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Pennsylvania lawmakers call on postmaster general to return sorting machines

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Pennsylvania lawmakers called on the postmaster general to immediately return recently removed Postal Service sorting machines, saying in a Tuesday letter that their removals have caused a delay in mail delivery….

Boris Johnson seeks to mollify Tory MPs dismayed by U-turns

Said to be planning Y-Me moves and no-turn expressways to know-where?

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PM admits government has backtracked on multiple issues but insists it is on right course

Boris Johnson has moved to mollify angry backbenchers disillusioned by the number of government U-turns, admitting the government has been forced to backtrack on multiple issues throughout the pandemic but insisting it is on the right course.

The prime minister has been facing a restive party as MPs return to Westminster, with several senior Conservatives expressing public dismay over the disaster of A-Level grading and chaotic communication over quarantine periods and the use of masks in schools and shops.

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Face masks and more restrictions could be introduced locally this autumn

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Lyssna: Face masks and enforced isolation could be introduced this autumn

The government and Public Health Agency presented updated policy for the autumn today, depending on how the spread of Covid-19 develops.

With local outbreaks likely, the agency says the use of local restrictions is being looked at, including local recommendations to use face masks and possible restrictions on the movements for those living together with people diagnosed with the virus.

The current recommendations of washing hands, physical distancing, staying home when sick, working from home where possible and not meeting new people would continue for the foreseeable future, they added.

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Keith Foster
english@sverigesradio.se