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[ad_1] Another 25,177 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK and another 492 died after contracting the virus, according to the latest government data. The new statistics, reported on Wednesday, bring the UK’s total to 47,742 deaths and is the highest daily figure since May 19, when 500 were …

[ad_1] Children will not be able to play organized soccer unless it is within the school. The government’s top scientific adviser says he is “not aware” of any cases of Covid-19 transmission among children playing soccer outdoors. Youth sport will only be allowed in schools. Meanwhile, England Golf has accepted …

[ad_1] By Eleanor LawrieBBC news Related topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightfake images On Thursday, England will be locked down again, with nonessential pubs, restaurants and shops ordered to close. Here are nine things that are different from the March lockdown. 1. You can meet a friend … with your children …

[ad_1] Early indications are that polls have been proven incorrect in many cases, and several swing states show strong support for Donald Trump. Despite that, Joe Biden appears to have won Arizona, a state that has been a Republican for many years. The election is still too close to call, …

[ad_1] The highest number of deaths in this second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has been recorded in Wales today. At the latest Welsh Government briefing it was announced that 44 deaths had been reported on Wednesday. It is higher than the 37 new deaths reported on October 28. It …

[ad_1] NHS England will move to its highest alert level since midnight tonight. The executive director of the health service, Sir Simon Stevens, said that the move to level four was in response to a “serious situation ahead”. There are four incident levels used across the NHS, and level four …

[ad_1] The director of the Oxford vaccine trial says there is a “slim chance” that a jab will be ready before Christmas. The chief investigator of the vaccine trial, Andrew Pollard, told the Science and Technology Committee that he is “optimistic” that the Oxford University trial could present late-stage results, …

[ad_1] Good Morning. MPs will vote on regulations (pdf) imposing the coronavirus lockdown in England (starting tomorrow) this afternoon and while there is no chance the government will lose because it has Labor support, Boris Johnson will face a secondary conservative rebellion. . Not expected to be very large, on …

[ad_1] By Matt McGrathEnvironment Correspondent Related topics Climate change protests in the UK image copyrightfake images ScreenshotPresident Trump announces the withdrawal of the United States from Paris in June 2017 After a three-year delay, the United States has become the first nation in the world to formally withdraw from the …

[ad_1] The health service is preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines before Christmas if a jab is ready, the executive director of NHS England said. Sir Simon Stevens told BBC Radio 4’s Today show: “There are more than 200 vaccines in development and we think hopefully we should get one or …