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Israeli courts have ruled that minor children cannot be stopped from getting vaccinated against COVID-19 even if one of their parents objects. more

England's Euro 2020 progress could be behind infections rising faster among men than women in the past two weeks, Imperial College London data suggests.more

Millions of children did not receive any language tuition during lockdowns in England, the British Council has said. The report shows that the government will fail to meet its target of three-quarters of pupils taking a modern language GCSE by 2022, if current trends continue.more

British transport minister Grant Shapps has told Italian soccer fans not to try to travel to England for the final of this year's Euro 2020 tournament on Sunday.more

Faced with an outbreak of coronavirus cases, especially among the youngest, the autonomous regions are tightening the screw to slow the resurgence of the epidemic. In Catalonia, in particular, the discotheques will close again for two weeks from Friday July 9th.more

Following an increase in coronavirus infections among young Dutch people, some nightclubs and discos in the Netherlands are closing again. Owners are concerned about contamination among staff.more

The UK hit a Covid milestone on Thursday, surpassing five million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, as officials reported a new single-day increase of 32,551 infections, along with a further 35 fatalities.more

Pub chain Wetherspoons is to increase the price of its meals this autumn when a temporary VAT reduction for food and non-alcoholic drinks sold in pubs and restaurants comes to an end. more

The chancellor has reiterated the £20 uplift to universal credit will be scrapped as it "was always intended to be a temporary measure". Campaigners say the payments, worth around £1,000 a year, have stopped some from falling into poverty.more

Staff in shops could face an increase in abuse and violence in stores once restrictions are eased, according to the boss of the retail industry’s trade body.more

More than 100 scientists and doctors have signed a letter accusing the government of conducting a ‘dangerous and unethical experiment’ by scraping all Covid restrictions in two weeks.more

So far, over 30.7 million vaccinations against COVID-19 have been carried out in Poland. More than 14.5 million people are fully vaccinated, government websites said.more

French government spokesman Gabiel Attal said the highly infectious Delta Coronavirus variant already accounts for 40 percent of new infections in the country and that the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic could ruin summer vacations.more

Summer holidays are finally set for take-off as the government allows fully vaccinated travellers to avoid quarantine rules from later this month.more

Olympic organisers are set to ban all spectators from the Games, the Asahi daily said on Thursday, as Japan prepared to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo that will run through its hosting of the event to curb a new wave of coronavirus infections.more

The UK has reported more than 32,500 new cases of Covid, a significant jump from previous days and the first time cases have been over 30,000 since January.more

Axing bus routes or reducing frequencies risks “choking the recovery” and will discourage Londoners from returning to public transport, the Government was warned on Wednesday.more

Around nine in 10 adults in most parts of the UK are now likely to have Covid-19 antibodies, new figures suggest. The estimates range from 87.2% in Northern Ireland to 89.8% in England and 91.8% in Wales. In Scotland the estimate is lower and is closer to eight in 10 adults, or 84.7%.more

Worldwide, 3.2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have already been administered in 190 countries, most of them in China, India and the USA, according to Our World in Data website.more

Ryanair and Easyjet passengers must continue to wear face masks on flights even after the law on wearing face masks in public places end on July 19. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that face coverings will no longer be a legal requirement in the fourth and final stage to ease England's lockdown, despite scientists appearing less certain about the ending of face mask rules.more

Two of the world's biggest airlines will trial fast-track lanes at Heathrow airport for fully-vaccinated arrivals. Under the scheme passengers on four routes will be able to upload their vaccination status before boarding.more

The Polish economy is recovering from the pandemic. The boom will last at least two years, but we will pay for it with inflation - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

Fully vaccinated people in England will not have to self-isolate if a close contact tests positive for Covid from 16 August, the health secretary says. more

More than 640,000 children in England were absent from school last week due to Covid, as the government announced its plans to sweep away the current system for containing Covid outbreaks within schools, colleges and nurseries.more

The coronavirus epidemiological curve is still rising fast among young people in Spain, and the country’s regions are accelerating the implementation of new measures to contain the infections among adolescents and the 20-30 group.more