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‘The government has overpromised on dates and under delivered’ – Lancet editor Richard Horton
We spoke to Richard Horton, the editor of medical journal the Lancet. In his latest book, called The Covid 19 Catastrophe, he argues that the UK has lacked a clear and bold strategy to fight the pandemic. We asked him how much blame he laid at the go...


Covid vaccine plant in Wrexham evacuated after suspicious package found
Police and bomb disposal teams have been at a Covid vaccine processing plant in North Wales investigating a suspicious package. The company insists its production schedule was not affected.


EU and AstraZeneca in Covid vaccines row
This is what the latest government figures covering the last 24 hours show. A further 1,725 people have sadly died, bringing the official UK total to 101,887. There have been more than 25,000 new cases. More than 311,000 people received their first d...


England’s schools will not reopen until March 8 at earliest
England’s lockdown will continue at least until March 8. Boris Johnson said today that schools will not reopen before then – the earliest moment that the most vulnerable could all be protected by the vaccine. Other lockdown restrictions m...


Ask Jonathan Van-Tam: An in-depth Q&A with England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Time now for our special Q&A with the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, Jonathan Van-Tam. Yesterday, as the official number dying within 28 days of a Covid test passed 100,000, we asked you to send in your questions. Earlier this afternoo...


100,000 deaths: reflecting on those we have lost
100,000 lives lost: a figure that seemed inconceivable a year ago.


Violent protests as Indian farmers press Modi government’s on agricultural reforms
In a showdown of tractors versus tanks, thousands of farmers have taken to the streets of Delhi in protest over India's new agriculture reforms. 


Covid pushes unemployment up to 5%
The number of people out of work across the UK has continued to rise. The impact of the Covid crisis on the jobs market has pushed unemployment up to 5%, with more than 800,000 workers dropping off company payrolls since the pandemic began. But even ...


CCTV footage of hours leading up to man’s death shown in public for first time
CCTV footage of the hours leading up to death of a man in police custody has been shown in public for the first time in seven years.


‘You never get as much vaccine as you thought you were going to get’ – Prof David Salisbury
We are joined by Professor David Salisbury, the former director of immunisation at the Department of Health. 


UK quarantine hotels could be set up to combat Covid spread
Travellers arriving in Britain from coronavirus hotspots could be made to quarantine in designated hotels, to limit the spread of new variants of the virus. Ministers are meeting this evening to discuss the proposals. They could be imposed on people ...


‘The more social distancing, the faster the virus will decay’ – SAGE scientist Sir Mark Walport
We’re joined by Professor Sir Mark Walport, who is a SAGE adviser and former Chief Scientific Adviser.


Johnson ‘deeply sorry’ as UK Covid deaths exceed 100,000
Boris Johnson has given a personal apology for the 100,000 lives lost to Covid in the UK. 


What do the biggest protests in the world mean for India’s government?
India is currently witnessing not just the biggest protests in its history - but the largest demonstrations in the world.


Progress has to be made protecting people before we even start to think about relaxing rules, says former director of immunisation
Professor David Salisbury is a  former director of immunisation at the Department of Health



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