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Back-to-school likely to be delayed for secondary schools and universities
Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, will deliver a statement to parliament on Wednesday afternoon.
Millions more placed under Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions from midnight
An additional 20 million people will moved to the highest tier. This means a total of 44 million people will now be in Tier 4, or 78 per cent of the population of England.
More jabs, faster – officials approve new vaccine rollout strategy
Experts said the focus should be on giving at-risk people the first dose of whichever vaccine they receive.
As hospitals were overwhelmed a nurse erected ICU at home to treat relatives with Covid
“I’ve been working in the intensive care ward for 20 years, and I didn’t want to put my in-laws through the psychological strain of separation. Plus, there was already a lot of pressure on the health service,”
‘Today, we are a better society’ – Bill legalising abortion passed in Pope’s native Argentina
“Today, we are a better society that expands women’s rights and guarantees public health.”
As ambulances queue up with Covid patients Toby Young tweets fake pic of empty ICU beds
It comes as hospitals in England struggle under the strain of dealing with a higher number of Covid-19 patients than ever during the pandemic, surpassing the first wave peak that was seen in April.
Michael Sheen returned his OBE so he could air views on the monarchy
Sheen added that he meant “absolutely no disrespect” in returning the OBE, and that he felt “incredibly honoured” to have received it.
Ambulances carrying Covid patients forced to queue outside hospitals at ‘breaking point’
"This is the reality of Covid - right here, right now. Hospitals at breaking point."
Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine approved and ready for mass roll-out
“I am now highly confident that we can get enough vulnerable people vaccinated by the spring that we can now see the route out of this pandemic" - Hancock.