Sunak warns allies of limit to government help on surging energy prices January 5, 2022 Rishi Sunak has warned colleagues there is little the government can do to abate soaring energy prices as he mulls whether to slash VAT on energy bills. The chancellor has reportedly told other government ministers that any government help on the cost of living crunch should be targeted at those who need it most. The [...]
Scientists cautiously suggest Omicron wave is easing in London January 5, 2022 Scientists welcome the sign that Omicron may be flattening in the capital, as the Prime Minister says the UK will "ride out" the pandemic storm without any further stringent restrictions.
Shock and astonishment after Boris Johnson plans to ‘ride out’ Omicron wave without new Covid restrictions January 5, 2022 Covid experts have responded with shock and astonishment that the government has said it plans to “ride out” the Omicron wave without any new lockdowns or additional restrictions. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face scrutiny over his decision despite the NHS coming under significant strain from coronavirus. Johnson will argue to his Cabinet on Wednesday [...]
Johnson will not bring in more Covid restrictions as he says UK can ‘ride out’ Omicron wave January 4, 2022 The government will not bring in more England Covid restrictions at a crunch meeting tomorrow and the country has a “chance to ride out this omicron wave” without a new lockdown, Boris Johnson has said. Johnson said the NHS will move onto a “war footing” as Covid cases continue to hit record highs and that [...]
Nearly 40 places apply for UK city status with entries from Gibraltar and the Cayman Islands January 4, 2022 Nearly 40 places across the UK and British Overseas Territories have applied to win city status as part of a competition being run in honour of the 2022 Platinum Jubilee.
Starmer offers ‘contract with British people’ as he sets stall for future Labour government January 4, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has said a Labour government would offer a new “contract with the British people” based around “security, prosperity and respect” in a key set piece speech today. Starmer sought to use the speech to make political gain out of recent scandals about Tory MPs taking lucrative second jobs and Boris Johnson’s staff [...]
Apocalypse Never: World’s leading powers announce pledge to avoid nuclear war January 4, 2022 China, France, Russia, US and the UK have agreed a "nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."
London can bounce back from pandemic in 2022, says small business minister January 4, 2022 This year could be the year London “bounces back” from the pandemic, small business minister Paul Scully has urged. His comments come as the city’s businesses battle reduced levels of footfall and fear sudden restrictions amid the latest wave of Covid-19. “All Londoners can play their part” in the capital’s recovery, he told the Evening [...]
Sadiq Khan eyes partial drug decriminalisation trial in Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich January 4, 2022 Sadiq Khan may soon oversee trials of partial drug decriminalisation in three London boroughs to ensure under-25s caught with small amounts of cannabis escape arrest. The trials – in Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich – would see police told to divert 18-24-year-olds found with small amounts of cannabis into drug courses or counselling instead of arresting [...]
UK hails one year anniversary for homegrown AstraZeneca vaccine January 4, 2022 The UK’s homegrown Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine has been distributed among Brits for exactly one year today. Brian Pinker, 82, was the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials at Oxford University Hospital at 7.30am, on this day in 2021. It brought a sigh of relief for many Brits, who [...]