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Manchester Airport passenger numbers 79 per cent below pre-Covid levels
Passenger numbers at Manchester Airport were 79 per cent below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.

Covid symptoms: NHS list extended to include NINE new signs of coronavirus. (PA)

NHS add NINE new Covid symptoms you should look out for - the full list

Boots has announced it will be selling Covid lateral flow tests at an

Boots to offer 'affordable' Covid lateral flow tests after Boris Johnson announcement

Prime Minister Boris Johnson updates MPs in the House of Commons with the plan for living with Covid-19 (PA)

‘It’s finally over’ - Boris Johnson scraps ALL Covid rules in England

Sajid Javid has confirmed people aged 75 and over, the immunosuppressed and those living in care homes will be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccine (PA)

Sajid Javid announces fourth Covid jab to be offered to highest risk groups

The MHRA approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11 last year (PA)

Children aged 5 to 11 to be offered the Covid vaccine across whole of UK

UK 'past the point' where vaccinating children would help in fight against Covid (PA)

UK 'past the point' where vaccinating children would help in fight against Covid

Sean Ward used to play Callum Logan on the ITV soap Coronation Street (PA)

Coronation Street star homeless as anti-vax views leave him without work

The Chuckery Farm in Clayton-le-Moors is launching ‘Chicken Chats’ once a week from 18 April.

How this East Lancashire farm is using chickens to fight mental health issues

The door of the Prime Minister's official residence in Downing Street, Westminster, London, seen through the viewfinder of a television camera (PA)

How many alleged parties were there at Number 10 during Covid restrictions? See the full timeline

Colne Muni Pendle Beer Festival in 2019- Katie Bradbury and Mark Bradbury

East Lancs beer festival attended by thousands cancelled due to Omicron spread

Where you have to wear face masks in England as Boris Johnson eases rules (PA)

Where you have to wear face masks in England as Boris Johnson eases rules

Boris Johnson is preparing to announce a series of policies as he looks to survive pressure over the partygate revelations. (PA)

Boris Johnson announcements expected as more Tory MPs call for partygate resignation

Tom’s Table in Clitheroe, has been nominated for ‘Best Restaurant in Lancashire’ in England’s Business Awards

East Lancs bistro nominated for award after ‘stress’ of opening in a pandemic

Photo via PA shows someone reading the Covid-19 self test leaflet for lateral flows.

Signs of Omicron in children revealed by GP - see full list of symptoms

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) previously said the isolation period was effectively the same in both the UK and America. Photo via PA of Boris Johnson.

UK health officials update guidance on five day isolation period - what we know

Tory MPs are pushing for a vision for living with the virus. (PA)

Boris Johnson under pressure over Covid restrictions from MPs

Education minister Nadhim Zahawi is the first government minister to publicly support the reduction of the isolation period in England to five days. (PA)

Government minister calls for Covid isolation to be reduced to five days in England

Children will be adversely affected by the pandemic the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders has said (PA)

Covid generation will look back on pandemic ‘like evacuees of war’ says School leader

An essential worker at a Covid testing centre. Credit: PA

No PCR Covid tests available in England says UK Government website - What we know

These are the main reported side effects of a Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca Covid booster. Photo via PA.

Covid booster jab side effects for each vaccine approved in UK

A tribunal, held in Manchester earlier this month, heard that the claimant refused to return to work in July 2020 because she had a “genuine fear” of contracting coronavirus and passing it on to her partner. Photo via Google Maps shows Alexandra

Woman who refused to work due to 'genuine fear' of Covid-19 loses discrimination case

Jordan North said he is ‘floored’ after catching Coronavirus(Photo: Instagram/jordannorth1)

Jordan North breaks social media silence and is ‘floored’ after catching Covid

Case rates are rising across the UK, with new restrictions being introduced in many areas, as the Omicron variant spreads (PA)

How severe is Omicron Covid variant: what we know

Boris Johnson could implement a circuit breaker lockdown in the next 48 hours to help slow the spread of Covid-19 (PA)

Boris Johnson could announce new Covid restrictions in next 48 hours, according to reports

Manchester Rates Hall Covid vaccination centre (PA)

Positive cases for Covid pass 100,000 - the highest daily figure in the UK so far

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is not in favour of large-scale Covid-19 lockdowns, one of its leaders has revealed. Photos via Newsquest, PA and Pixabay.

Step 2 Covid restrictions: WHO issues warning over Christmas gatherings

WATCH: 'Shameless' Douglas Ross scolded by Nicola Sturgeon over Covid funding

Nicola Sturgeon issues three-week Covid restrictions from Boxing Day in Scotland

Step 2 Covid restrictions: Boris Johnson breaks silence

Step 2 Covid restrictions: Boris Johnson breaks silence on new Christmas rules

A person holding a mobile phone displaying the NHS app (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

NHS Covid pass: When do I need to use it and how can I get one?

Booster jabs will be offered to all over 18s (PA)

NHS vaccine website crashes after booster jabs offered to over-18s

PA image of the NHS Covid app - this is how it will look once opened on your phone and you will need to log in.

Covid vaccine passport: How to get yours and what they look like

Photo by PA of a care home resident holding hands with her daughter.

Stricter rules on visitors 'likely' to be reintroduced in care homes

The Conservative Party has admitted party staff held a party during coronavirus restrictions last December. (PA)

Conservative Party admit rule-breaking Covid Christmas Party last December

Google reveals its most searched trends of 2021 including Piers Morgan and BBC Strictly. (PA)

Google reveals UK's most popular searches of 2021

Blue Light Card members and NHS staff can get a Christmas discount at Morrisons (PA)

Blue Light Card members and NHS staff can get Christmas discount at Morrisons

Health Secretary Sajid Javid addressing the Commons on Monday (PA)

Sajid Javid issues update on Christmas parties in light of Omicron Covid-19 variant

Emmanuel Macron (PA)

France introduces strict new Covid travel rules for non-EU arrivals

People browsing the Christmas market in Nottingham, the city where one of the two cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were identified last week. Photo: PA.

Omicron variant: Will there be another lockdown at Christmas? What we know

Photo of an NHS nurse holding the coronavirus vaccine. Image by PA.

All people aged 18 and over to be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccine

UK Covid: Does the vaccine work against Omicron variant? (PA)

Does the Covid vaccine work against Omicron variant? What we know so far

Dangerous new Covid variant reaches Europe as Belgium reports first case

Boris Johnson will hold a Covid press briefing today

Boris Johnson to make Covid announcement today - what time and how to watch

NHS walk-in clinics for the COVID-19 booster jab and those aged 12+ opened yesterday (PA)

NHS COVID-19 vaccination walk-ins open for booster jabs: Bolton clinics

Covid antibody tests to launch across the UK this week - how to book yours. (PA)

Covid antibody tests to launch across the UK today - how to book yours

Parents in England warned over a delayed start to school in September

Parents warned over a delayed start to school in September

5 Covid symptoms you should know about - even if you are vaccinated. (Canva)

5 Covid symptoms you should know about - even if you are vaccinated

Covid self-isolation rules change today - full list of changes explained

Covid self-isolation rules change today - full list of changes explained

21 Covid symptoms you should know about - even if you have the vaccine. (PA)

21 Covid symptoms you should know about - even if you are fully vaccinated

New Covid variant could see UK return to lockdown despite vaccine rollout. (PA)

New Covid variant could see UK return to lockdown, scientists warn

New technology installed in UK schools to 'combat spread of Covid'. (PA)

New technology to be installed in UK schools to 'combat spread of Covid'

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Is my Covid vaccine valid for international travel? Here's how to check

Vue, McDonald's, Deliveroo -firms to offer freebies to encourage Covid jab. (PA)

Vue, McDonald's, Deliveroo - firms offer freebies to encourage Covid vaccination

3 jobs added to government list eligible for testing instead of isolation. (PA)

3 jobs added to government list eligible for testing instead of self-isolation