Biden to focus on testing and vaccines instead of lockdowns this winter December 21, 2021 US President Joe Biden reportedly has no intention of pushing for a lockdown this winter, despite the reintroduction of restrictions across Europe.
Scandal hit Boris Johnson and his government continue to tank in the polls December 21, 2021 Prime minister Boris Johnson has continued to tank in polls, following several weeks of party scandals. More than 70 per cent of those polled think Johnson is ‘doing badly’ as prime minister, which has increased by seven points since late November, according to YouGov. Just 23 per cent think Johnson’s premiership is going well. The [...]
China eyes victory in takeover bid for London listed Banacora December 21, 2021 China's takeover of a British lithium miner is reportedly on the brink of success after a key shareholder indicated support for the deal.
Man accused of killing Conservative MP David Amess pleads not guilty December 21, 2021 The man accused of killing Conservative MP David Amess has pleaded not guilty today. Ali Harbi Ali, 25, also pleaded not guilty to preparing acts of terrorism between May 2019 and September this year. Ali has been accused of stabbing Amess to death at his constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex in October, following his [...]
Barts NHS Trust warns ‘some or much’ of its January operations will be cancelled as Omicron surges December 21, 2021 Barts Health NHS Trust has written to doctors this morning warning that it may have to cancel "some or much" of its planned operations in January because of rising Omicron rates.
New lockdown measures are a balance between ‘protecting lives and livelihoods’ says government minister December 21, 2021 Cabinet minister Steve Barclay, told BBC Breakfast this morning, "there is a balance to be struck between protecting lives and livelihoods", after Boris Johnson refused from confirm any new measures yesterday evening, but said “we will rule nothing out”.
Lockdown: PM ‘will rule nothing out’ in fight against Omicron December 20, 2021 The Prime Minister has said the government "won't hesitate to take action," as reports of an upcoming lockdown continue to swirl.
UK reports 8,044 cases of Omicron variant, bringing total to over 45k infections December 20, 2021 Another 91,743 Covid cases have been reported in the UK today, including 8,044 cases of the Omicron variant. The number of cases is almost 9,000 higher than yesterday, bucking a trend where Monday’s figure is normally lower due to a delay in data reporting across the weekend. The total number of Omicron cases in the [...]
UK set to bring in new COVID restrictions after Christmas December 20, 2021 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may introduce new restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant after Christmas, the Times and other media reported on Monday.
Most UK adults think Boris Johnson will not be prime minister by the end of 2022 December 20, 2021 Most adults in the UK think it likely that Boris Johnson will not be prime minister by the end of 2022, according to an opinion poll published by Ipsos Mori today.