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 …
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A propaganda war erupted today after the EU undersold the UK Government’s achievements in the Brexit deal. An EU graph claimed Britain had kept just two of the benefits of being a member of the bloc – visa-free travel for 90 days and zero tariffs or quotas for trade in goods. However, a …
Read More »Royal Navy warship returns to port due to Covid outbreak
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 …
Read More »How Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit deal’ will lead to the UK’s EU departure
There have been many key milestones on the way to a trade deal between Britain and the EU — an agreement which ends the transition period and brings Brexit to fruition. Policy Editor DANIEL MARTIN reports. January 23, 2013 David Cameron announces plans for an in-out referendum following a renegotiation …
Read More »Lori Loughlin ‘is keeping her head down and doing everything to avoid trouble’ in prison
Lori Loughlin ‘is keeping her head down and doing everything to avoid trouble’ in prison as she prepares for Christmas behind bars Sources familiar with the situation say that there was never any expectation that Lori Loughlin was getting out for the holiday Her release date is set for December …
Read More »CDC monitors new ‘mutant’ COVID strain from South Africa
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 …
Read More »NYC will send sheriff’s deputies to home or hotel of EVERY UK traveler to enforce quarantine
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 …
Read More »Covid UK: NHS office staff are being given Covid vaccines BEFORE frontline doctors and nurses
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail to focus on pandemic-driven parcel growth as union dispute ends
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) had been locked in a dispute over a 1.8 billion pound ($2.42 billion) restructuring plan, proposed by its former chief executive officer, Rico Back. The resistance led to Back resigning in May. “This agreement marks the end of our two year dispute …
Read More »William and Kate mingle with Edward and Sophie’s family as group of nine
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been accused of inadvertently flouting the ‘rule of six’ after meeting Prince Edward and his family at Sandringham. William and Kate, along with their children Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, two, are said to have ‘mingled’ with the prince’s …
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