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[ad_1] The UK now has the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in Europe. Government data released Saturday showed there were 534 deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, bringing the national total to 67,075. This is a slight increase from the 489 deaths recorded on Friday; …

[ad_1] ITV News science editor Tom Clarke on how the new strain of virus has spread Scientists are now almost certain that we are now dealing with a variant of the Covid-19 virus more infectious than any seen before. If your assumptions are correct, this is an important time in …

[ad_1] The grim faces of Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance told the story even before they began to speak: Christmas was over. When Boris Johnson sat in the Cabinet Room at 5 p.m. on Friday, Whitty and Vallance appeared on the Zoom monitors and began collecting increasingly alarming data …

[ad_1] Good afternoon, I regret to report that the situation has deteriorated since I last spoke to you three days ago. Yesterday afternoon I was briefed on the latest data showing the virus is spreading faster in London, the South East and East of England than would be expected given …

[ad_1] Video report from ITV News science editor Tom Clarke High-level government scientists have said the rising rates of Covid-19 in south-east England are likely linked to the new variant of the virus, ITV News has understood. The new strain of the virus, identified by Matt Hancock on Monday, is …

[ad_1] Scientific advisers have warned ministers who believe the new variant of COVID-19 spreads faster than previous strains, Sky News understands. Government scientists are expected to meet next week to strategize on how Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions could be strengthened in response. It comes amid reports that cabinet ministers were …

[ad_1] The R number in the UK is estimated to have risen to between 1.1 and 1.2, according to SAGE’s group of government advisers. The growth rate of COVID-19 therefore, it is estimated between 1% and 4%. Last week, the number stood at 0.9-1.0, with a growth rate of -2% …

[ad_1] The number of people testing positive for coronavirus has risen across much of the UK, according to the latest official figures. England, Wales and Scotland saw an increase in the percentage of the population with the virus in the week of December 6-12. The numbers in Northern Ireland no …

[ad_1] More than 300 schoolchildren who were allegedly abducted by the militant group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria have been released, according to the governor of Katsina state. Aminu Bello Masari said that a total of 344 students detained in a forest in the neighboring state of Zamfara were freed …

[ad_1] Fish stocks will continue to be overexploited in EU waters, in part as a result of Brexit, after a decision on next year’s fishing quotas between EU countries failed to comply with scientific advice. Fishing limits set to exceed scientific advice for about a third of EU fish stocks, …