Officials float ‘rule of six’ comeback whilst study suggests Omicron provides more immunity to Delta December 28, 2021 One of the potential restrictions being considered by government officials is a return of the "rule of six", which would limit gatherings to six people or two households.
Experts say UK must learn to live with coronavirus as professors predict worst is over December 28, 2021 A leading professor has said that mass deaths are now “history”, as the UK is learn to live with the virus.
Government to roll out digital identity documents for pre-employment checks from the new year December 28, 2021 The government have announced plans to roll out a new digital identity documentation, which will enable employers to verify employees' identities.
London Omicron wave could push NHS absences to 40 per cent of workforce December 28, 2021 The latest Covid-19 wave in the capital could see as much as 40 per cent of its NHS workforce off sick, a London University professor has warned. It would be a “worst case scenario”, chair of healthcare and workforce modelling at London Southbank University, Professor Alison Leary told BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme [...]
Collision risk: China files official UN complaint against US’ space etiquette December 28, 2021 China has filed an official complaint with the United Nations regarding the US’ space etiquette. Two near collisions involving SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Services and the China Space Station on July 1 and October 21 prompted the filing. China’s foreign minister urged the US to act responsibly, after it accused it of ignoring its obligations to [...]
Liz Truss frontrunner to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader December 28, 2021 Foreign secretary Liz Truss has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed prime minister Boris Johnson among Conservative party leaders, a new poll has revealed. Truss, the former trade secretary until Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle in Septmber, has inched ahead of chancellor Rishi Sunak, according to a Survey by Conservative Home. A little over 23 per cent [...]
Government under fire for splashing out tens of millions on rental cars at home and around the world December 28, 2021 The government has come under fire after it has emerged that the Ministry of Defence and a range of other departments spent millions on hire cars for staff. The Ministry of Defence alone splashes almost £13m, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request showed. Also, the Department for Transport spent more than £1.1m in the year [...]
Commons Speaker: Yes, MPs can bring their babies with them for parliamentary debates December 28, 2021 MPs should be allowed to bring their babies with them for parliamentary debates as long as they are not disrupting proceedings, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Sir Lindsay said the chair of the debate should be allowed to make the call on whether the presence of [...]
‘A lot of dead bodies in between’: John Major said privately IRA could not be defeated December 28, 2021 The IRA could not be beaten militarily by the UK, former prime minister John Major admitted privately in 1992. According to an Irish Government memo, the British Prime Minister made the comments at meeting in Downing Street in February 1992, where he hosted newly elected Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and senior Irish ministers. Major also warned [...]
Covid-19: Tory MPs turn on scientific experts in build up to lockdown decision December 27, 2021 Tory MPs have been attacking the government's scientific experts to discourage the Prime Minister from introducing new Covid curbs.