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We need ‘new type of strategy’ after booster campaign says ex-head of vaccine task force
Dr Clive Dix, has called for a major rethink of the Covid strategy. He believes that after the current booster vaccination campaign, future jabs should be limited to the most vulnerable, and that Covid should increasingly be treated as an endemic vir...


Covid: Nadhim Zahawi says cutting self-isolation to five days would ‘help’ staffing pressures
The Education Secretary, wrestling with teacher shortages because of covid, hinted that reducing the isolation period after a positive covid test could help. That would aid struggling businesses too.


‘A carbon tax…is absolutely the right way to go’ – says former Energy Minister
Well Conservative splits on how to tackle energy costs have been laid bare after the former energy minister, Chris Skidmore, launched what he's calling a net zero support group, to fight back against the Tories lobbying to remove green levies from ho...


Energy crisis: Chancellor told to keep green levies in cost of living crunch
But green Tories are fighting back against their more traditional colleagues, urging the chancellor not to ditch environmental levies to help householders, but to look at other measures instead.


Global coronavirus cases pass 300 million
As the world hits 300 million cases of Covid, the government here has announced a further 313 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus. 


Colston statue case: ‘We shouldn’t get too excited about one jury verdict’, says former Law Society president
We spoke to David Greene, who was president of the Law Society until last year, and started by asking him about his reaction to the Edward Colston statue case.


Colston statue case: Attorney general considering referral to appeal court
The Attorney General says she is considering referring a case to the Court of Appeal after four people were acquitted of criminal damage after a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down.


Warning ‘stealth tax’ will leave average family hundreds of pounds worse off a year
It's known as the ‘Big Squeeze’ - soaring energy and fuel prices, tax hikes, and wages that don't keep pace.


Boy of 13 arrested after man stabbed to death in west London
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 46-year-old Polish man in west London.


We shouldn’t “lump” unvaccinated together, behavioural scientist says
With millions of people still not vaccinated how could the government nudge them into having the jab - beyond constantly telling us all to get boosted?


Mark Drakeford accuses Boris Johnson of failing to protect people in England from Covid
Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford has defended keeping in place extra Covid restrictions in Wales - warning that the latest Omicron wave might not peak for at least another two weeks.


Covid: More resilient NHS needed as ‘memorial’ to ‘terrible milestone’ of 150,000 deaths, says health chief
We spoke to Matthew Taylor, chief executive of NHS Confederation, and began by asking him if NHS staff are unable to come into work at the moment because tests aren't available.


Covid: NHS faces ‘rocky’ weeks ahead as military deployed to struggling hospitals
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has admitted that the NHS faces a "rocky" few weeks ahead, as the number of staff unable to work rises to levels not seen since before vaccinations. 


Businesses fear rising inflation could threaten economic recovery
Fears of rising inflation among businesses have hit an all time high and are threatening to stall Britain's economic recovery.  


Rewilding: Farmers could be paid to restore natural habitats under government plans
Farmers in England could get paid thousands of pounds for rewilding land or abandoning intensive farming for wildlife friendly land management.



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