[ad_1] The UK’s Brexit envoy Lord Frost was said to be prepared to reduce his demands for future fishing quotas if Brussels agrees to backtrack on other areas of the deal. Sources close to the talks say the UK is now willing to accept between 30 and 35 per cent …
Read More »Clouds spoil UK’s vision of Saturn and Jupiter’s “grand conjunction” | Astronomy
[ad_1] Stargazers’ attempts to observe a once-in-a-lifetime sight were hampered in the UK by a much more everyday occurrence: bad weather. Many who expected to see the “grand conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn on Monday night, where the two planets appeared closer together in the night sky than they had …
Read More »COVID-19: A New Variant Could More Easily Infect Children, Scientist Suggests | UK News
[ad_1] The new strain of COVID-19 could more easily infect children, says a member of the government’s advisory group on new and emerging respiratory virus threats (NervTag). The variant of the coronavirus – named VUI-202012/01Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed it was in circulation last week and is said to be …
Read More »Calls for a national lockdown in England to stop the spread of the new Covid strain | Health policy
[ad_1] Boris Johnson is facing intense pressure to impose another national lockdown in a few days as more than 40 countries banned arrivals from the UK in an effort to prevent a rapidly spreading new variant of the coronavirus. The government’s scientific advisers warned that inaction could cost tens of …
Read More »EU and UK move towards Brexit commitment on fisheries
[ad_1] Britain and the EU moved closer to a compromise on fisheries on Monday in an attempt to unlock a Brexit trade deal, as Boris Johnson looked on Dec. 30 for a last-gasp parliamentary vote on a deal. Raoul Ruparel, a former adviser for Europe to former Prime Minister Theresa …
Read More »Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood on target
[ad_1] Ashley Barnes scored her first Premier League goal in 970 minutes Ashley Barnes scored her first goal in more than a year when Burnley beat the Wolves at Turf Moor to move three points out of the Premier League relegation zone. It was a convincing performance from Sean Dyche’s …
Read More »Mutant strain of coronavirus could more easily infect children, scientists fear
[ad_1] Scientists are concerned that the new mutant strain of coronavirus may more easily infect children after data suggests it spread better among young people than other strains. Experts are urgently researching the new strain of the virus to better understand its effects on patients and vaccines. Professor Neil Ferguson, …
Read More »Men filmed beating man at Liverpool gate ‘may have traveled from Manchester’
[ad_1] Two men who were filmed beating a 38-year-old victim at the entrance to a department store may have traveled to Liverpool from Manchester, Merseyside police say. Distressing mobile phone footage shows two men kicking and beating the man on Basnett Street in Liverpool city center in front of Christmas …
Read More »Andy Walker makes a fool of Celtic legend Martin O’Neill as ‘basement dweller’ jab elicits strong response
[ad_1] Former Celtic star Andy Walker has criticized Martin O’Neill after the treble-winning manager blasted “basement dwellers” experts. O’Neill made the remarks during BBC coverage of Neil Lennon’s Hoops and Hearts Scottish Cup final on Sunday, which was won by Kristoffer Ajer’s penalty-winning penalty on penalties after a 3-tie -3 …
Read More »COVID-19: More Areas Could Enter Level 4 As Variant Stress Spreads, Suggests Sir Patrick Vallance | Political news
[ad_1] More areas in England could be placed on Level 4 restrictions, amounting to a lockdown, as the variant COVID strain spreads across the country, the government’s top scientific adviser suggested. London and vast tracts of south-east England have already been put in stricter measures due to the high presence …
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