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Boris Johnson is urged to scrap the ban on care home visits by March to give a ray of hope to the elderly who have been cut off from their loved ones during the pandemic Six charities have banded together to urge Boris Johnson to allow visits to care homes by relatives from the beginning … Read more
A hint that UK shouldn’t get its hopes up about lockdown easing next month? No10 says nation’s shielders should stay indoors until March 31 – and adds up to a MILLION more Britons to the list Around two million people were on the original shielding list for medical reasons They were among the first in … Read more
Disney unveils first look at animated short Us Again playing in theaters with Raya and the Last Dragon in March and on Disney Plus in June By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 00:12 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 00:20 GMT, 16 February 2021 Walt Disney Animation is continuing a long-standing tradition, unveiling a new … Read more
Unions pour cold water on plan to reopen classrooms on March 8 and say ‘phased return’ to school should remain an option Several teaching unions have questioned plans to get pupils back in school Concerns were raised that the policy is being led by ‘dates not data’ The outgoing Children’s Commissioner has warned that some … Read more
Cabinet ministers have backed the use of vaccine certificates for travellers wanting to head abroad this year. The certificates will verify Covid inoculations and will be developed by the government, following the likes of Greece, Spain, Poland, Iceland and Portugal to commit to similar schemes. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will head up the programme which … Read more
Boris Johnson last night moved to reassure Tory MPs he is still targeting a March 8 start for the easing of the lockdown – as Government scientists warned restrictions may have to continue for months. Downing Street sources said there was ‘categorically no change’ to the Prime Minister’s ambition to start the reopening of schools … Read more
Huge ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid twice the size of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, will skim past Earth next month, NASA reveals The asteroid – 231937 (2001 FO32) – was first discovered by astronomers in 2001 It will be about 1.2 million miles from the Earth at its closest approach in March This … Read more
Germany is now ahead of Britain as the country announced hairdressers will be able to reopen in March – while Brits still face uncertainty over when they will next get their hair cut. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country’s 16 governors on Wednesday also decided to extend the coronavirus lockdown until March 7 amid … Read more
Man who is ‘UK’s longest-suffering Covid patient’ takes his first steps since March last year Jason Kelk, 49, was admitted to St James’ Hospital, Leeds, on March 31 last year Primary School IT worker was unable to walk as lungs and kidneys were ravaged He has now taken his first steps on his own in … Read more
Boris Johnson has threatened to suspend parts of the Brexit deal unless the EU agrees to ease checks on goods crossing between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. The Prime Minister vowed yesterday to do ‘everything we need to do’ to ensure trade is conducted as smoothly as possible across the Irish Sea … Read more