The cross-Channel rail operator has been fighting for survival during the pandemic as demand slumped.

A student petition calls it "ridiculous" as some UK universities keep lectures online for next term.

The Indian variant of Covid-19 now makes up the majority of new cases in Bolton.

Matt Hancock is urging anyone who is unsure about having a Covid jab to "look at the situation in Bolton".

Cumbria's public health director has moved to reassure people about the spread of the Indian variant of Covid-19, as he revealed "fewer than five" cases had been diagnosed in the county.

Colin Cox said the cases were identified close to Lancashire, which has seen a spike in infections since mid-April.

"At this stage we're not proposing to do any other forms of lockdowns or mass testing or anything along those lines," he said.

"We are managing and containing it within our usual processes at the moment."

Across Cumbria more than 300,000 people have been vaccinated with more than half of those receiving both doses.

Currently no-one is being treated for Covid at hospitals in the north of Cumbria.

In the south, the numbers of people receiving hospital treatment is "very,very low", Mr Cox added.

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Transport for London (TfL) has secured another short-term extension of its government bailout as negotiations on a longer deal continue, the authority announced.

The agreement ensures the continuation of public transport in the capital until 28 May.

The collapse in passenger numbers during the coronavirus pandemic has decimated TfL's finances, and it has needed government funding to keep services running.

A TfL spokesman said: "We continue to discuss our funding requirements with the government and hope these discussions can be concluded successfully soon, to enable a strong and robust recovery from the pandemic."

A Department for Transport (DfT) spokesman said it was rolling over the contract on the same terms while a long term deal is being reached.

The latest DfT figures show passenger numbers on TfL's Tube and bus services last week were at 35% and 60% of pre-pandemic levels respectively.

The family festival organisers say it will operate under current rules despite taking place in July.

The first holiday flight has left Wales since the rules on trips overseas changed.

Uncertainty over emerging data meant an "agonising" call had to be made on lifting restrictions.

The record number provides the clearest indication yet of the scale of the problem in 2020.

The new 154-acre RHS Bridgewater opens in Salford a year later than planned, due to the pandemic.

The pandemic has changed people's attitudes to online working and learning, vice-chancellor says.

Mr Kant is believed to be the second Australian to die in India amid a temporary travel ban on citizens.

The latest payroll data suggests about 740,000 people in Northern Ireland were in work last month.

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Blackpool's hoteliers welcome back tourists while holidaymakers fly out from Manchester to Portugal.

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EDF plans to move about 1,100 staff to Gloucester Business Park in line with its net zero ambitions.