News updates: UK records rise in cases in 24 hours; more people need hospital treatment; Hancock says testing shortage will take weeks to fix
- Private labs unable to process all Covid tests, NHS email reveals
- Hancock is losing control of Covid-19 in UK, says Labour
- Two families of four chatting in street ‘would break English Covid laws’
- Coronation street actor diagnosed with Covid-19
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