period to November 2021, compared to two years earlier - with experts anxiously waiting to find out if Covid is a factor

Daily Mirror

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Government presented crime figures in ‘misleading way’ – watchdog

UK Statistics Authority received complaints over allegations the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary falsely claimed crime had fallen.

The Independent UK

UK long Covid sufferers struggling with symptoms for more than a year rises to 550,000

Record total of 1.3 million individuals in UK estimated to be living with persistent symptoms

The Independent UK

Coronavirus live: Europe in virus ‘ceasefire’ with tranquil period ahead, says WHO; record UK long Covid cases — as it happened

Europe could enter ‘long period of Covid tranquility’ due to high vaccination rates, WHO says; record 1.33 million UK long Covid patients

The Guardian - AU

New energy price cap announced today and what it will mean for you

Tens of millions of households will find out how much their bills will rise from April - with a cost of living catastrophe on the way

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UKHSA plays down reports daily Covid death updates will be axed under plans to ‘live with virus’

Experts fear that without daily updates, the virus could catch the country off guard

The Independent UK

Watchdog probes accusations PM and Patel falsely claimed drop in crime

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel have been reported to the UK Statistics Authority.

The Independent UK

Covid death up by 534 in highest rise for 11 months after data backlog

New Covid infections have fallen since yesterday while the number of deaths reached a record high for this year partly down to a data backlog with 88,085 new cases and a further 534 deaths

Daily Mirror

Covid-19 infection levels no longer falling in UK, figures suggest

Office for National Statistics figures indicate a high prevalence of the virus persisting in all parts of the UK.

The Independent UK

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Wednesday, February 2

Wales has recorded 10 new Covid deaths while ONS data shows infection rates increased in the latest week

Wales Online

Revealed: Covid conspiracy theories spread on Spotify, Apple and YouTube amid Joe Rogan backlash

Exclusive: The Independent finds Covid branded a ‘con’ in podcast unearthed in the wake of Joe Rogan Spotify controversy

The Independent UK

One in three close contacts of Covid-19 cases ‘don’t report daily test results’

Nearly half of those taking daily tests said they experienced difficulty in obtaining the kits.

The Independent UK

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Fifth of disabled people fear life will never return to normal after Covid

Disabled people were more likely to report worse mental health, anxiety, depression and loneliness, the ONS found.

Wales Online

Covid is now not significantly more dangerous than flu in UK, figures suggest

In countries with lower rates of vaccination, Covid remains significantly more lethal than flu

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Anger as Tory MP says lockdown breach ‘like parking fine’; Germany could relax restrictions in March – as it happened

Pfizer-BioNTech seeks US approval for under-5s Covid inoculation; Lithuania to scrap Covid pass on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Disparities in children’s Covid vaccination rates map England’s social divides

Wide gaps across class, regions and ethnicity, from 75% of Chinese-heritage children jabbed to 12% of Gypsy, Roma and black Caribbean

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Evening Standard

1 in 10 Covid cases in England are reinfections

Covid reinfections currently make up around 10 per cent of daily infections, according to the latest official estimate.

The Independent UK

School pupils in deprived areas ‘much less likely’ to have Covid-19 vaccine

Take-up also varies among ethnic groups.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab criticised for ‘outrageous’ false claims on rape convictions

‘The collapse in rape convictions has been in the last four or five years,’ says leading human rights lawyer

Daily Mirror

Only half of kids aged 12 to 15 get Covid vaccine - and poorest are worst hit

Worrying figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that 12 to 15-year-olds from poorer areas were less likely to get jabbed than their wealthier peers

The Independent UK

Divorces fell in 2020 but experts believe record separations took place in 2021

Lawyers warn that the ‘seismic’ impact of pandemic will result in record divorce numbers for 2021

Wales Online

More than 180,000 people in the UK have died with Covid on death certificate

This includes all instances where Covid-19 has been mentioned on someone’s death certificate, either as a main cause of death or a contributory factor

The Independent UK

London has the lowest pupil vaccine uptake for 12 to 15-year-olds

Pupils in deprived areas are much less likely to have been vaccinated, the latest figures show.

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