Clinical trial results show the drugs reduce risk of death by 24% for critically ill patients and time spent in intensive care by up to 10 days.
Link: NHS patients to receive life-saving COVID-19 treatments that could cut hospital time by 10 days
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The Education Secretary should put extra funding in place to let pupils resit this school year, says the Social Mobility Commission.
Link: ‘Give schools extra money to let pupils retake school year’
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A decade of UK Government support leads to more than 13,000 new businesses launched by jobseekers in Scotland
Link: New businesses launched by jobseekers in Scotland
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Rustin and Mallory extend relationship with US fashion giant Urban Outfitters thanks to UKEF insurance support.
Link: UK firm secures Urban Outfitters relationship with UKEF support
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The Cabinet Office has announced today the appointment of new members of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, with effect from 1 January 2021.
Link: New members of Advisory Committee on Business Appointments appointed
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The UK Government has opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Riverside Car Park in Wick
Link: New UK Government Covid testing site opens in Wick
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Secretary of State, George Eustice, gives an address at the 2021 virtual Oxford Farming Conference.
Link: Environment Secretary speech on gene-editing consultation: Oxford Farming Conference 2021
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Lisa Pearce prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA), pleads guilty to fraud at Bristol Crown Court.
Link: Weston-Super-Mare woman convicted of making a fraudulent claim
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Money services business fined for flouting money laundering regulations.
Link: HMRC issues record £23.8m fine for money laundering breaches
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The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, writes to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and the Victims Commissioner about the government response to COVID-19.
Link: Letter to Commissioners for Domestic Abuse and Victims about coronavirus (COVID-19)
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