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The vaccines minister has defended changing travel advice for areas of England worst affected by the Indian COVID variant, after Labour accused the government of imposing local lockdowns “by stealth”. Ministers have been criticised for creating “confusion and uncertainty” after people were urged to restrict their social interactions and avoid non-essential travel into and out
The public will likely have to wait longer for details of the government’s review of social distancing rules and its proposals for COVID certification due to the growth in cases of the Indian variant. Downing Street signalled Boris Johnson would wait longer to unveil the plans, despite the prime minister having previously promised to provide
The UK transport secretary has told airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after a Ryanair flight bound for Lithuania was diverted to Minsk and a journalist on board was detained when it landed. In a tweet, Grant Shapps said: “Following the forced diversion of a @Ryanair aircraft to Minsk yesterday, I’ve instructed @UK_CAA (Civil Aviation Authority)
The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox is to be Labour’s candidate in the Batley and Spen by-election, a poll that could determine whether Sir Keir Starmer survives as party leader. Kim Leadbeater, 44, who only joined the Labour Party recently, will defend the seat once held by Ms Cox. Until recently it was held
Veteran journalist Martin Bashir has said he “never wanted to harm” Princess Diana with his now disgraced BBC Panorama interview, telling the Sunday Times newspaper, “I don’t believe we did.” In the 1995 world exclusive interview, Diana confirmed Prince Charles’ relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles and described in frank detail how she believed royal life
Two years since Ronald Greene’s death — and two days since Louisiana authorities released a series of videos of their encounter with him — his mother says she’s still in shock. “Just trying to… bring it into reality, that this has happened to my son, grief stricken isn’t the word,” Mona Hardin told CNN on
Labour former shadow chancellor John McDonnell has called for a 15% pay hike for nurses going beyond what some unions are demanding. The veteran left-winger and key ally of Jeremy Corbyn, who led the party to its worst election defeat since 1935, made the call as he argued for even more radical policies than those
Around 8,000 people crossed into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to seek refuge following the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, Rwanda’s Emergency Management Ministry said. “This morning, after lava flows from Nyiragongo volcano have stopped, most of Congolese evacuated to Rubavu are returning back home. Rwanda received around 8000 people last
The UK’s border will become “fully digital” so the government is able to measure immigration levels, the home secretary will announce on Monday. Priti Patel is set to announce what the government is calling “sweeping changes” to the UK’s immigration policy to “streamline” the way in which people come into the country. The changes include
A cabinet minister has told Sky News it would make “sense” for many people to carry on wearing masks even after lockdown rules are lifted. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland suggested continuing the practice would help curb the spread of the common cold. He also said “caution has been the watchword” when it came to lifting
Boris Johnson has said he intends to tell people by the end of the month if the final COVID-19 restrictions can be lifted on 21 June. Doubt had been cast on the last step on the roadmap out of the lockdown by the rising number of cases of the Indian coronavirus variant. However, speaking on
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The Met Police says it will assess the contents of the inquiry into the BBC’s Martin Bashir interview with Princess Diana to ensure there is no “significant new evidence” to support a criminal investigation. In March this year, the force said it was “not appropriate” to launch a criminal investigation into “unlawful activity” in connection
The prime minister has declared that the world “must never be caught unawares” by another pandemic, as he backed a new global surveillance network to detect emerging diseases. A “global pandemic radar” is being developed by the World Health Organisation to monitor and track new infections and variants in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
People who return from countries on the government’s travel amber list should expect a “knock on the door”, the home secretary has warned. Priti Patel has told the Daily Mail newspaper enforcement is being stepped up to make sure people who visit countries such as France, Italy and Spain obey the rules on quarantining. Currently,
There are now almost 3,000 cases of the Indian variant in the UK, the health secretary has told MPs. Matt Hancock said 2,967 cases of the COVID-19 variant have now been recorded, having stood at more than 2,300 on Monday. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world As a result, surge testing
The prime minister has said there is “increasing confidence” that the current coronavirus vaccines will be effective against all variants of the virus, including the Indian variant. “We’ve looked at the data again this morning and I can tell the House we have increasing confidence that vaccines are effective against all variants, including the Indian
Boris Johnson is being warned by scientists that a surge in vaccinations in COVID hotspots may not be enough to halt the spread of the Indian variant – and that he should not have relaxed lockdown rules this week. The prime minister has said he is keeping the variant under close watch, adding “we’ll know
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