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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Tuesday 6th July 2021
5. Sales of new vans in the UK came close to record levels during the first six months of 2021 due to a boom in home deliveries and the economy reopening.
But registrations of new cars remained sluggish, with a shortage of computer chips limiting supplies of some models.
4. Public transport and shop workers will face more risk of infection if mask rules are dropped, unions have said.
Boris Johnson confirmed that the majority of Covid restrictions in England will be lifted from 19 July.
3. Germany is lifting a Covid-related travel ban on people from the UK and four other variant-hit countries.
The restrictions, which also applied to people from Portugal, Russia, India and Nepal, will be relaxed from Wednesday.
2. Workers will be able to return to the office after 19 July when Covid restrictions are due to end, Boris Johnson has said.
Government guidance that people who can work from home should, is set to end with other restrictions.
1. The owner of car brand Vauxhall is expected to announce plans to build electric vans at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire.
The investment, said to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds, would safeguard more than 1,000 factory jobs.