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Sales volumes fell 3.7% in December compared with a 1% rise in November as shoppers stayed away from the high street.

During her visit to Australia, the Foreign Secretary told reporters she wants Boris Johnson to ‘continue as long as possible in his job’.

The pilot scheme, due to begin within weeks, is targeted at patients who are ready to leave hospital but need extra care support.

Labour called on the Business Department to rethink its refusal to publish details of the carbon cuts its green policies will deliver.

Ms Truss said London and Canberra were determined to act together in ‘calling out’ Beijing.

The Foreign Secretary warned Vladimir Putin he must ‘desist and step back’ from war in Ukraine or risk being dragged into a prolonged conflict.

The nation’s front pages are again consumed by the potential coup against the PM by rebel MPs angry over ‘partygate’.

The National Public Health Emergency Team met on Thursday night and agreed to recommend most measures can be relaxed.

The PM continues to encounter claims critics are facing ‘intimidation’ as part of an effort to keep him in office.

The streaming giant gained 8.3 million extra paid memberships in the final financial quarter of 2021 having ‘over-forecasted’ 8.5 million.

The award-winning singer said her team had tried ‘absolutely everything’ to pull the show together in time but that it had been ‘impossible’.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that masks would be scrapped in school classrooms from Thursday.

It is understood the National Public Health Emergency Team has recommended the lifting of restrictions in the hospitality sector.

Reggie the 11-month-old spaniel is ‘in good spirits’ despite his ordeal.

All four nations have seen a drop in case numbers.

A 73-year-old man died after the incident while two other men in their 60s and 70s were sent to hospital to be treated for injuries.

The 20-year-old has made history with the record-breaking trick only previously attempted on computer games.