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Body language expert gives her verdict on Matt Hancock's 'crocodile tears'

The health secretary broke down watching the world’s first patients receive the coronavirus vaccine today – but not everyone was convinced it was genuine. Matt Hancock was emotional after Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first person in the world to receive Pfizer/BioNTech’s jab in Coventry this morning, followed by 81-year-old William Shakespeare. The Cabinet minister […]

Heartbroken wife told she can’t spend 73rd anniversary together with husband

An elderly couple were forced to celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary miles apart because social services won’t let them live in a care home together, their family say. Jean Charvill, 90, has been told she can manage to live at home alone in Derby, while her husband Ken Charvill, 93, has been moved to Victoria […]

Brexit showdown: EU insider exposes bloc’s ‘only advantage’ in trade talks

Boris Johnson says Brexit deal 'looking difficult' Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Brussels for a face-to-face summit with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in an attempt to unlock a deal. After a phone call lasting an hour yesterday, the two leaders announced that their long-awaited crunch meeting will be held in […]

Weekly Covid deaths jump by 13% and hit highest point in seven months

Coronavirus deaths have hit their highest weekly figure since May, jumping by 13% in just seven days. According to the Office or National Statistics (ONS) 3,040 fatalities in England and Wales in the week ending November 27 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate. This was up from 2,697 the previous week and was the highest […]

Coronavirus vaccine mapped: Where will vaccines be issued today?

Vaccine: Hancock says UK has five contingency plans for rollout Coronavirus vaccines will make their first stop in the UK starting today. Health officials with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) fast-tracked local approval of Pfizer’s project earlier this month, using emergency EU legislation. Other countries have yet to follow, and ministers have […]

'Emotional' Matt Hancock hails Pfizer vaccine as 'a way through Covid crisis'

The Health Secretary said today’s rollout of a coronavirus vaccine shows there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’, but warned the country not to let its guard down. Matt Hancock said restrictions can be lifted once enough vulnerable people have had the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, but he urged people to ‘stick together and follow […]

'Emotional' Matt Hancock hails Pfizer vaccine as 'a way through Covid crisis'

The Health Secretary said today’s rollout of a coronavirus vaccine shows there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’, but warned the country not to let its guard down. Matt Hancock said restrictions can be lifted once enough vulnerable people have had the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, but he urged people to ‘stick together and follow […]