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| Covid: Garden photo shows 'work meeting' and shoppers avoid High Streets | Covid: Garden photo shows 'work meeting' and shoppers avoid High Streets |
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| Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening. | Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening. |
| 1. Garden gathering shows work meeting, says No 10 | 1. Garden gathering shows work meeting, says No 10 |
| Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie and 17 members of staff have been pictured during lockdown in Downing Street's garden with bottles of wine and a cheese board. It was a "work meeting", No 10 has said, after the picture was published in the Guardian. The paper says the image was from May 2020 when restrictions on meeting other people were in place. Details of this latest gathering comes as senior civil servant Sue Gray carries out a review of other alleged events inside government buildings, which were against the rules at the time. | Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie and 17 members of staff have been pictured during lockdown in Downing Street's garden with bottles of wine and a cheese board. It was a "work meeting", No 10 has said, after the picture was published in the Guardian. The paper says the image was from May 2020 when restrictions on meeting other people were in place. Details of this latest gathering comes as senior civil servant Sue Gray carries out a review of other alleged events inside government buildings, which were against the rules at the time. |
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| 2. Shoppers avoid High Streets | 2. Shoppers avoid High Streets |
| The number of people on High Streets fell on the crucial weekend just before Christmas amid fears over the Omicron Covid variant. However, retail parks did appear to be more popular. Consumers are "clearly cautious" about venturing out to the shops, says one expert, while another suggests people are also making quick "in-and-out" visits. | The number of people on High Streets fell on the crucial weekend just before Christmas amid fears over the Omicron Covid variant. However, retail parks did appear to be more popular. Consumers are "clearly cautious" about venturing out to the shops, says one expert, while another suggests people are also making quick "in-and-out" visits. |
| 3. Cutting back on Covid stats this Christmas | 3. Cutting back on Covid stats this Christmas |
| Should we cut back on Covid stats this Christmas? Our head of statistics, Robert Cuffe, has three reasons for people to cut down on them, two numbers you can "cheat" with and a tip if you do want to do cold turkey. Take a look. | Should we cut back on Covid stats this Christmas? Our head of statistics, Robert Cuffe, has three reasons for people to cut down on them, two numbers you can "cheat" with and a tip if you do want to do cold turkey. Take a look. |
| 4. The incentives to boost vaccination rates in India | 4. The incentives to boost vaccination rates in India |
| A litre of cooking oil, boosted chances for parents to get their children a place in a good preschool, and a 10% discount on alcohol - although that was later withdrawn. These are some of the incentives, or nudges, states in India have been offering people to boost vaccination numbers. Have these incentives tempted people? Find out here. | A litre of cooking oil, boosted chances for parents to get their children a place in a good preschool, and a 10% discount on alcohol - although that was later withdrawn. These are some of the incentives, or nudges, states in India have been offering people to boost vaccination numbers. Have these incentives tempted people? Find out here. |
| 5. Virtual reality carols at Christmas | 5. Virtual reality carols at Christmas |
| Adam has learning difficulties and finds in-person religious services challenging, but the pandemic led to more of those happening online. And now, over Christmas, this means he'll be able to watch virtual reality carols after they were released by the Church of England. | Adam has learning difficulties and finds in-person religious services challenging, but the pandemic led to more of those happening online. And now, over Christmas, this means he'll be able to watch virtual reality carols after they were released by the Church of England. |
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| Watch how online worship is helping people practice their religion at home | Watch how online worship is helping people practice their religion at home |
| Watch how online worship is helping people practice their religion at home | Watch how online worship is helping people practice their religion at home |
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| And there's more... | And there's more... |
| Here's what you should do to look after yourself if you catch Covid. | Here's what you should do to look after yourself if you catch Covid. |
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| CHRISTMAS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: What were the festivities like for our ancestors? | CHRISTMAS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: What were the festivities like for our ancestors? |
| HOW DO YOU REACT TO A BAD PRESENT? Hayley Pearce on the worst Christmas gifts she has received | HOW DO YOU REACT TO A BAD PRESENT? Hayley Pearce on the worst Christmas gifts she has received |
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