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• Taxi and food discounts offer to boost youth jabs
  The government's latest vaccine drive comes as 67% of 18 to 29-year-olds in England have had a first jab.
• Covid: One in five firms plan job cuts as furlough tapers - survey
  From Sunday, government payments reduce to 60% towards salaries, with employers paying 20%.
• Volunteer race marshal dies in Brands Hatch crash
  The marshal died after an accident during a race at the track, leading to the cancellation of the event.
• ‘Lenders won’t touch us - my home’s worth nothing'
  Campaigners say government attempts to unlock parts of the property market paralysed by the cladding crisis have stalled.
• Heatwave risk from plans to convert shops to homes
  Turning more commercial property into homes raises fears of sub-standard conditions, says a report.
• Afghanistan: Fighting rages as Taliban besiege three key cities
  Fears rise of a humanitarian crisis as Islamist militants seek to capture major Afghan urban areas.
• Double gold for GB but Asher-Smith out
  Great Britain kick off a golden Saturday by winning two of the new mixed relay events but there is disappointment for Dina Asher-Smith.
• Boy, five, dies after being found in Ogmore River, Bridgend
  The discovery was made after police were called to a report of a missing child.
• Carrie Johnson and Boris Johnson expecting second child
  The couple are expecting a second child, months after a miscarriage left Carrie "heartbroken".
• Thompson-Herah defends 100m Olympic title
  Elaine Thompson-Herah became the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to retain her Olympic 100m title.