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5.00pm BST
Voters have been casting their ballots in the Batley and Spen byelection today. Here are some pictures from polling stations in the constituency.
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According to the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group, hospital admissions in England are starting to rise quite sharply.
Update on COVID hospital admissions and deaths in England.
Admissions are rising sharply again with a big jump today to 283. This takes the daily average to 227 – that’s three time as many as in mid May and currently accelerating. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/h5mITat7SI
Almost all regions are now showing strong increases over the past week, only the East of England was flat. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/xFbpuA2pJq
