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Early data on vaccine impact on virus transmission ‘really encouraging’, minister says
But, Nadhim Zahawi warned, the full data set may not be available for weeks.
Quarantine rules ‘don’t make sense’ after travellers avoided restrictions as £1,200 extra bill if guests test positive
Chun Wong and his daughter Kiernan, eight, were told they did not need to stay in a hotel.
‘Absolutely disgusting’ – LGBT veteran left penniless after being kicked out of army
"There were hundreds of people whose lives were literally wrecked."
Under 5% of NHS staff believe Government has handled Covid pandemic well
“Ministers admitted this week the NHS needs radical reform to repair ten years of Tory privatisation – the first change they must make is to give staff the pay and protection they need to carry on saving lives.”
British theatre stars tell Boris Johnson: Renegotiate Brexit travel terms to avoid “irreparable harm”
A petition demanding a cultural work permit deal has been signed by more than 280,000 people.
Solving climate change would be “the most amazing thing humanity has ever done” – Bill Gates
By comparison, ending the pandemic is "very, very easy".
First hotel quarantine guests bemoan ‘crazy’ cost of new policy
“I did my test for coronavirus. The test was negative. Why do I need to stay in my room?”
Guinea declares its Ebola outbreak is an epidemic
Three people died and four others were infected in the West African nation, and neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia have put their citizens on high alert.
UK Covid cases drop below 10k for the first time since October 2nd
Coronavirus cases have now fallen across nearly 95 per cent of local authorities in the UK.