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Govt ‘passive observer’ as child tooth decay costs NHS over £40m a year
“Any retreat from public health activity will hit England’s most deprived communities. Ministers must ensure the prevention agenda does not become another casualty of this pandemic.”
Coronavirus ‘with us forever’ as UK needs to increase testing up to ’10 million a day’
The UK may need to increase its current testing to “one million or even 10 million a day”.
Reactions as media attacks Meghan’s political comments demanding she is stripped of title
When leading public figures call for Meghan Markle to be stripped of her royal title for "impropriety" yet remain mysteriously silent on Prince Andrew it says a lot more about them than her.
Covid restrictions ‘imposed’ to ‘punish people who have been testing flat out’
The Government said a rise in people testing positive for coronavirus in Oldham, Blackburn and Pendle was due to “social mixing”, particularly among 20 to 39-year-olds.
Steve Bannon on super yacht of Chinese billionaire on evening before arrest
Trump’s former top advisor is seen relaxing on the $35 million mega yacht, which belongs to exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui.
Dismay as Daily Express blames EU for ‘forcing No deal Brexit’
"But isn’t that what the Daily Express wants? This no-deal Brexit stuff is starting to look like a bluff gone wrong."
Former Conservative Party worker spared jail over indecent images
Mark Lerigo was given a suspended sentence after a court heard his reputation has been ‘destroyed’.
New lockdown fears as UK overall R number increases to 0.9-1.1
This is an increase from the range of between 0.8 and 1.0 one week ago.
Concern people whose loved ones died on front line face choice between benefits or compensation
“It is utterly shameful that bereaved families of NHS and care workers face losing access to benefits if they receive a payment from the Covid-19 compensation scheme."