'All I've wanted is to give mum a hug': four families kept apart by Covid

People tell how they have been affected by travel rules stopping them from meeting loved ones

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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, various global restrictions on travel and socialising have kept many families apart - some for more than a year.

Four people who have not seen loved ones for months at a time have spoken about how such separations have affected them.