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Latest PostWhy have Covid contracts been challenged?
By Nicholas Barrett and Anthony Reuben
BBC Reality Check
The government awarded thousands of contracts to private companies during the pandemic.
Read moreThe fast life of Dalian Atkinson
By Richard Haugh
BBC News
Fast cars and girls were of equal importance to football in the early career of Dalian Atkinson.
Read moreI can't guarantee June lockdown easing - minister
By Francesca Gillett
BBC News
Some scientists suggest the reopening date should be delayed until more people are fully vaccinated.
Read morePM backs Hancock over Cummings' care home claims
The health secretary denies claims he misled the PM at the start of the pandemic about testing.
Read morePatient performs DIY filling amid dentist shortage
By Matt Precey
BBC News, East
A patient body warns access to NHS dentistry has become "more difficult".
Read moreUp to 75% of new UK cases could be Indian variant
By Alex Therrien
BBC News
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says it is "critical" to monitor the link between cases and hospitalisations.
Read moreFive Cummings claims fact-checked
By Reality Check team
BBC News
Boris Johnson's former chief adviser made a series of claims and allegations about the government's response to the pandemic.
Read moreHancock: 'It took time to build the testing' for care homes
Testing wasn't possible in the early stages of the pandemic, says the health secretary.
Johnson and Hancock reject Cummings' criticism
The ex-chief adviser accused the government of causing tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths.
Read moreHancock: Indian variant is still spreading
The health secretary says nearly three quarters of new Covid cases are of the Indian variant.
We may need to wait to end restrictions - PM
By Dulcie Lee
BBC News
But Boris Johnson says he sees nothing "currently in the data" to suggest unlocking will have to be delayed.
Read moreHancock constituents react to Cummings' criticism
By Katy Prickett
BBC News, East
Matt Hancock's constituents share their views on him as their MP and as the health secretary.
Read moreHancock: I have been straight in public and in private
Matt Hancock says he gets up each day and asks "what must do I to protect life?" as that is the job of the health secretary.
Hancock: 'I haven't seen Cummings' performance in full'
Dominic Cummings said Hancock should have been fired for lying while giving evidence before a joint session of the Commons Heath, and Science and Technology committees.
Cummings' accusations can not easily be dismissed
By Laura Kuenssberg
Political editor
No 10 will try to brush off the ex-aide's claims but they reveal an administration scrambling on many fronts.
Read moreHow George Floyd's death affected 'Little America'
By Kate Scotter
BBC News, East
A corner of East Anglia is home to three US Air Force bases, and thousands of Americans.
Read moreColchester sign Skuse from Ipswich
Colchester United sign Ipswich Town midfielder Cole Skuse on a two-year deal, while centre-back Tom Eastman signs a new contract.
Read moreHow George Floyd's death changed my hometown
Afrika Green from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk talks about how George Floyd's death changed her hometown.