Over-70s and clinically vulnerable to be invited for Covid jabs from this week
Gavin Williamson’s ‘incompetence’ has left children hungry – Labour
Union threatens strike action to stop return to ‘unsafe’ university campuses
Artificial intelligence used in bid to improve coronavirus treatment
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NI hospital system under ‘huge pressure’ ahead of ICU peak
Northern Ireland’s hospital system is facing huge pressure as it braces for the peak of Covid-19 patients needing intensive care
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Up to a fifth of staff at some care homes decline Covid-19 vaccine, figures show
Up to a fifth of staff in some care home groups have refused a coronavirus vaccine when offered, the PA news agency has been told, with suggestions
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Brexit delays for fishing sector are ‘teething problems’, Raab says
Delays to fishing exports are just “teething problems” following Brexit, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has claimed.Challenged
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Ministers under pressure to extend £20 a week Universal Credit uplift
Boris Johnson will come under intense pressure to extend the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit when Labour forces a Commons vote on the planned
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People in Wales urged to follow lockdown rules as vaccine rollout continues
People in Wales have been urged to stick to coronavirus lockdown rules as the “significant task” of vaccinating adults
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Foreign Secretary urges China to let UN human-rights commissioner visit Xinjiang
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called on China to allow the United Nations (UN) to visit a province where it is accused of
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Quarantine policy is ‘lax’, scientist says, as ministers consider new measures
A leading epidemiologist has criticised the Government's "pretty lax" approach to quarantining foreign arrivals and contacts of
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Covid-19 patients admitted to hospitals in England ‘every 30 seconds’- NHS boss
Someone is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus "every 30 seconds", the NHS England chief executive has said. Sir Simon Stevens
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We miss British humour in European Parliament, says German MEP
European Parliament debates are duller without the British as fewer native English speakers mean exchanges lack humour, irony and sarcasm, an
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Lib Dems are ‘very pro-European’ but ‘not a rejoin party’ – Sir Ed Davey
The Liberal Democrats are not the party of rejoining the European Union, Sir Ed Davey has said.The Lib Dem leader said that whilst his party are
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Donald Trump’s menace and hunger for affirmation a dangerous recipe – Comey
Donald Trump's constant need for affirmation makes the next few days a dangerous time in the United States, former FBI director James Comey
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Ambulance workers ‘at breaking point’, union survey suggests
Three out of four ambulance staff are at “breaking point”, suffering low morale and calling for better protective equipment, a
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Navy medic’s pride at taking part in vaccination drive
A Royal Navy medic has said taking part in the mass Covid-19 vaccination drive has been her “proudest moment”.Lieutenant Lauren
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All UK adults to be offered coronavirus vaccine by September, Raab says
Every adult in the UK will be offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by September, Dominic Raab has pledged. The Foreign Secretary said
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Police identify victim of fatal stab attack in north-west London
The victim of a fatal stabbing in north-west London has been identified as police investigating the case appealed for more information and
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UK can see a way out of the pandemic, Health Secretary says
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the UK is “nearly on the home straight” as 324,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines were