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Army drafted in to help ambulance service cope with 'extreme pressure' in Wales

More than 90 soldiers from the British Army are being drafted in to help paramedics cope with ‘extreme pressure’ in Wales. The Welsh Ambulance Service said it has re-enlisted the support of the military as it contends with a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Soldiers will assist the Trust’s Covid-19 effort by driving ambulances from Wednesday. Chief […]

Vaccine bosses 'confident' jab works on mutant Covid

The creators of the current coronavirus vaccine in use in the UK are ‘confident’ the jab works against mutant Covid. But ‘further studies’ are needed to be completely sure, German pharmaceutical company BioNTech added. Chief executive and co-founder of the company, Ugur Sahin said this morning: ‘We don’t know at the moment if our vaccine […]

Students exempt from tier four travel ban so they can go home for Christmas

Students will still be able to travel home for Christmas from areas under a tier four lockdown, it was confirmed today. Ordinarily, people are now banned from leaving their area if they are in tier four apart from specified reasons such as for work or education – and can risk a fine if they do […]

Double joy for Carlie caps a year of triumph for her Cystic Fibrosis campaign

Richard Madeley's impassioned case for cystic fibrosis drug The cystic fibrosis sufferer and Daily Express writer shielded at home during the summer to avoid Covid-19. The mother of one was part of the award-winning Express victory in June to help get wonder drug Kaftrio on the NHS for those with the genetic lung condition. But […]

London Police prepare for lockdown protest and Brexit rally CHAOS to erupt on NYE

Coronavirus: Previous sufferers can catch new strain says expert It looks set to be a memorable transition into 2021 with Britain’s departure from the EU coinciding with strict coronavirus lockdown measures. Protests relating to these major events would likely tie in with the more conventional celebrations if people choose to flout Covid rules. Calls by […]

EU scrambles to tackle holiday season chaos as new coronavirus strain spreads

LONDON (AFP) – Europe scrambled Monday (Dec 21) to thrash out a coordinated response to a new strain of the coronavirus which has prompted an international suspension of travel links with the UK, while the United States saw its own caseload top 18 million. With travellers in Europe facing a nightmare holiday season, EU ambassadors […]