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[ad_1] The Health Department has reported six other coronavirus-related deaths. In Wednesday’s dashboard update, the Department says five deaths occurred in the past 24 hours and one outside of this reporting period. This increase brings the total number of virus-related deaths in Northern Ireland to 1,311. And the Department’s data …

[ad_1] The Birmingham, Black Country, Staffordshire and Worcestershire neighborhoods have alarmingly high Covid infection rates, just hours before a level review begins. Fears are growing that a large part of the region could be plunged into Level 4 restrictions, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. An interactive map, which is …

[ad_1] The Premier League is not discussing the possibility of a circuit break to halt the season amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the game. No club has brought the proposal to the league, despite West Brom boss Sam Allardyce calling for a hiatus in the campaign to try …

[ad_1] LONDON – Britain on Wednesday became the first country to grant emergency clearance to the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, clearing the way for a cheap and easy-to-store injection in which much of the world it will depend to help end the pandemic. In …

[ad_1] Sam Allardyce has strongly supported calls for a ‘circuit breaker’ in the Premier League to help control the growing cases of positive coronavirus cases in the top flight. However, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he “does not see the benefit” of a lull in action due …

[ad_1] Good Morning. After spending roughly four and a half years arguing over what Britain’s relationship with the European Union should look like after the vote to leave in June 2016, MPs will accelerate legislation implementing the trade deal agreed last week through the Commons and the Lords in just …

[ad_1] The most rapidly spreading new variant of coronavirus makes up the majority of new cases in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases was largely due to the variant that can be up to 70% more infectious than the original, Hancock …

[ad_1] MATT Hancock will plunge millions more into Level 4 today as he warned that “we have to take more action.” The Health Secretary will tell MPs later today which areas will be put into near-closed closure, with shops, indoor activities, gyms and hair salons closed to stop the spread …

[ad_1] Double tragedy for Lord Alan Sugar when he reveals that his sister Shirley, 88, died of Covid just two weeks after her brother Derek also passed away from coronavirus. Lord Sugar has now lost two of his three brothers to coronavirus in recent weeks He said Shirley, 88, had …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson’s tier system will face its next revision on December 30, and there are caveats that the existing four tiers may not be enough. Decisions about levels are made by ministers based on public health recommendations informed by the case detection rate, how quickly case rates increase or …