UK Covid: 24,950 new cases, lowest daily total for more than three weeks – as it happened

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• UK cases fall sixth day in a row but hospitalisations on rise
• Covid patients in ICU tell of regrets of refusing to get vaccinated
• Additional emergency workplace testing to be introduced in England
• Summary of Keir Starmer's LBC phone-in
• Summary of Downing Street lobby briefing
• Bercow: calling an MP a liar in Commons chamber should be allowed

6.24pm BST

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6.12pm BST

Here's a roundup of today's Covid figures - while daily cases are down, hospital occupancy rates and admissions have risen over the last week:

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