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1.09am GMT
Crowded scenes on the first weekend of Christmas shopping after the easing of lockdown in England have prompted fears about a lack of social distancing and the risk of spreading coronavirus.
Despite overall footfall being down on the same period last year, images emerged on Sunday of busy high streets with shoppers standing close together, and a Christmas market in Nottingham had to be shut for good within 24 hours of opening. In addition four people were arrested as a crowd tried enter Harrods in the West End in London:
Related: Busy high streets after lockdown prompt Covid fears but numbers still down
12.57am GMT
Doctors are stepping up a legal effort to force a public inquiry into Covid-19 deaths among NHS staff and care workers because of a lack of personal protective equipment.
Doctors Association UK (DAUK), a union that represents frontline medics, has escalated its threat of judicial review against the government.
Related: Doctors step up drive for probe into PPE and Covid deaths among health workers
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