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[ad_1] Boris Johnson will make a television address tonight to establish “additional steps” to combat the spread of COVID-19. The prime minister is expected to speak at 8 pm, while the House of Commons will be pulled out of its current recess to sit on Wednesday amid calls for a …

[ad_1] LONDON (AP) – The United Kingdom on Monday became the first nation in the world to begin using the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, ramping up a nationwide inoculation program as the rising infection rates are putting unprecedented pressure on British hospitals. …

[ad_1] Last update: Monday, January 04, 2021, 1:14 PM Scottish Parliament Reminded to Discuss New Measures Against Coronavirus 2,464 new Covid cases reported on Sunday 4,578 people who tested positive for the virus have died Show new updates Attack on a student ‘unprovoked and racially motivated’ An attack on a …

[ad_1] WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States, an Old Bailey judge said. Judge Vanessa Baraitser said she had rejected his extradition for fear that he could take his own life. The US government said it would appeal the decision. Assange’s supporters were delighted with the …

[ad_1] Thousands of primary school pupils are at home as Greater Manchester schools remain closed amid Covid fears. Many children were due to return to school today after Christmas break, but it has not been possible for some after teachers followed the union’s advice to stay away. It was over …

[ad_1] Government ministers are meeting today and are expected to decide to place the Liverpool city region on Level 4 of coronavirus restrictions, with local cases now increasing at an alarming rate. Boris Johnson is meeting with his COVID-O committee, and rising infection rates in the Liverpool city region and …

[ad_1] meOxford / AstraZeneca vaccine injections begin at Northern Ireland GP practice on Monday. A batch of 50,000 doses has been assigned and will initially prioritize those over 80 years of age. The country has moved to accelerate the application of the jab as the pace of the pandemic has …

[ad_1] An 82-year-old retired maintenance manager has become the first person in the world to receive the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine outside of clinical trials. Brian Pinker, a dialysis patient, received the puncture at 7:30 am Monday from nurse Sam Foster at Churchill Hospital of Oxford University Hospitals. …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson has said that parents must “absolutely” send their children to school on January 4, where they are open and that “I have no doubt that the schools are safe.” He spoke on the Andrew Marr Show on January 3 after another government U-turn, in which all London …

[ad_1] An 82-year-old man has become the first person in the world to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since it was approved for use in the UK. Brian Pinker, a Churchill Hospital patient on dialysis for kidney disease, was the first to receive the injection Monday morning. The retired maintenance manager …