England’s so-called ‘Freedom Day’ is a threat to the world according to international health experts who are worried the country will become a petri-dish for new variants of coronavirus that will spread around the globe. Boris Johnson’s plan to lift almost all of the Covid restrictions in England on Monday (July 19) is alarming government […]
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Health secretary Mat Hancock has hailed the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines which reduces the risk of illness and hospitalisation in older adults by up to 80%. Data released by the government has shown that a single dose of the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine significantly cuts the likelihood of people aged over 70 becoming seriously ill. […]
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A single day of questions at Westminster for the prime minister has provided a glimpse of the extent and range of immediate challenges and crises that Boris Johnson has been entrusted to lead the country through. A double bill for Johnson began with PMQs and was followed by an appearance before the House of Commons […]
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Pressure is mounting on the education secretary to keep English schools closed after Christmas amid increasing concern over Covid infection rates with a health expert warning “we are nowhere near as bad as it is going to get.” Teaching unions have already started legal proceedings to demand evidence from the Department of Education that it […]
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Matt Hancock has warned the “NHS is facing unprecedented pressures” from the coronavirus while a senior medical adviser expressed “extreme concern” about infection rates across the UK. Boris Johnson is meeting with ministers tonight (Tuesday) to discuss what changes need to be made to England’s tier system to curb the virus spreading. Concerns have been […]
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The UK has secured five million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine which claims to have almost 95% effectiveness against the virus. Health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the UK has “an initial agreement” for five million doses from the US drugmaker, but added they will not be available until spring 2021. “Absolutely brilliant news,” hailed […]
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The UK has reached a “critical juncture” with the government announcing a three tier alert system to try and defeat the coronavirus. From the outset of the pandemic the country has been told how vital it is to have an effective and efficient test, track and trace system to halt the spread of the coronavirus. […]
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A computer programme released in the year Tony Blair was elected prime minister is being blamed as the reason some 16,000 positive Covid tests went “missing”. It is a shocking revelation and one that could have devastating consequences for the many infected by Covid – and their contacts, given almost half of the 15,841 cases […]
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A Scottish school in Dundee has closed following an outbreak of coronavirus that has so far led to 27 positive cases. In separate developments the Scottish government has confirmed pupils may have to wear face coverings in school corridors and communal areas – a move the UK education secretary has ruled out for English pupils. […]
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There is something rotten in the state of the UK and the man at the top of it is absent, reportedly in Scotland, uttering perhaps that “fair is foul and foul is fair” while bouncing his bonny baby on his knee. We were warned about Boris Johnson and yet the British electorate handed him a […]
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