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Lufthansa airlifts fruit, veg to supply-strapped Brits
Germany’s Lufthansa has airlifted 80 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to panicked Britons as fears of festive-season supermarket shortages grew despite France lifting its Covid-19 blockade.
European Commision pushes for end to blanket ban on UK travel
The European Commission called for an end to blanket bans on travel to and from the UK on Tuesday in order to accommodate the resumption of "essential" movement.
London to enter tier 3 as new Covid-19 variant spreads
London will move into the strictest tier 3 category for Covid-19 restrictions from midnight on Wednesday morning to combat a new form of the virus, the health secretary told MPs.
People with severe allergies told to avoid Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine
People who have severe allergies should not receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, the UK regulator has announced.
Lidl to repay more than £100m to UK
Lidl said it would repay more than £100m of business rates relief to the UK, adding to more than £1. 8bn of refunds announced in the past two days.