The National Care Association has raised concern about the number of carers taking up the COVID-19 vaccine. One care homeowner in west London told Sky News half of his staff had refused the jab and called on the government to do more to combat misinformation. Ian Somauroo owns the Meadows Care Home in Greenford. All […]
Matt Hancock has warned the South African coronavirus variant could reduce vaccine effectiveness by 50% – putting the UK ‘back to square one’ if it took hold and became the dominant strain. The health secretary said ‘there is evidence in the public domain’ that the variant may be more resistant to current jabs in use, […]
Kate Middleton and Prince William: A look at their 2020 highlights The Queen, who is spending the lockdown at Windsor Castle, is said to have allowed the Cambridges to use her Norfolk home to make video calls to the public. Due to the country being in the grips of its third national lockdown, the couple […]
BRUSSELS (AFP) – Belgium will ban non-essential trips out of the country from Wednesday (Jan 27) in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections, especially highly contagious variants, a government official said. The official spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity ahead of a media conference by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, who […]
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Friday welcomed the Biden administration’s offer to extend a nuclear disarmament treaty that is set to expire next month, signaling, as had been expected, that Russia intends to cooperate with the United States on nuclear security despite President Biden’s pledges to otherwise pursue a harder line with Moscow than his […]
Prince Philip was ‘blocked openly’ on ambitions says expert Royal commentator Alberto Angela highlighted the shift in perception of the Royal Family following a 1969 documentary Prince Philip agreed to in a bid to modernise the monarchy. The RAI Ulisse presenter noted that the press began reporting differently on royals and became more intrusive after […]
Academics at the University of York have removed an image of the three wise monkeys from their website after deciding it ‘exploits racist stereotypes’. The animals, a cultural symbol originating in Japan which represents the ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ proverb, were depicted on a online poster about an upcoming art […]
An investigation is underway after an aircraft technician’s lover was found in his wardrobe, having been hiding at a Navy base for two weeks. Officers forced their way in to the room after receiving complaints about a smell and found the woman hiding semi-naked among the airman’s jumpsuits. The member of the elite Commando Helicopter […]
The UK’s coronavirus R number has fallen to a range of 0.8 to 1, meaning the spread of the disease could now be in decline. It suggests lockdown measures have started to have a significant impact, as last Friday’s estimate was 1.2 to 1.3. The R number, estimated by the Government’s Science and the Scientific […]
A teenager killed in a street attack in Birmingham has been named as 15-year-old Keon Lincoln. The teenager was “set upon” by a gang of youths in Handsworth just after 3.30pm on Thursday, according to police. He was taken to hospital but died of his injuries shortly afterwards, the West Midlands force added. A post-mortem […]