Measure comes into force on Wednesday and was passed despite many Tories voting against Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has suffered a humiliating rebellion over measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, with 99 Conservative MPs rejecting plans for vaccine certificates despite […]
Month: December 2021
Government’s top public health adviser issues warning amid growing calls to limit Christmas gatherings Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s wave of Omicron infections could reach 1m a day by the end of December, the government’s most senior public health adviser has warned amid growing calls […]
Mayoral candidate attended ‘raucous’ event at Conservative party’s campaign HQ last winter Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Shaun Bailey has stood down from an official role in the London assembly after a photograph emerged of him joining a throng of people for a “raucous” party amid […]
The Parker probe is exploring the corona to help scientists better understand solar outbursts that can interfere with life on Earth A Nasa spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. Scientists announced the news Tuesday during a meeting of the American […]
Statutory body says 2.5 million EU nationals settled in UK have been put at automatic risk of losing rights The statutory body set up to protect the post-Brexit rights of EU citizens settled in the UK has taken the dramatic step of launching legal action against the Home Office, accusing […]
Some schools said to have up to half their teachers off due to Covid, and there are fears parents will keep pupils at home Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Headteachers are warning of “chaos” in England’s schools as Omicron sweeps across the country, with high levels […]
US citizen is accused of killing 19-year-old in a road crash outside RAF Croughton on 27 August 2019 US citizen Anne Sacoolas is due to face criminal proceedings in the UK charged with causing Harry Dunn’s death by dangerous driving. The 44-year-old is accused of killing the teenager in a […]
Patients discharged from hospital are being looked after by live-in carers in three hotels in south of England Hotels are being turned into temporary care facilities staffed with workers flown in from Spain and Greece to relieve rising pressure on NHS hospital beds. Three hotels in the south of England […]
Sources confirm message to friends was found on Deniz Jaffer’s phone after his arrest A police officer jailed for sharing photos from the murder scene where two sisters lay stabbed, tried to impress his friends by using racist language and claiming police covered up an attack on Asian men. The […]
Vacuum cleaner maker claims large parts of business are impossible to carry out from home Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The vacuum cleaner maker Dyson has told many of its UK employees to continue working in the office, claiming that large portions of its business are […]