The UK has imposed a strict lockdown on more than 16 million people and reversed plans to ease the restrictions over Christmas. Shops are shut and about a third of England’s population is now under ‘stay at...
Lisa Nandy: PM ‘mocked concerns about new COVID-19 strain’
Labour MP Lisa Nandy says concedes new restrictions are ‘absolutely’ the right thing to do but believes government is ‘always too slow to act’. The Labour backbencher says concerns about the new...
“I had to dumb down my qualifications after losing my job’
Christmas is going to be a tough time for many people this year but especially for those who have lost their jobs in the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic. This means more people than ever are desperately...
How much of a threat is the new COVID-19 strain?
Dr Chaand Nagpaul of the British Medical Association speaks to Sophy Ridge about the ‘bleak picture’ painted by latest COVID-19. Overwhelmed doctors has described a ‘massive surge’ in cases, with...
Thousands of protesters in Sudan demand faster political reform
Thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets of the capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman on Saturday, demanding an acceleration of reforms on the second anniversary of the start of an uprising that ousted...
COVID-19: How the new variant has become ‘dominant’ – and why it matters
England’s Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance warns the new variant of COVID is much more “dominant” than previous strains. He explains how the virus appears to have mutated and why those changes...
COVID-19: Labour leader – ‘millions of families will be heartbroken’
The leader of the Labour party Sir Keir Starmer says ‘millions of families across the country will be heartbroken at having their Christmas plans ripped up’.