Earlier, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi insisted the 'pattern' of the mutant strain was not the same as Delta - with fewer patients needing a ventilator and generally staying in hospital for a shorter time.

BERLIN, March 20 (Reuters) - Britain is ready to help Poland fill its air defense gaps caused by Warsaw sending some of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine but Poland has not yet made such requests, British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey was quoted as saying on Monday.

I've only ever seen a firework coming onto the pitch once and that was in my first spell here in a youth cup game at Stockport. 'Mick was going to go and pick it up. He did step forward because at first he thought it was a flare.

The Belgian, who has the physical prowess to emulate Davids, is out of contract at the King Power in 2023, meaning Barca could land upper east side tutoring him on the cheap in January. Leicester ace Youri Tielemans is another target for Nou Camp officials.

Nearly a third of rail services have been axed at some stations in recent days, after as many as one in ten staff called in sick with illnesses including Covid - while major engineering works on key commuter routes are scheduled to continue until midway through next week.

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Poland last week said it would send Ukraine four MiG-29 fighter jets in coming days, making it the first of Kyiv's allies to provide such aircraft and possibly creating a need to ramp up Poland's air defense equipment.

The latest figures suggest growth in Covid hospitalisations in London - seen as a leading indicator of what may happen in the rest of the country - slowed in the run-up to New Year, although holiday reporting glitches could be affecting the total.

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The arrivals of Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie were viewed as the injection of quality Xavi required to propel the Catalans back to the top of European football.

Now, 18 years on, Barca need another Davids-esque recruit to galvanise their squad, with Xavi desperate to pair Sergio Busquets with a hard-tackling playmaker in midfield, and there are a number of Premier League names on their radar.

Agent Jorge Mendes has reportedly offered Neves to Barca, and while Wolves value him at around £40million there is hope that a loan deal could be struck in the New Year which includes an obligation-to-buy clause for next summer.

Chelsea's Jorginho is also on the club's shortlist, although he does not obtain the aggression and tackling qualities Xavi is seeking, while his team-mate N'Golo Kante may well have been the perfect candidate had he not picked up a hamstring injury which will keep him out for three to four months.

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It has been a frustrating first half of the campaign so far for Barca, who are failing to live up to expectations after forking out close to £150million in the summer transfer window despite their well-documented financial problems.

The PM revealed that the government is looking at redeploying personnel after the public sector was warned to brace for a worst-case scenario of a quarter of staff - around 1.4million people - being off work.

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'I've got my daughter here, Darcey. We're hoping he is coming home again soon. Darcey represents all the family. We managed to speak to Derek, he is back in hospital at the moment, fighting on so incredibly.

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The legendary Dutchman's aggression and playmaking qualities shored up Frank Rijkard's midfield in the second half of that season and allowed the likes of Ronaldinho, Javier Saviola and Patrick Kluivert to flourish in the final third; helping them win 15 games out of 20 after the winter break, secure a second-place finish and arguably save Rijkard's job.