Britain’s vaccines minister today ruled out immediate 24/7 jabs at the country’s new vaccination hubs opening today, blaming a shortage of medicine. Nadhim Zahawi also admitted that said that most people currently had ‘about a 45-minute drive’ to the seven NHS sites opening their doors this morning, most of whom are over 80 and medically … Read more
The first of seven mass vaccination hubs for those aged 80 and over open their doors to the public today. The centres – which are also open to health and care staff – offer an alternative to receiving the jab at GP surgeries and in hospitals. They cover all seven NHS regions in England, including – … Read more
Boris Johnson wants to open 50 mass vaccination centres across the country within weeks to help hit his target of offering vaccines to nearly 14 million people by the middle of next month. There are already around 700 vaccination sites across the country, with seven national centres opening this week to turbo-charge efforts to get jabs to millions of … Read more
A mass vaccination centre set to treat 5,000 people a day has been kitted out ready to receive its first patients on Monday – after Boris Johnson vowed to jab hundreds of thousands of people each day by next Friday. Empty chairs have been placed a metre apart in the waiting area of Ashton Gate … Read more
Teachers have warned the mass testing plan to get classes running again is in ‘chaos’ amid demands for all primary and secondary schools to be closed like in London. The National Education Union stated that their Executive was meeting today after calling for all schools across the country to be closed for the start of the … Read more
Pope Francis appears for the first time since sciatica forced him to skip New Year Mass and wishes the world ‘peace and serenity’ Pope Francis led the traditional Angelus prayers in the Apostolic Palace ‘I send you all my best wishes for peace and serenity in the new year,’ he said Comes after the Pope skipped … Read more
Pope Francis, 84, is suffering with painful sciatica which has forced him to bow out of holding the Vatican prayer service tonight and New Year’s Day Mass Spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope won’t preside at service in St Peter’s Basilica He has suffered from the problem in the past but will deliver New Year’s blessing Sciatica can … Read more
School leaders have slammed ‘frankly ludicrous’ government plans to roll-out rapid mass Covid testing across the country’s 32,000 schools in just days. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said government guidance on rapid tests ‘doesn’t take us much further forward because it ignores the fact that this plan and timescale are totally unrealistic’. Meanwhile … Read more
Fewer than 200 lorry drivers were last night waiting to travel to France following a week of disruption at the English Channel border, the Department for Transport said. Thousands of drivers spent days in queues to reach the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel after France temporarily closed its border on December 20. The move came … Read more
A stranded lorry driver waiting to get back into France following the country’s UK travel ban has said he has no idea if he will be able to get back to his family for Christmas. The lorry driver, one of the hundreds stuck at Dover after Emmanuel Macron shut the border on Sunday, says officials … Read more