No10 has batted away calls to bring back pandemic-era curbs in response to the UK s soaring infections, which saw one in 20 people infected earlier this month.
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Government data shows record numbers of youngsters were obese or morbidly overweight by the time they started Reception or left primary in England in April 2021, after three lockdowns.
Government dashboard data shows the number of people testing positive for Covid fell 14.2 per cent in a week to 77,509 over the last 24 hours, down from the 90,349 recorded last Friday.