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[ad_1] meIn hindsight, the clues were there for all to see. Last week, the government forced a vote to extend the recess for another week until January 11. After all, it wasn’t as if MPs had to scrutinize much. Brexit was destined to go seamlessly and the coronavirus was close …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson tonight plunged England into a new lockdown by putting in place emergency measures to control the spread of new strains of coronavirus amid concerns that NHS risks will be overwhelmed. Schools, stores and sports venues will close their doors for six weeks from early Wednesday morning in …

[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreaks are increasing most rapidly in former Tier 1 areas and in the north of England, official data has revealed. Of the ten councils that recorded the largest increases in Covid infections in the past fortnight, eight were in the north of England, including three in Cumbria and …

[ad_1] The UK could surpass 100,000 Covid-related deaths by the end of the month, government scientific advisers said amid increasingly urgent calls to action. According to government figures, a total of 75,024 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus as of Sunday. But the number of …

[ad_1] Scientists are calling for calm after suggestions that Covid vaccines may not protect people against a new variant of the virus that has emerged in South Africa. Experts say there is no need to panic, even though Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he is very concerned about the …

[ad_1] All schools in Wales will be closed until at least 18 January. Welsh government education minister Kirsty Williams has confirmed that the reopening of schools will be delayed as concerns mount about how the new variant of the coronavirus spreads more easily. Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething had previously …

[ad_1] Level 5 is the highest level of the UK government’s Covid alert system. The threat level is different from the level system. It comes as Boris Johnson is set to release an update to the nation tonight at 8pm and many are expecting the Prime Minister to announce a …

[ad_1] The UK has recorded 58,784 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily total since the start of the pandemic. It is the seventh consecutive day that more than 50,000 daily cases have been registered. Some 2,713,563 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK. Government figures also show that …

[ad_1] Matt Hancock was left embarrassed on breakfast television after being questioned by an ICU nurse who demanded to know how he could “look the NHS staff in the face.” The Health Secretary appeared on Good Morning Britain today to address whether there would be a national shutdown, confusion regarding …

[ad_1] The UK’s coronavirus alert level will be raised from 4 to 5 for the first time, government sources said. Level 5 or “red” means that there is a “material risk that health services will be overwhelmed”, compared to level 4 when transmission is “high or exponentially increasing”. the COVID-19 …