Hospitals on brink as new variant puts health workers ‘back in eye of storm’
Doctors are raising the alarm about “very, very busy” services - with one NHS trust calling for volunteers to help prone patients.
‘United Ireland’ trends as Dublin commits to funding EU health cards and Erasmus for citizens north of the border
The higher education minister said Erasmus is "not a cost, it's an investment".
Johnson’s Brexit deal sends FTSE 100 soaring to nine-month high
Pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca made strong gains as traders were increasingly hopeful that its vaccine will soon be approved.
Lockdowns save lives, it is now indefensibly dangerous to suggest otherwise
As UK Covid cases soar, lockdown sceptics are becoming increasingly vocal.
Tax middle-aged Brits to fund social care, Jeremy Hunt tells Boris
Johnson should use the public support for the NHS to set out why a new tax may be necessary to fund increasingly expensive care for an ageing population, the former health secretary said.
High profile Labour MPs rebel against Starmer’s decision to back Johnson’s EU deal
“We are witnessing an act of vandalism against our livelihoods, our rights and our horizons," the statement reads.
MPs to vote on extending recess when parliament reconvenes today
The reason for the change of plan is concerns over Covid rates, although such worries have been seemingly ignored elsewhere.
Pound sterling reacts to “skinny” Brexit deal
'Buy the rumour, sell the fact' reaction to the news has left the currency in decline.
Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for London, Tuesday 29 December 2020
This is the weather forecast for London today.