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A spike in fraud cases is being seen in Leicester, including cases where criminals tell vulnerable people they need to hand over bank details to get their coronavirus vaccine. HSBC is warning everyone in the city to be vigilant after their branches across Leicester noticed a high number of people …

Email leak reveals Amazon and outsourcing giant Serco are invited to apply for gongs in New Year honours Businesses have been invited to put their staff forward for New Year honours Capita, Amazon and Serco among others to receive invitation from Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy behind …

The UK today recorded another 6,040 new coronavirus cases marking a 19 per cent drop in positive tests week-on-week.  Today’s death toll of 158 marks a drop of 45 per cent on the 290 deaths recorded last Saturday – acting as further proof of Britain’s successful vaccine roll-out. The deaths total across …

Visiting restrictions at Hull’s hospitals are being eased from next week as rates of Covid-19 infection continue to fall. From Monday, one named visitor will be able to visit a relative or friend at Hull Royal Infirmary or Castle Hill Hospital by booking a slot of up to an hour …

Downing Street ‘wants Holly Willoughby and Lorraine Kelly’ to front celebrity campaign to urge the public to take part in mass home testing drive alongside vaccines rollout PM planning blitz that will send home-swabbing kits to millions of homes  NHS Test and Trace will dish out more than 400,000 lateral …

Last week, the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust proudly announced that, as part of a new policy designed to address ‘health inequalities’ for ‘marginalised and disadvantaged groups’, use of the word ‘mother’ is to be replaced by more ‘inclusive’ terminology. Thus its maternity services will henceforth be known …

Rules on getting Covid tests in the workplace changed in February. Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced that workplaces with more than 50 employees can now apply for Covid-19 tests – a change to the rules which had applied to businesses with more than 250 employees. At a press conference …

All over-70s in England who haven’t yet had a Covid vaccine should book their own online, Matt Hancock said today. The Health Secretary tonight trumpeted the success of the roll-out so far, confirming the NHS is on track to hit its target of immunising the 15million most vulnerable Brits by …

The coronavirus crisis in hospitals across the UK has ‘stabilised’ and staff are no longer having to plan for extra capacity, an intensive care doctor has said. But Professor Rupert Pearse from the Intensive Care Society said 2021 is going to be ‘another very hard year’ and warned of the mental …

Some 130,000 letters have already been sent to invite people to book a vaccination appointment, while 500,000 more are being sent out this week. Last night, Royal Mail said they were “exploring a range of options with the NHS to help identify key mail items in the network even more …