The UK has reported a further 179,756 Covid cases, as the number of people infected with the Omicron variant continues to surge. The latest figures – which reflect infections picked up by... Read more »
This week, VAULT Festival cancelled its programme of over 600 theatre, comedy and live performance shows just three weeks before opening, due to surging Coronavirus cases. The festival, which takes place in... Read more »
Trafalgar Square’s annual New Year’s Eve party has been cancelled for the second year in a row as Omicron cases are surging across the capital. Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the event... Read more »
Heart attack patients calling 999 in parts of northern England are being asked to get a lift instead of waiting for an ambulance as hospitals in the region experience more than double... Read more »
ALBANY, N.Y. — Federal ambulance teams and additional National Guard members are headed for New York City, and western New York hospitals are getting more federal help as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations... Read more »
New coronavirus measures before Christmas have not been ruled out by the Health Secretary, who said there are “no guarantees” following a “sobering analysis” from scientific advisers warning about the threat from... Read more »
According to the latest figures, the capital-wide seven-day Covid infection rate remained stable between December 20 and December 23, increasingly only slightly from 1,969.4 cases per 100,000 people to 2,024.8. This contrasts... Read more »
Further Covid restrictions could be imposed just in time for New Year’s Eve as Boris Johnson is set to review the latest figures on Monday. The new restrictions, which may include a return... Read more »
The latest Government figures show Omicron ‘s spread in the North East continues to ramp up – there could be more than 3,000 cases in our region now. With a doubling rate... Read more »
Bosses warned today that hospitality firms need support ‘in the next 24 hours’ as venues prepare to shut their doors in the face of dwindling customer numbers, with morning rush-hour traffic in... Read more »
