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1.51am GMT

Thousands of Australians are trying to get home, but have been stopped by quotas at the Australian border, and by scores of cancelled flights.

This is further bad news.

As directed by @GOVUK, Emirates will be suspending passenger services between from all their UK points tomorrow at 1.00pm Emirates advises that their last flights are

29JAN

EK 08 from Heathrow
EK 02 from Heathrow
EK 40 from Birmingham
EK 28 from Glasgowhttps://t.co/yc0j6NplWR https://t.co/WJ0rAqX40w

1.20am GMT

A Lancet Public Health Journal has confirmed earlier research that black and ethnic minority community members are at a significantly higher risk of dying of Covid-19. It found the ‘English ethnic health gap’ was similar to a 20-year age difference.

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