LONDON — Britain’s main nurses’ union warned Monday that exhaustion and surging coronavirus cases among medical staff are pushing them to the breaking point, adding to pressure on the government for new... Read more »
The UK is facing a record-breaking wave of infections. The owner of Parlez, a pub and restaurant in south London, hoped that sales this Christmas would have bounced back fully from last... Read more »
Revellers showed little sign of any festive Omicron fears on Friday night as they let their hair down and danced the night away as SAGE’s scientists threatened to ruin Christmas for a... Read more »
Omicron is having a significant impact on staff at a large hospital trust with hundreds off work due to illness, leading to the cancellation of non-essential services to tackle a surge in... Read more »
Covid cases continue to spiral out of control as London recorded more than 26,000 cases in just 24 hours. The UK hit an all-time high of 93,045 cases on Friday (December 17)... Read more »
Inner London boroughs continue to see the biggest surge as the Omicron variant sweeps through the capital. Hackney saw cases rise by more than 80 per cent, with 2,162 new infections recorded... Read more »
Omicron has now overtaken Delta as the dominant variant in London – and other regions are just a few days behind on the growth curve, new data suggests. The figures, released by... Read more »
Brits are hoping that Christmas this year will be very different to the last. Memories of December 2020 in lockdown still linger, not helped by the ever-present threat of another Christmas lockdown.... Read more »
More than 50 million first doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been delivered in the UK, new figures show. Nearly 42m doses had been given in England by November 1, along with 4.3m... Read more »
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