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[ad_1] New plans to allow students a one-week window to travel home at Christmas are “riddled with holes,” the government warned. Jo Grady, general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU), highlighted the tight schedule for a mass movement of people, adding: “Leaving just one week for about a …

[ad_1] Ministers could change the tiers system again once the current lockdown in England ends after December 2, according to reports. Under current plans, the tier system is set to return when we leave the second national lockdown early next month. But instead of applying a council area by council …

[ad_1] A drunk driver who tried to escape from police at 90 mph crashed into a house and then fought an officer. CCTV footage captured 43-year-old Steven Larkin looking agitated as he sat behind the wheel of a silver Jaguar on Edge Lane. Larkin, who has 42 prior convictions for …

[ad_1] Countries around the world are looking for ways to vaccinate their populations against COVID-19. But India, with its huge population of 1.3 billion, faces a greater challenge than most. The country has set aside $ 7bn (£ 5.3bn) and the Union government has created a task force to plan …

[ad_1] English universities should stop face-to-face teaching and return to online classes in early December to allow students to return home safely at Christmas, the government has said. The guide to be issued by the Department of Education will say that students will be able to travel between December 3 …

[ad_1] Health Secretary Matt Hancock recently praised the news that Pfizer’s vaccine was 90 percent effective in developing an immune response to the coronavirus. Both the Oxford and Pfizer candidates are in phase three of clinical trials and are expected to be delivered to the most vulnerable groups by the …

[ad_1] Three in four Britons would take the Covid vaccine, including nearly nine in ten elderly people, according to a Daily Mail poll. Only 7 percent said they would not have it under any circumstances. The poll also showed that Pfizer’s big coup was the best news of the year …

[ad_1] The Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, which could prevent more than 90 percent of people from contracting Covid-19, is one of 11 vaccines currently in the final stages of testing. Health officials have said the program will offer all vaccines that work; even if not all are equally effective. A …

[ad_1] The BRITISH could have three Covid hits by Christmas, and officials estimate the drugs will reduce coronavirus deaths by as much as 90 percent. Government adviser Professor Sir John Bell told MPs that he was confident that we can “get into the New Year with two or three shots.” …

[ad_1] By Jessica Murphy,BBC news Related topics 2020 U.S. elections image copyrightThe White House ScreenshotThe club of former presidents from left to right: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George W Bush Donald Trump will remain in office until January 20, when he will hand over the job to …