Scrolling News Ticker                        Live. UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions. EXCLUSIVEPolice, camera… in-action! Police officers are slammed after CCTV catches them sitting in woman’s front room watching TV and using her dumbbells for four hours – after 999 call to her home Thousands of COVID deaths could have been avoided but UK response was 'too little, too late' - inquiry    

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