Health

[ad_1] Boris Johnson is resisting demands to “cancel Christmas”, claiming it is too late to change plans to allow families to reunite during a five-day relaxation of COVID rules. He will take on MPs in the Commons and then address conservative supporters and declare his opposition to abandoning plans for …

[ad_1] Vaccinating the population against Covid-19 will cost up to £ 12 billion, the Whitehall spending watchdog has revealed, amid details of tensions between health agencies over the launch. The National Audit Office said the government would spend up to £ 11.7 billion buying and manufacturing Covid-19 jabs for the …

[ad_1] Video report by ITV News political correspondent Carl Dinnen The leaders of the four nations of the United Kingdom will make a decision on whether to toughen the Christmas coronavirus rules on Wednesday after meeting to discuss the situation today. ITV political editor Robert Peston understands that Boris Johnson …

[ad_1] The Senate Majority Leader congratulated Joe Biden on becoming president-elect of the United States, in a significant blow to Donald Trump. Senior Republican Mitch McConnell said the Electoral College, a group of people who voted to formally confirm the outcome of last month’s election, “had spoken.” “Many of us …

[ad_1] A new strain of coronavirus has spread to Scotland, according to the latest Scottish government data. Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that nine cases of the new Covid variant have been identified in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board region. It comes after experts south of the border discovered the …

[ad_1] A father forgot his entire family after a stranger attacked him in front of his wife and young children on Christmas Eve Ian Grimes was lucky to survive after suffering brain damage and needing an operation to save his life. The 40-year-old man was with his wife Bethan and …

[ad_1] The coronavirus infection rate has decreased in Greater Manchester, but is increasing in London. The latest figures from Public Health England reveal that there were 154.9 positive tests per 100,000 people in Greater Manchester during the week ending December 11, a four percent drop compared to the previous week. …

[ad_1] Three areas in the Bristol region have Covid-19 infection rates above 400, which could prevent our city from going off the stricter measures. Ministers will announce whether Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire will remain at Level 3 tomorrow (Dec 16) Last week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock praised Bristol …

[ad_1] They have already signed a deal to become film and television producers, and now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will become podcasters. Harry and Meghan will produce and host podcasts for Spotify, the audio streaming service announced. The multi-year association is with Archewell Audio, a “first audio production …

[ad_1] Analysis: Grim Warning About Christmas Rules From Powerful Figures Within The Health World By Thomas Moore, Science Correspondent This is a rather grim warning coming from very powerful figures within the healthcare world, and they are united in believing that the government has been wrong to allow mixing over …