Minister hints social distancing will be needed for foreseeable future

Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi today suggested social distancing could be kept in place for the foreseeable future – potentially long after lockdown has been lifted.  Mr Zahawi said the Government’s approach to combatting the spread of coronavirus must be ‘data driven rather than just date driven’.  His comments came amid reports that Government scientific advisers … Read more

Kate Middleton praises student nurses and says they are ‘needed now more than ever’

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sympathised with student nurses and told them that starting work placements in a pandemic must have been a ‘baptism of fire’ during a video call on Tuesday.  Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 39, were speaking to young men and women from Ulster University to hear more about their … Read more

Maya Jama needed a biopsy and is having her cervical cells ‘monitored’ after delaying smear test

Maya Jama has urged her fans to book their smear tests after suffering complications through delaying her own.  Addressing her Instagram followers on Monday, the 26-year-old presenter revealed that she has suspected cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) as a result of putting off her test for a year.  CIN is an abnormal changes of the cells … Read more

New ‘living pension’ needed to help retirement

New ‘living pension’ needed to help workers enjoy decent standard of living in retirement, according to think-tank By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 GMT, 22 January 2021 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 22 January 2021 A new ‘living pension’ is needed to help workers enjoy a decent standard of living in retirement, according … Read more

Kristen Bell and husband Dax Shepard ‘needed a little therapy brush-up’ during COVID-19 quarantine

Kristen Bell and husband Dax Shepard have been outspoken advocates for couples therapy in helping them navigate their marriage, en route towards a happy and healthy relationship. But with the added strains of the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent 11 months of quarantine with their two young children, life has taken some dark and difficult … Read more

More than a third of low-income households do not have devices needed for remote schooling

Millions of pupils don’t have the laptops they need: A THIRD of low-income families do not have the equipment needed for home schooling, report reveals Pupils have been told to use devices to learn at home while schools are closed Has opened ‘digital divide’ between middle classes and low-income pupils  Sutton Trust found that 35% … Read more

Patrick Vallance warns Covid jabs may be needed EVERY YEAR

Britons may need to be vaccinated against Covid every year to keep the disease at bay, Sir Patrick Vallance warned today. No10’s chief scientific adviser delivered the warning today, saying a regular flu-style rollout may be required to ‘keep on top’ of the virus. Scientists say that mutations on the spike protein — which disease-fighting proteins … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Vallance says masks may be needed outdoors on crowded streets and in markets

Face coverings are ‘probably of no value’ for protection when walking past someone briefly in the street but people may need to start wearing them in outdoor crowds and markets, Sir Patrick Vallance said today.  The UK’s chief scientific adviser said masks could become the new normal in some outdoor places and could still be … Read more

Martine McCutcheon reveals she needed PHYSIO over her ‘heavy’ Swan costume on The Masked Singer

Martine McCutcheon has revealed that she needed physio for two weeks over her ‘heavy’ Swan costume on The Masked Singer.  The former EastEnders, 44, was the latest star to be unmasked on Saturday’s episode of the hit ITV show after judge Jonathan Ross correctly guessed her identify. And now Martine has revealed that she needed physiotherapy after her … Read more

Covid UK: SAGE adviser says ‘Tier 5’ may be needed to suppress virus

A SAGE adviser today hinted a third national lockdown including mass school closures may be required to suppress Covid as he insisted ‘keeping people apart’ stops the virus from spreading.  Professor Sir Mark Walport claimed the ‘mutant’ strain of coronavirus was transmitting rapidly among children, with those aged between 12 and 16 seven times more … Read more