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Oxford jab guru optimistic vaccines can nullify Omicron
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard said existing jabs could still be effective at preventing serious illness.
First two UK cases of new Covid variant discovered
Omicron was found in one individual in Chelmsford, Essex, and another in Nottingham.
Omicron: Labour calls on Boris to boost UK’s Covid defences
Labour said the government must "redouble efforts to protect the public through strengthening the vaccination programme".
Pharma firms already tweaking vaccines to fight new variant
The strain, named Omicron, has been designated a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organisation.
Kurdish woman – with fiancé in UK – is first Channel victim named
Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin was messaging her fiancé as the group's dinghy started to deflate and fill with water.
‘Worst ever’ Covid variant already found in Belgium
The UK added South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia to its travel red list on Thursday.
Son speaks out after mum tragically dies after waiting almost an hour for an ambulance
“There will be a point where the funding will be cut so much, we won’t have a national health service,” he told The London Economic.
No more foie gras in Strasbourg – Home of EU parliament bans delicacy from official events
The French 'capital of foie gras' made the move following a campaign by animal rights organisation PETA.
French fishermen ‘will block Channel Tunnel’ in Brexit protest
It comes after the UK's refusal to give them work licences which they say they are owed under the Brexit deal.