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[ad_1] Boris Johnson has emphasized that ministers will prioritize keeping schools open this winter while addressing any increase in coronavirus cases. The government intends to continue to use local lockdowns to control the spread of the virus in the worst affected areas – an approach the prime minister has called …

[ad_1] Image copyright PA media Screenshot Notting Hill Carnival will go virtual this year, with a filmed performance streamed online The Reading and Leeds festivals are canceled and the Notting Hill Carnival is taking place virtually, but car organizations predict a holiday weekend in August that won’t be quiet. RAC …

[ad_1] northTwo months after the close began, getting out of it would always be a difficult message to sell. It could have been easier if spokeswoman Lindsay Hoyle had been a bit happier with Downing Street’s plan to announce a reduction of restrictions on staying at home away from parliament …

[ad_1] Two coronavirus-related hospital deaths in Teesside were confirmed as the death rate continues to decline. The updated figures were released on Friday afternoon by NHS England. A death was recorded at the South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, which runs James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough. The total number of patient …

[ad_1] A union has warned healthcare workers not to use a government app intended to help them during the coronavirus pandemic because it allows their managers to identify staff who have complained about pay, tests and personal protective equipment. Matt Hancock launched a mobile app last week for 1.5 million …

[ad_1] In mid-March, Paul Garner developed what he thought was “a little cough.” An infectious disease professor, Garner was discussing the new coronavirus with David Nabarro, the UK’s special envoy on the pandemic. At the end of Zoom’s call, Nabarro advised Garner to go home immediately and isolate himself. Garner …

[ad_1] A baby boy who was shot twice in the leg survived during an attack on a Kabul maternity unit that killed 24 people, including mothers, nurses and newborns. Three gunmen, suspected of being members of the terrorist group ISIS, entered the building in the Afghan capital dressed as police …

[ad_1] A second company obtained Public Health England approval to produce a Covid-19 antibody test, raising hopes that the virus can be successfully traced and contained in the UK. The American multinational Abbott Laboratories has teamed up with the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche to obtain the green light for PHE. …

[ad_1] Sadiq Khan has announced that large areas of London will be closed to cars and trucks so that people can safely walk and bike as the coronavirus blockade is alleviated. In one of the largest car-free initiatives of any city in the world, the capital’s mayor announced on Friday …

[ad_1] Some council recycling centers are slated to reopen this month under moderate relaxation of the closing rules by the Welsh government. But while many will be interested in clearing up their mess, local authorities are preparing for “high demand” and have warned residents to only go if it is …