Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for London, Thursday 31 December 2020
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Chris Whitty spotted working on Covid wards during Christmas weekend
Professor Whitty, a consultant physician, became chief medical officer in 2018.
Petition asks MPs to return to work to support NHS in its “darkest hour”
Jacob Rees-Mogg said it is "absolutely suitable" that the House of Commons recess is extending by a week.
Almost 20% of Labour MPs rebel against Starmer over Brexit deal support
“It fails the British people, it fails my constituents and I have to meet my responsibilities as a member of the British Parliament and vote against it today.”
School reopening delayed in England amid spiralling virus infection rates
Primary schools in a “small number of areas” where Covid-19 infection rates are the highest will not reopen next week.
EU and China seal long-awaited investment deal but it could irk US
China and Europe trade on average more than one billion euros a day.
UK records 981 deaths, another 50,023 new coronavirus cases
The UK has recorded 50,023 new Covid-19 infections and a further 981 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, official figures show.
Back-to-school likely to be delayed for secondary schools and universities
Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, will deliver a statement to parliament on Wednesday afternoon.
Millions more placed under Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions from midnight
An additional 20 million people will moved to the highest tier. This means a total of 44 million people will now be in Tier 4, or 78 per cent of the population of England.