Boris Johnson has declared himself "fit as a butcher's dog" as he self-isolates, while also rai..
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Rightmove reports dip in house asking prices amid rush to beat stamp duty deadline
House price tags have edged down from record highs in a sign that sellers are now rushing to beat th..
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Covid boosters to be recommended for younger adults ‘within hours’, says minister
Top scientists advising Boris Johnson’s government are set to unveil new guidance on extending the rollout of Covid booster shots to younger adults on Monday, a health minister has said. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has been asked to consider boosters for under-40s, as well as reducing the gap between second doses and boosters....
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UK could face ‘challenge’ in supply of presents this Christmas, Downing Street admits
Britain could face “challenges” over the availability of presents this Christmas as a result of disruption to global supply chains, Downing Street has admitted. But minister Steve Barclay assured the cabinet this morning that concerns over supplies of festive food such as turkeys had now been “alleviated” by action on temporary visas. Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting in Downing...
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Brexit trade war would have ‘immediate and devastating’ effect on UK economy, industry warns
British business chiefs have urged Boris Johnson’s government against suspending the Brexit agreement with the EU, warning it could launch a “devastating” trade war in the weeks ahead. Brexit minister Lord Frost said last week that the option to trigger Article 16 to suspend the Northern Ireland protocol remained on the table if “significant gaps” with the...
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Government confirms Covid-19 vaccines will be mandatory for NHS frontline staff
The government has confirmed it will make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for frontline NHS staff from 1 April next year. Speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday, health secretary Sajid Javid said after considering thousands of responses to a consultation launched in the summer, “I have concluded that all those working in the NHS and...
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More bird flu cases recorded across the UK
A number of new bird flu cases have been confirmed in both wild bird and poultry in North Wales. The birds were found at premises in Wrexham and temporary control zones have been imposed by the government around the site in an attempt to stop the disease from spreading. An investigation is also underway. Wales’ Chief Veterinary Officer Christianne...
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Three refugees claim the UAE funded ISIS war crimes by giving them weapons, kit and aid during Syrian civil war in landmark UK court case
Three refugees are arguing the UAE funded war crimes by ISIS terrorists in the Syrian civil war in a landmark case in British legal history. The men, who are from Syria but are now asylum seekers in the UK, claim Arab officials financed human rights abuses in the war-torn country in 2015. They said they saw severe...
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Covid cases to fall this winter even without Plan B restrictions, modelling suggests
Modelling shows Covid cases could fall before Christmas even if plan B restrictions are not introduced, a government adviser has said. Professor John Edmunds, a member of Sage and the sub-group SPI-M, said the numbers are likely to decline “some time in the autumn” but warned they could rise again in the spring. His comments came as the government came under...
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‘Put British back in steel!’ PM under pressure to deliver Brexit promise to fund industry
Rotherham Labour councillor Denise Lelliott demanded that Boris Johnson “do something and do it now” for British steel now the country is in a post-Brexit world. She called on the prime minister to pump money into the quality steel produced in the UK and get behind British workers in the same way GFG Alliance, the owner of steel...