PM: “Tidal wave” of Omicron on way but evidence still suggests new variant is milder form December 12, 2021 Boris Johnson has warned of a "tidal wave" of Omicron cases over the coming weeks as he told Brits to get their booster jabs.
French fishermen set to carry out blockade in a bid to spoil Christmas for Brits December 12, 2021 French fisherman are planning to start a blockade in Calais and other ports in moves that could disrupt supply chains and spoil Christmas for millions of Brits. The blockade would be the latest salvo in a long-running row between the UK and France over post-Brexit fishing licences. A spokesperson for a group of French trawler [...]
UK Omicron cases surpass 3,000 as Covid alert level raised December 12, 2021 An additional 1,239 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in the UK – the highest daily increase. Total cases of the variant have now hit 3,137 across the UK. The Covid alert level has been raised to four from three, by the chief medical officers. This was down to a quick rise [...]
Boris Johnson snapped in Downing Street Christmas quiz last year December 12, 2021 The Prime Minister has sparked further outrage after a photo of him taking part in a Christmas quiz at Downing Street last year has been revealed by the Sunday Mirror. The quiz reportedly took place on 15 December when indoor household mixing was still banned in London and office social gatherings including Christmas parties were [...]
Daily rapid testing for vaccinated COVID-19 contacts starts from Tuesday December 12, 2021 Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid announced this afternoon that fully vaccinated contacts of a COVID-19 case will be advised to take a daily lateral flow test for seven days to slow the spread of the virus from Tuesday.
Prince Andrew accuser paid at least £7m in legal payouts December 12, 2021 The woman who is suing Prince Andrew for sexual assault is likely to have received at least £7m in payouts according to insiders.
Labour takes nine-point lead over Tories in wake of Number 10 parties saga December 12, 2021 Labour has taken a nine-point lead over the Conservatives in new polling as Boris Johnson faces the fallout of revelations that his staff had illegal Christmas parties last year. A new poll from Opinium/The Observer puts Labour at 41 per cent and the Conservatives at 32 per cent, giving Sir Keir Starmer’s party the biggest [...]
Ongoing Covid booster drive to eat into health and social care levy funds December 12, 2021 An ongoing booster vaccination programme to deal with recurring coronavirus pressures will eat into funds yielded from the new health and social care levy earmarked for the NHS. The government could be forced to use some of the money produced from the 1.25 per cent levy on a permanent booster campaign, with the total bill [...]
One-third of London Covid cases is Omicron variant, says Zahawi December 12, 2021 One-in-three Covid-19 cases in London are now the Omicron variant, according to education secretary Nadhim Zahawi. Zahawi said there could be up to 160,000 cases of the highly transmissible variant in the UK already, despite the official recorded number being only 1600. The education secretary also confirmed that there are now people who have been [...]
Over 30s able to book Covid booster jab from next week December 12, 2021 People aged 30 and over in England will be invited to book a Covid booster jab from Monday. It follows scientists’ warnings that the country should prepare for a wave of infections from the new coronavirus variant Omicron in the new year. According to NHS England, some 3.5m out of the 7.5m people aged 30 [...]