Covid: London to move into in tier 2 lockdown
London will be allowed to meet outdoors in groups of six from 2 December, the government has announced. The city will move to tier two lockdown restrictions when the England-wide lockdown ends at midnight on Tuesday. Households mixing indoors is still banned, but pubs...
Coronavirus infections levelling during England lockdown
Coronavirus infection rates in England are continuing to show signs of levelling off - but the picture across the UK is mixed, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. In Wales and Northern Ireland, infections have been decreasing in recent weeks -...
Covid-19: England’s regional tiers being announced
England's coronavirus regional tiers are being set out by the government as more areas face the toughest restrictions. Many places are in the second-highest level - tier two - including Liverpool city region, which was previously in the highest tier, and London....
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London coronavirus cases falling in more than two-thirds of boroughs as capital ‘set for Tier 2’
London coronavirus cases are falling in more than two thirds of London boroughs, official figures reveal, amid reports that the capital is likely to be put into Tier 2 today. One borough, Camden, has already seen its seven-day coronavirus rate fall below 100 per...
Original Tier 3 restrictions not tough enough, Hancock admits
Tough COVID-19 restrictions imposed before England's second lockdown were not strong enough, the health secretary has told MPs. Matt Hancock said the beefed-up coronavirus tiers unveiled by Boris Johnson are "better-calibrated" than what was in place before the...
COVID-19: Weekly deaths in England and Wales highest since May
There were 2,466 coronavirus weekly deaths up to 13 November in England and Wales. Statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), which counts weekly deaths certificates where COVID-19 is mentioned, show this was up by 529 (27%) on the previous seven days...
Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait
A 14-year-old transgender boy is starting legal proceedings against NHS England over delays to gender reassignment treatment. The teenager has waited over a year for referral to the only NHS gender clinic for children and adolescents. The Good Law Project, which is...
Rishi Sunak says Spending Review will not spell austerity
Rishi Sunak has said people "will not see austerity" when he makes spending announcements for public services this week, despite the billions spent on the pandemic response. The government has indicated it will keep to past promises when allocating funds for policing,...
Manchester Uni vice-chancellor apologises over ‘racial profiling’ incident
A university leader has apologised to a student who was allegedly "racial profiling" on campus by security officers. But Manchester University's vice chancellor said she could not "commit" to meeting 19-year-old Zac Adan, due to an ongoing inquiry. Footage posted...
Boris Johnson to set out decision on Priti Patel inquiry
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to set out his decision later on the findings of an inquiry into the conduct of Home Secretary Priti Patel. Sources familiar with the Cabinet Office report told the BBC it concluded Ms Patel broke rules on ministers' behaviour....
Private baby scans show ‘incredibly poor practice’
A News investigation has uncovered failures in the diagnosis of serious medical issues during private baby scans. More than 200 studios across the UK now sell ultrasound scans, with hundreds of thousands being carried out each year. But the BBC has found evidence of...
Black applicants least likely to be offered PhD places
White applicants are offered places to study for a PhD at a higher rate than black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates, data has found. The programme sent freedom of information requests to 133 UK universities, requesting data for the academic years between 2015 and...
Covid 19: Boris Johnson self-isolating as week of policy announcements begins
Boris Johnson is beginning his first working day in self-isolation in Downing Street after meeting an MP who later tested positive for Covid-19. The prime minister said he was "pinged" by NHS Test and Trace on Sunday and told to self-isolate, but remains well. Mr...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to include extra bank holiday
A "once-in-a-generation show" over a four-day bank holiday weekend will mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.The Queen, 94, hopes as many people as possible will have the opportunity to join the celebrations, Buckingham Palace said. She will have reigned for 70...
Armistice Day: Centenary of Unknown Warrior burial to be marked
The service will be led by the Dean of Westminster, Dr David Hoyle, and will include an address from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. It will be broadcast live and include the national two-minute silence. Commemorations will also be held at the Edinburgh...
Covid ‘raises new psychiatric disorders risk’
One in every 17 people who have had Covid-19 could be diagnosed with anxiety, depression or insomnia for the first time, a study of millions of US patient health records suggests. That is about double the risk from other illnesses, the researchers say. Unexpectedly,...
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