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Do more to halt wave of London teen killings, minister tells the Met

T he Met has been told it must do more to reduce the number of murders in London as the policing minister said it was “utterly heart-breaking” that the capital had suffered... Read more »
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London’s Omicron wave ‘peaked over New Year’, says director of public health

T he spread of Omicron may have already peaked in London over the New Year, the capital’s director of public health said. Professor Kevin Fenton, Public Health England’s regional director for London,... Read more »
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Coronavirus news latest: London ‘may have passed the peak’ of Omicron wave – but infection rates are still rising in the rest of England | UK News

The lavish party in Ahmedabad was held to celebrate the second birthday of an Indian Spitz named Abby, and featured an elaborate birthday cake, a performance by a popular folk singer and... Read more »
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‘Large wave’ of coming Covid hospital admissions could be worse than last winter, Sage warns

A large wave of Covid hospitalisations should be expected “soon” and could be worse than last winter, the UK government’s top scientific advisors have warned. Data suggesting that the Omicron variant might... Read more »
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Most of London sees Covid cases fall amid hope Omicron wave has peaked

N early two thirds of London boroughs have seen Covid rates fall amid hope that the capital’s wave of Omicron infections has peaked. An Evening Standard analysis of the latest data shows... Read more »
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UK is about to be hit by a large wave of Covid hospitalisations, warns SAGE 

The UK is about to be hit by a large wave of Covid hospitalisations and the peak could be even higher than last winter despite the reduced severity of Omicron, SAGE have warned. In... Read more »
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The BBC’s Ros Atkins: ‘I do a bit of body-boarding… posting videos is like catching a wave’ | Television

Ros Atkins, 47, grew up in Cornwall and the Caribbean before reading history at Cambridge. His BBC career began on Radio 5 Live shortly after 9/11. He now presents Outside Source on... Read more »
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Despite Omicron Wave, Britons Are Set on Not Losing Another Christmas

LONDON — Under the exuberant Christmas decorations strung above one of London’s most famous shopping streets, presents filled the arms of three grinning young brothers, the smallest boy struggling to keep a... Read more »
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London Covid Omicron wave to hit Stoke-on-Trent in ‘seven to 10 days’

Covid cases are set to surge in Stoke-on-Trent this Christmas – with the Omicron variant expected to engulf the city in the ‘next seven to 10 days’. Latest Public Health England data... Read more »
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SAGE warns ‘large wave’ of Covid hospital cases is ‘expected soon’ despite hopeful data

Experts say emerging evidence that Omicron Covid is less severe than Delta will not be enough to stop a ‘large’ wave of people entering hospital in the coming weeks Medical staff wearing... Read more »