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The BBC has been slammed for creating a 'creepy and weird' guide to 'safer hugging' during the coronavirus pandemic.  The corporation posted advice online alongside cartoons showing people practising 'safe hugging' ahead of lockdown rules being eased today.   May 17 has been dubbed Happy Hug Day in England after social distancing measures that have banned physical contact between family and friends, outside of bubbles,  were relaxed in the the latest phase of Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown.    But the BBC decided the British public may need further education on how to correctl...

Huge lockdown easing today has been marred by fears about the Indian variant triggering a third wave SAGE scientists have said they won't enjoy new-found freedoms because the virus appears more infectious Cases are surging in hotspots Bolton, Blackburn, Sefton, Bedford, Nottingham and Leicester NHS England data show they are all but one (Sefton) behind the England average on jab rollout to adults There are concerns sudden spikes in cases will be severe for people who have only had one or no doses of jab