Doncaster, Milton Keynes and Stanley in the Falkland Islands have been awarded city status, approved by the Queen, in a competition being held as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations, the Cabinet Office has announced. The eight winners of the… Read More »Doncaster and Milton Keynes among eight towns awarded city status
The nation’s green spaces are worth £25.6bn in “welfare value” a year, according to a new study. Scientists have said this flies in the face of decisions by councils to cut nature areas. The research, funded by the Department for… Read More »Top 10 green spaces in England and Wales for ‘welfare value’ named in study
The lifting of Covid restrictions in England will lead to a further rise in home schooling and the “forced exclusion” of immunosuppressed pupils whose families will be too scared to send them to school, an academy trust leader has warned.… Read More »Lifting of Covid rules in England ‘will lead to rise in home schooling’
Covid laws and free mass testing are to be swept away across England after Rishi Sunak won a cabinet battle on cutting the cost of the pandemic, prompting fears that the poor and vulnerable will pay the price. Boris Johnson… Read More »Covid restrictions and free mass testing to end in England on 1 April
Boris Johnson will proclaim that the lifting of all remaining Covid restrictions in England this week marks a “moment of pride” when he unveils the government’s long-term strategy for living with the virus, despite concerns from scientists, health experts and… Read More »Johnson to say ending Covid rules in England is a ‘moment of pride’
The country is “in a different world” from when the Covid pandemic started, Boris Johnson has said, meaning the last remaining restrictions can begin to be lifted from next week. Ahead of an announcement on Monday about the government’s “living… Read More »‘We’re in a different world’: PM defends end of Covid rules in England
Ending all Covid restrictions is premature and “not based on current evidence”, the British Medical Association has said, as experts warned dropping testing and self-isolation could lead to a surge in cases. Boris Johnson told MPs last week that he… Read More »Ending all Covid restrictions ‘premature and not based on evidence’, says BMA
Millions experienced severe disruption as record-breaking winds from Storm Eunice caused death and injury, huge structural damage, transport chaos and widespread power cuts. Four people were confirmed to have died in the UK and Ireland by Friday evening. The Met… Read More »Storm Eunice: at least four dead as worst storm in decades roars in
Two-thirds of UK asylum seekers arriving by small boat after crossing the Channel were suffering from hypothermia, according to Home Office data obtained by the Guardian, while hundreds had burns or suspected broken bones. Priti Patel, the home secretary, has… Read More »Two-thirds of UK asylum seekers on small boats had hypothermia or injuries
South Korea will begin giving out fourth doses of Covid vaccines this month and supply millions of additional home test kits to ease shortages amid a surge in Omicron infections, authorities confirmed on Monday. The surge has pushed daily cases… Read More »Covid live: South Korea to give fourth jabs amid Omicron crisis; Hong Kong ‘overwhelmed’ by fifth wave