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Second jabs for the over-50s and clinically vulnerable will be given eight weeks after the first, the PM says.

He is remembered by family at his funeral as “a beacon of light and hope to the world”.

The rapid tests are being made available for free, ahead of the next stage of lockdown easing.

The Queen confirms the couple will not carry out “duties that come with a life of public service”.

It comes amid growing concern over increasing cases and the transmissibility of the Delta variant.