The £2bn scheme has led to more than 19,000 work placements being created, the Treasury says.
Some chains are capitalising on rules that allow them to sell non-essential goods alongside food.
As the UK death toll passes 50,000, Sue Horsfall tells the BBC about losing her husband to Covid-19 in October.
Northern Ireland and Scotland can both seal a place at next year's European Championship in Thursday's qualifying play-off finals.
The national zone aims to stop the spread after cases are identified at a Herefordshire farm.
No 10's director of communications Lee Cain is resigning amid reports of internal tensions.
Officers tackle a man seen pouring petrol on the car and setting it alight in north London.
Lucy Letby was arrested in 2018 and 2019 as part of a probe into deaths at a Chester hospital.
Common rules for people to follow across the UK are being considered for the festive period.
It is the first European nation to pass the landmark, with 595 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.
Linda Johnson, who is partially sighted, is in fear of leaving her house after receiving abuse for accidentally breaching social distancing guidelines.
Decisive action could have prevented Channel crossings becoming "established", inspector says.
All new expenditure at the authority is halted amid "severe ongoing financial challenges".
A man in his 50s, who worked for the Belfast Trust, was one of those who died in the past week.
The home secretary denies bullying staff but the results of a probe into her conduct remain secret.
Khairi Saadallah pleads guilty to killing the men during a two-minute stabbing spree in Reading.
Christmas has come early in some parts of the country with lots of people putting up their festive decorations earlier than usual.
Conservative Jake Berry made the comparison as he warned "northern culture" is being hit by Covid.
“Flammable cladding on my block of flats is costing me £40,000.”
Cardiff's Dragon's Heart was the second biggest in the UK with capacity for 2,000 patients.
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