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‘Reaching zero cases doesn’t depend on country’s size but on strong leadership’ says New Zealand epidemiologist
As the UK institutes tighter travel restrictions, it’s worth remembering that the country that brought in the strictest controls before any other was New Zealand. While some here were floating the idea of mass infection leading to herd immunity...
3.5 million receive the vaccine as new travel restrictions come into place
More than 3.55 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of the vaccine. And on Monday, tough new travel restrictions will take effect aimed at reducing the spread of new variants of the virus. But the aviation industry is demanding...
Northern Ireland ambulance service warns it’s struggling to cope
Northern Ireland is facing a health crisis, too, with the highest daily number of deaths since the pandemic began.
Virus transmission in Brazil’s Manaus caused by ‘behaviour and actions’ – WHO’s Dr Margaret Harris
Dr Margaret Harris is from the World Health Organization.
Johnson announces strict border controls from Monday
"This is not the time for the slightest relaxation of resolve," the prime minister warned today, as he announced new steps to stop any new strains of the virus entering the country.
Richard Leonard quits as Scottish Labour leader
Richard Leonard has resigned as Scottish Labour leader with immediate effect.
Scottish fishermen ‘struggling to cope’ with Brexit red tape
Fishing was supposed to be a major upside of Brexit, but parts of the industry are finding themselves in crisis.
Inside a vaccination centre persuading the Muslim community Covid vaccines are safe
Fake news on the vaccine is an issue in the US, but also in the UK.
Marcus Rashford calls for PM to review England’s free school meals
The footballer turned campaigner Marcus Rashford has written to the prime minister calling for an urgent review of the free school meals policy in England.
New Covid variants could potentially ‘evade the vaccines we’ve got’ says former chief scientific adviser
Prof Sir Mark Walport is a former government chief scientific advisor, and now sits on the Sage group of scientific advisors.
Northern Ireland’s R-rate falls – but first minister warns health service is under pressure
Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster has said the reproductive R-rate there has now fallen back below one in Northern Ireland, but warned that the health service remains under huge pressure.
UK bans all arrivals from South America over new Covid variant
There have been new bans on travellers to the UK announced tonight.
UK’s hospitals struggling to cope, as MILLIONS wait for treatment
The waiting list in England now stands at almost 4.5 million people, as doctors warn that the challenge facing the NHS is “truly daunting”.
Johnson says he could suspend agreement with EU on goods shipped to Northern Ireland
The prime minister has said he would have no hesitation suspending the agreement reached with the EU over checks on food and goods shipped to Northern Ireland if delays to freight get worse.
Rising Covid cases in Carlisle lead to some patients being transferred miles away
Carlisle has seen some of the sharpest rises in Covid rates in England.