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Natural History Museum and Edinburgh Castle closed by Covid | Museums

At least five national attractions including the Natural History Museum and Edinburgh Castle have closed because of the surge in Covid cases. The start of the Christmas school holidays is usually one... Read more »
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Omicron not producing the ‘classic three’ Covid symptoms, latest data suggests

The Omicron variant is not producing the ‘classic three’ symptoms associated with previous Covid strains, the latest data suggests. The ZOE Covid Symptom study has been monitoring the impact of the ascendant... Read more »
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LIVE: Covid latest as Welsh Government ministers meet to discuss further restrictions

Latest situation with UK Government Ministers have reportedly pushed back against calls from scientific advisers for new measures to tackle the Omicron variant before Christmas. Confirmed cases of the faster-spreading strain have... Read more »
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Omicron: Covid cases explode in London

L ondon has been hit with 140,000 confirmed Covid cases in a week after they exploded by up to 500 per cent among young adults and also increased among pensioners, an Evening... Read more »
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Covid: How Nottinghamshire infection rates compare to London as major incident declared in capital

Coronavirus infection rates across Nottinghamshire are generally rising across the board, according to the latest data. In the past week alone Nottingham city has experienced a sudden and significant jump in the... Read more »
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COVID: Police clash with protesters as thousands march through London against new restrictions | UK News

Thousands of protesters have marched through London to voice their anger over the latest COVID restrictions. Amid reports that further measures could be on the way, crowds assembled in Parliament Square as... Read more »
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Covid: Boris triggers Plan B measures for England as Omicron surges

T he Government has announced new Covid-19 restrictions for England amid concern cases of the Omicron variant are doubling every two to three days. Boris Johnson announced the triggering of further restrictions,... Read more »
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London Covid: Sadiq Khan says lives will be lost after No 10 Christmas party scandals

Londoners could die as a result of people being less likely to follow Covid rules, Sadiq Khan has said, as the scandal surrounding No 10 rule-breaking grows. The Mayor of London said... Read more »
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Covid Omicron news live: Lockdown fears as UK sees 90,000 new cases and London declares major incident

Sadiq Khan declares ‘major incident’ over huge surge of Omicron cases The UK has reported 90,418 new Covid-19 cases, and 125 deaths, marking a slight decrease from yesterday’s reported figures which saw... Read more »
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Covid: UK Omicron cases grow by more than 10,000 as major incident declared in London

A major incident has been declared in London as the number of UK Omicron cases grew by more than 10,000. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the new Covid variant’s “rapid spread” is “hugely concerning” and he... Read more »