Doctors call for better targeting of Covid vaccinations in UK
BMA head says more sophisticated approach is needed to protect some of most deprived and at-risk peopleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe failure to take a more...
View ArticleCoronavirus live news: Hundreds arrested in Belgium and Hungary at protests;...
Arrests in Brusselsand Budapest in anti-lockdown protests; UK carried out 598,389 first dose vaccinations on Saturday; WHO team visits Baishazhou wet market in WuhanMuch of Western Australia goes into...
View ArticleScientist calls for curbs on UK arrivals to halt South African Covid variant
Sage professor urges ‘significant reduction’ but says closing borders impracticalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of the UK government’s scientific advisers has said...
View ArticleA third of Covid patients put on ventilator report PTSD symptoms
One in five admitted to hospital but with no ventilation had symptoms such as flashbacks, study findsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne in three Covid patients put on a...
View ArticleThinktank critical of NHS Covid response has links to Hancock
Health secretary received donations from chair of IEA, whose report attacks ‘adulation’ of health serviceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLabour has demanded that Matt...
View ArticleBuffy stars say Joss Whedon created 'toxic environment' on show
Several actors come forward with allegations about show creator’s behaviourJoss Whedon, the writer and director whose credits include Avengers, Justice League and Agents of Shield, has been accused of...
View ArticleNHS and social care blueprint: key points
The government has unveiled its plans for reforming the NHS and social care after the pandemicEvery part of England to be covered by an integrated care system (ICS), incorporating local NHS bodies,...
View ArticleNew prostate cancer scan 'could replace invasive exam and save lives'
Prostagram found to be almost twice as effective at detection as standard blood test in trialsScientists say they have developed a prostate cancer scan accurate enough to potentially replace current...
View ArticleMinister defends England's softer hotel quarantine rules
English system less stringent than Australia’s, letting travellers outside and not testing staff regularlyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA government minister has defended...
View ArticleEngland's current lockdown could be the last, says Neil Ferguson
Expert says growing Covid immunity means England could be in tier 1 or 2 measures by MayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe scientist whose data modelling led to the first...
View ArticleWales is first UK nation to offer Covid jab to top four priority groups
Everyone in top four categories has been offered first vaccine dose, says first ministerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWales has become the first UK nation to have offered...
View ArticleUK immigration officials 'have had no information' about hotel quarantine
Border staff not briefed about even basics of Covid protection system starting on Monday, says unionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageImmigration officials expected to enforce...
View ArticleCoronavirus R number falls below 1 in UK for first time since July
Reproduction number estimated to be between 0.7 and 0.9, suggesting epidemic is shrinkingHopes that UK leaders will be able to begin easing lockdown restrictions within weeks have been given a boost as...
View ArticleFailure to enact public duty law 'has worsened England inequality in pandemic'
Exclusive: government urged to activate part of Equality Act that would impose duty on public bodies to tackle inequalityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe failure of...
View ArticleThe forecasts that spooked Boris Johnson into slowing exit from lockdown
PM’s hands tied by gloomy prediction that rapid easing would lead to even fuller hospitals than in JanuaryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn Monday, Boris Johnson announced...
View ArticleRapist John Worboys loses appeal against two life sentences
Black-cab driver received the additional sentences in 2019 after more victims of attacks came forwardThe black-cab driver John Worboys has lost his appeal against the two additional life sentences he...
View ArticleFrench government orders weekend lockdown in the Dunkirk area – as it happened
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View ArticleBrazil Covid death toll passes 250,000 – as it happened
Israel set to put scheme on hold after criticism for sending vaccines abroad; China approves two more Covid vaccines. This blog has closed. Follow our new one below. coronavirus live updates12.20am...
View ArticleCoronation Street actor Johnny Briggs dies aged 85
Actor who played Mike Baldwin in long-running ITV soap dies after long illnessThe Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs, who played Mike Baldwin in the ITV soap for 30 years, has died, his family have...
View ArticlePoldark actor took Deliveroo job after work cut under Covid
Richard Harrington’s experience mirrors that of many in creative industries during pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Poldark actor Richard Harrington has revealed...
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