Government orders councils to discourage public from paying respects on Remembrance Sunday

Nov 6, 2020

Calls for “sensible exceptions” to the rules have been backed by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, as well as the Catholic Church. In an eleventh-hour plea for the Government to U-turn on its decision to allow World War Two veterans to gather inside...

Governments should pay public to get coronavirus vaccine, says Oxford scientist

Nov 5, 2020

Governments should pay people to get a coronavirus vaccine in order to achieve herd immunity, an Oxford University scientist has said. Professor Julian Savulescu said that in order to stamp out Covid more than 80 per cent of the population will need to get a jab when...

Tory MP Chloe Smith reveals breast cancer diagnosis and urges public to ‘check for lumps’

Nov 2, 2020

When Ms Smith won the Norwich North by-election in 2009 at the age of 27, she was the youngest MP at that time. She then became the youngest minister in the Government at the age of 29, when she was appointed economic secretary to the treasury in 2011 by David...

Test and Trace ‘struggling’ as public don’t answer phone to unknown callers, adviser says

Nov 2, 2020

“People don’t answer their phones, people don’t want to get a contact from an unknown number.” Local contact tracing efforts have been stepped up, in part due to the public’s reluctance to pick up the phone, she added. Working with local...

‘Substantial majority’ of public backs tough lockdowns, says Chris Whitty

Oct 16, 2020

The chief medical officer insisted a “substantial majority” of the public backed firm measures, including lockdowns, to respond to threats to public health. His comments – which came as the Prime Minister remained at loggerheads with Manchester leaders...

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