25 November 2020

• Covid: PPE price rises cost taxpayers £10bn, report says
  "Inadequate" stockpiles meant the government had to boost supplies quickly, the spending watchdog says.
• Covid Christmas rules: UK leaders urge caution over household mixing
  The UK's five-day relaxation of rules will throw "fuel on the Covid fire", scientists warn.
• Coronavirus: French lockdown to ease after second peak passes
  Non-essential shops will reopen this weekend but bars and restaurants will stay closed into January.
• Deaths in UK 'a fifth higher than normal levels'
  Nearly 14,000 deaths occurred in the week ending 13 November - with 3,000 linked to Covid.