Doctors catch Covid after distancing rules 'ignored' at Surrey function
NHS trust investigates 22 junior doctors, two of whom tested positive, as police warn its staffCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn NHS trust is investigating and police have...
View ArticleMan who stalked Bond star Naomie Harris gets suspended sentence
Ii Ovisyonairo Ii also handed a restraining order and required to undergo treatmentA man who stalked the James Bond star Naomie Harris has been freed after being handed a suspended sentence, given a...
View ArticleArgentina expecting 10 million doses of Russia’s main experimental vaccine –...
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View ArticleUK Covid-19 daily death toll rises to 492 – highest since May
Official government coronavirus UK death toll since pandemic began is now 47,742Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK death toll from coronavirus has risen by 492 – almost...
View ArticleVisors, Nightingales and catching it twice: your Covid questions answered
You put your coronavirus health and policy questions to us. Here are the answers We asked readers what they wanted to know about coronavirus and health. Haroon Siddique, a reporter on our health team,...
View ArticleFamily mourning loss of three members to Covid targeted by social media trolls
Family in Wales ‘heartbroken’ at users who question cause of deaths and say virus is a hoaxCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBereaved relatives who lost three members of their...
View ArticleFrance reports record 60,486 new cases; Russia saw 9,798 deaths in September...
France’s new infections more than 2,000 higher than previous record; Italy registers 37,809 new cases; Russia says Covid was main cause in 5,199 cases. This blog is now closedFollow today’s coronavirus...
View ArticleProtect BAME people hit financially by Covid, says UK thinktank
Exclusive: poll adds to data showing minorities suffering economic hardship disproportionately Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA leading race equality thinktank has called...
View ArticleMarcus Rashford forces Boris Johnson into second U-turn on child food poverty
The PM called the footballer on Saturday night to confirm latest about-face for the governmentOn the day his political soulmate was being urged to belatedly show some humility after defeat in the US...
View ArticleCovid-19 prompts UK call for statutory paid bereavement leave
Charity says long-term savings from addressing grief would far outweigh cost of entitlementCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople who lose a close relative or partner should...
View ArticleWill enough people in the UK take the Covid-19 jab?
The UK usually has a high take-up for vaccines, experts say, but there are fears over misinformation and scepticismCoronavirus: anti-vaxxers seek to discredit Pfizer’s vaccineCoronavirus – latest...
View ArticleCoronavirus: anti-vaxxers seek to discredit Pfizer's vaccine
Conspiracies about pandemic on social media must be countered effectively, say expertsWill enough people in the UK take the Covid-19 jab?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...
View ArticleUK deaths rise by 563 – as it happened
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View ArticleBoris Johnson's meeting with Covid-positive MP: how did it happen?
PM and Lee Anderson were photographed less than 2 metres apart, without masksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is being forced to self-isolate after meeting a...
View ArticleLewis Hamilton named most influential black person in UK
Racing driver tops Powerlist 2021 after record-breaking year in F1 and campaigning for racial justiceLewis Hamilton has been named as the most influential black person in Britain after a year in which...
View ArticleBusinessman was paid £21m of taxpayer cash for securing NHS PPE
Gabriel González Andersson acted as middleman for deals with Florida-based companyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA Spanish businessman was paid more than $28m (£21m) in...
View ArticleUK coronavirus: cases slightly down on previous week; Brexit talks paused...
EU chief negotiator says teams will continue to work in line with rules; UK reports 22,915 new cases. This live blog is now closed - please follow the global coronavirus live blog for updatesBrexit...
View ArticleUnions call for frontline UK workers to be prioritised for Covid vaccine
Unite wants key workers included alongside elderly and healthcare staff in early stages of immunisationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUnions have called for key frontline...
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Obrador rejects criticism as political attacks; Canada fears big rise in cases could overwhelm hospitals; Italy records 37,242 new casesGerman doctor arrested on suspicion of killing two Covid...
View ArticleThe MHRA and Covid vaccine approval: your questions answered
What is the UK regulator’s role in assessing the quality, safety and effectiveness of vaccines?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Medicines and Healthcare products...
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