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Seven care homes in England have so far been given the coronavirus vaccine, according to the Department of Health and Social Care. Figures suggest people in care, despite being identified as the most urgently in need, only account for 0.3 per cent of the 613,000 people who received the jab. …

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex head to Christmas Day church service at Sandringham as William, Kate and other royals stay away over fears they would attract large crowds that would break Covid rules The couple were joined by their children James, Viscount Severn and Lady Louise Windsor at church today  …

England has recorded 32,725 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the latest figures, as festive bubbles were cancelled for millions.    Nationwide figures weren’t released today as the devolved nations’ tallies aren’t counted on the Government dashboard over Christmas. The infections announced today means there has been a …

P eople flying to the United States from the UK will have to produce a negative Covid-19 test before travelling following the emergence of a new coronavirus variant. The US became, on Christmas Day, the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of the variant spreading in the UK …

Coronavirus outbreak on submarine-hunting Royal Navy warship with 184 crew aboard forces it to return to port over Christmas HMS Northumberland, a Type 23 Frigate, was due to patrol UK waters this week The vessel, which has a crew of 185, was forced to return to Devonport  Several members of …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is currently monitoring a second mutated strain of coronavirus even more infectious than the one already gripping the UK after it was discovered in South Africa.    The new variant, which is feared to be driving a surge of infections among young …

SHETLAND’s police chief has added his voice to calls for people to act responsibly over the festive period and beyond by adhering to the new tougher Covid regulations coming into force on Boxing Day. As yet another new strain of the Covid virus has been discovered and more counties in …

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced new measures to ensure that travelers arriving from the United Kingdom comply with the state’s mandatory quarantine order on Wednesday amid fears of a new mutant strain of coronavirus taking hold abroad New York City is ramping up efforts to ensure that travelers arriving from …

NHS workers are ‘frustrated’ that admin staff are being offered the Covid-19 vaccine before frontline doctors and nurses and that hospitals and GP surgeries face delays to deliveries of the crucial jab. The British Medical Association (BMA) warned it was ‘deeply worrying’ that access to the jab was not equal across …

Michelle O’Neill statement on travel Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has called for a legal ban on non-essential journeys across the island of Ireland. The Sinn Féin vice-president said the measure should be accompanied by a ban on travel between the island and Britain. She expressed regret that ministers had …