Urgent calls for compulsory Covid testing for passengers returning to Australia as UK strain arrives in the country Calls for Australians returning home to be tested for coronavirus before flight They would have to return a negative test before they were able to board plane Comes after the more infectious UK variant was found in quarantine passengers Flight … Read more
Sandwich or toastie? People who opt for ‘unsatisfying’ cold food in a café are more likely to buy additional snacks, study finds Researchers from the US monitored purchases at a café for a fortnight They compared the purchases involving either hot or cold sandwiches People buying cold sandwiches were found twice as likely to buy other … Read more
BBC podcast presenter Deborah James has urged people to still attend medical check-ups and seek treatment despite the news of another national lockdown. The mother-of-two, 38, from London, who presents the Radio 5 Live podcast ‘You, me and the Big C’, appeared on Lorraine today – just hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged England back into … Read more
Boost for Priti Patel after 100,000 people apply for 20,000 police jobs as Home Secretary steps up crime-busting drive Home Secretary Priti Patel is due to launch a new phase of a crime-busting police recruitment campaign today So far 6,000 police officers have been hired across forces in England and Wales Police numbers fell by … Read more
The return of shielding: Boris Johnson orders 2.2m vulnerable people to isolate until they are vaccinated against coronavirus Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tough new restrictions on Monday Those with severe underlying health conditions will once more be required to shield despite concerns about the impact this could have on their mental health The new … Read more
Eighty thousand people tested positive for Coronavirus on 29 December, Boris Johnson reveals as UK records 58,784 new cases and 407 deaths today UK has been announcing more than 50,000 new cases per day for a week now Figures show 80,000 people tested positive for coronavirus on December 29 Fears that allowing Britons to mix … Read more
The first migrants to cross The Channel since the UK’s new Brexit deal came into force have been brought into Dover – after more than 8,400 made the dangerous crossing last year. One boat carrying around 10 people was intercepted and brought into Dover Marina, Kent shortly before 5am on Saturday. Border Force towed the blue and … Read more
Only 352 people have been vaccinated against covid in France – compared to more than a million in Britain – after the EU botched its ordering system. Emmanuel Macron is coming under fire for the slow roll-out which he is reported to have been incandescent about behind closed doors, calling the delays ‘unworthy’ of the … Read more
Music streaming soared by 8% last year as more people consumed their favourites songs amid the lockdown blues Some 155 million albums or their equivalent were streamed or bought in 2020 There were also 139 billion audio streams, British Phonographic Industry said Come as streaming giants come under pressure to increase pay to musicians By Bhvishya Patel … Read more
Who can get a Covid vaccine? Every adult in Britain will be able to get one unless doctors advise against it. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding can have the jab if medics believe the benefits outweigh the risks. When will I get it? The first people to get the jabs will be the 22 … Read more