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NHS ‘BURNOUT’

Emergency healthcare staff at ‘battle stations’ amid the rising number of coronavirus patients are at risk of burnout, a senior medic has warned. Adrian Boyle, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said people were ‘tired, frustrated and fed-up’.

PORT ROADS QUIET

Roads in Kent have been quiet as fears of huge lorry queues on the county’s trade arteries failed to materialise. The first ferries sailed in and out of Dover uneventfully following the UK’s departure from the EU.

GONE IN A FLASH

Adobe Flash Player, the browser plug-in behind many animations on the internet, has finally been discontinued. It was released in 1996.

MADELEINE ‘HOPE’

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have said in a New Year message that their ‘hope, energy and determination’ to find her remains steadfast. In a message posted on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign website, Kate and Gerry McCann said their thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has suffered during 2020.

‘CHANCE FOR UK’

Leaving the EU’s trading arrangements offers the chance to ‘transform our country’, Boris Johnson said.