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Snow and ice warnings continue across UK with another four inches set to fall

More snow and rain are expected to sweep through parts of the UK today. It comes after the country had its snowiest spell for two days, with almost seven inches of snowfall overnight on Sunday. Some 20 weather stations across England recorded 5cm of snow or more for three days running. The Met Office said […]

COVID-19: Matt Hancock urges Britons to be patient as nearly all over-80s receive vaccine

Coronavirus: New strain ‘significantly more risky’ says expert But the Health Secretary said the lockdown was working and suppressing infections, while the vaccination rollout was speeding ahead with nearly 80 per cent of over-80s given jabs. He acknowledged the public “yearning” for measures to be lifted but warned that the NHS was still under huge […]

Brussels threatens to ‘reject use of Oxford jab for over-65s’ after German claim

Matt Hancock discusses possible coronavirus vaccine passports The bloc’s regulator could reject giving Britain’s AstraZeneca jab to the Over-65s after two German newspapers reported the vaccine is only eight percent effective in pensioners, citing sources from Berlin. Well-respected financial newspaper Handelsblatt and tabloid Bild both said German officials now fear the European Medicines Agency (EMA), […]

How many hours of sleep do I need – is 4, 5 or 6 hours enough?

We’ve all been told we’ve woken up on the wrong side of the bed – but just how much sleep does our body actually need? Whether you’re a night owl or an early riser, we all need a good night’s sleep to ensure we stay healthy and remain in a good mood. But what do […]

How many hours of sleep do I need – is 4, 5 or 6 hours enough?

We’ve all been told we’ve woken up on the wrong side of the bed – but just how much sleep does our body actually need? Whether you’re a night owl or an early riser, we all need a good night’s sleep to ensure we stay healthy and remain in a good mood. But what do […]

France's new Covid-19 hospitalisations and ICU treatments rise sharply

PARIS (REUTERS) – The number of people hospitalised in France for Covid-19 rose by more than a 1,000 over the last two days, a trend unseen since Nov 16, and the number of patients in intensive care units for the disease exceeded 3,000 for the first time since Dec 9. A growing number of medical […]

E.U. Condemns Arrest of Navalny and Supporters but Takes No Action Yet

BRUSSELS — Despite pressure from some European Union countries on Monday to sanction Russia further after the arrest of the Kremlin critic Aleksei A. Navalny and thousands of his supporters, the bloc’s top foreign policy official will go ahead with a visit to Moscow early next month and meet with Russian officials first. The official, […]

COVID-19: How do hotel quarantines work around the world?

The UK could join a host of other countries that have imposed quarantines in hotels for arriving travellers. Boris Johnson has said the government is “definitely looking at” the policy to further limit the spread of COVID-19, especially regarding new variants. Sky News has taken a look at how other nations have been enforcing the […]