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Demonstrators hold up banners as they listen to speeches during a "Rally for freedom" protest in London.
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People walk along a platform on the London Underground.
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People walk along Oxford Street in central London. England lifted most Covid-19 restrictions on July 19.
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Participants run across Westminster Bridge in London during the Asics London 10km marathon.
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Festival-goers watch Wolf Alice perform at Latitude Festival at Henham Park.
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A person wearing a protective face shield and face mask walks through Oxford Circus in London.
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The Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle takes place for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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Festival-goers wait to receive a vaccine on board a bus at the Latitude Festival.
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Empty shelves in a supermarket in London. Brexit lorry shortages combined with large numbers of retail staff isolating have cause shortages of household staples in parts of the UK .
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Demonstrators hold up banners as they listen to speeches during a "Rally for freedom" protest in London.
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People walk along a platform on the London Underground.
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People walk along Oxford Street in central London. England lifted most Covid-19 restrictions on July 19.
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Participants run across Westminster Bridge in London during the Asics London 10km marathon.
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Festival-goers watch Wolf Alice perform at Latitude Festival at Henham Park.
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A person wearing a protective face shield and face mask walks through Oxford Circus in London.
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The Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle takes place for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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Festival-goers wait to receive a vaccine on board a bus at the Latitude Festival.
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Empty shelves in a supermarket in London. Brexit lorry shortages combined with large numbers of retail staff isolating have cause shortages of household staples in parts of the UK .
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Demonstrators hold up banners as they listen to speeches during a "Rally for freedom" protest in London.
Covid could be defeated in UK 'by end of summer'
Vaccines credited with saving up to 200,000 lives and squashing third wave
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Thomas Harding
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