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Covid: Cancer operations face cancellation in capital due to pressure on NHS
“I’m worried about patient safety because if these little things are happening now when we’re short and it’s busy, it’s only going to get worse."
Earth remained habitable for billions of years ‘because of good luck’
“To put it another way, if an intelligent observer had been present on the early Earth as life first evolved, and was able to calculate the chances of the planet staying habitable for the next several billion years, the calculation may well have revealed very poor odds.”
Hospitals start receiving doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
“And then we’re straight into the next wave so nobody has had a break really for pretty much all year, so we are really worried about fatigue, stress, strain, and we’re doing everything that we can to try and support our staff. But it’s just always a worry.”
Brexit checks begin on goods arriving into NI as Tory Minister claims ‘There is no Irish Sea Border’
"Does Brandon Lewis fail to realise he’s extolling the virtues of EU membership or simply assume his intended audience is too gullible to grasp this?"
Best reactions as image of tampon labelled ‘obscene’
I am so thrilled with the idea of that man complaining about "obscene images" forever being known as "the tampon man".
Watch – BBC news presenter’s review of 2020 goes viral and it’s hard to argue with
2020 couldn't be better explained than this...
Covid: Testing sites set up for hauliers to help flow of goods to France
Drivers wishing to enter France from Britain must show proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken in the previous 72 hours.
‘Legal right to protection’ – Leading union to tell staff of right not to return to classrooms
“The fault, however, is of the Government’s own making and is a result of their inability to understand data, their indecisiveness, and their reckless approach to their central duty – to safeguard public health.”
‘Utterly chaotic’ – Head teachers slam Government over ‘frustrating’ school reopening plans
"I was half expecting some kind of change of policy but by the time it gets to 5pm on a Bank Holiday Friday, you kind of think they might have stuck with a decision."