Future variants could be tackled with greater certainty, says expert made CBE
Professor Peter Openshaw has been made a CBE for services to medicine and immunology in the New Year Honours.
UK News|Dec 31, 2021
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Paralympian Hannah Cockroft says more disabled children should take up sports
The Paralympics GB wheelchair racer has been made an OBE after claiming two golds in the Paralympics.
UK News|Dec 31, 2021
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PM vows to ‘go further and faster’ to bring Brexit benefits as disruption feared
Whitehall is undertaking a review of all retained EU law to check whether some regulations should be binned or reformed.
UK News|Dec 31, 2021
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Bond producer Barbara Broccoli made CBE for work in film and drama
The driving force behind the blockbuster franchise is recognised for her services to film, drama and charity.
UK News|Dec 31, 2021
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Coronation Street’s William Roache ‘delighted’ to be made OBE
The actor holds the record for being the longest-serving TV soap star in the world.
UK News|Dec 31, 2021
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Ikea confirms 10% price hike in UK stores due to Covid
The retailer said global supply chain issues and rising costs of raw materials have forced it to raise prices.
UK News|Dec 30, 2021
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Health chiefs believed pandemic was imminent in 1997
The plans have been revealed in archived papers which state that medics believed it was likely to emerge in the Far East.
UK News|Dec 29, 2021
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Teenagers whose parents smoke ‘four times as likely to take up smoking’
The Better Health Smoke Free campaign highlights research showing the impact that adult smokers have on the young people in their lives.
UK News|Dec 28, 2021
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NHS in danger of being ‘overwhelmed’ by Omicron surge, warns Sajid Javid
The Health Secretary said data is being monitored ‘hour by hour’ despite further evidence the new strain causes less severe illness.
UK News|Dec 23, 2021
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Omicron less likely to result in hospital admission – UK Health Security Agency
However, the UKHSA warned that the new strain is more transmissible than previous variants such as Delta.
UK News|Dec 23, 2021
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Covid infections soar to record high as Omicron sweeps through UK
But Sajid Javid said the Government has no plans to make any further announcements on restrictions in England this week.
UK News|Dec 23, 2021
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Johnson faces calls to clarify tipping point for further Covid curbs
New NHS data shows staff absent for Covid reasons at acute trusts in England rose by 54% last week.
UK News|Dec 23, 2021
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China increases efforts to control Covid outbreaks ahead of Winter Olympics
The city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province has been put into lockdown following a surge of cases.
World News|Dec 23, 2021
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Omicron likely to be less severe, studies suggest, as Covid cases top 100,000
New research suggests the variant is less likely to result in hospital admission.
UK News|Dec 23, 2021
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Omicron variant is less severe than Delta, early studies suggest
Research has shown that that people with PCR-confirmed Omicron are 15 to 20% less likely to require an admission to hospital.
UK News|Dec 22, 2021
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