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The priority groups for vaccinations in the UK 1. Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults 2. All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers 3. All those 75 years of age and over 4. All those 70 years … Read more
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial grew into a contentious fight night on the floor of the Senate Friday, as his Philadelphia lawyer repeatedly attacked Democrats and sparred with managers as well as senators seeking to test sturdiness of his defense. Trump lawyer Michael Van der Veen was tasked with responding to questions asked by senators … Read more
The NHS is on course to reach its target of vaccinating 15million Britons tomorrow. In a major step forward in the battle against coronavirus, 14,012,224 first doses of the Pfizer and Oxford jabs have been administered. The total includes more than 500,000 from Thursday, meaning the 15million target should be hit today – 48 hours … Read more
Three robotic explorers launched by three different nations are due to reach Mars within days of each other, after hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space. The United Arab Emirates’ orbiter, called Hope, reaches Mars on Tuesday, followed less than 24 hours later by China’s orbiter-rover combo, Tianwen-1. NASA’s rover, Perseverance, will arrive a week later, on … Read more
With his medals, his friendly grin and that flash of steel in his blue eyes, Captain Sir Tom Moore summed up everything that was good about Britain under lockdown. He was kind. He was indomitable. He was the image of ourselves that we hoped to see projected back from the mirror, the picture of our national … Read more
Internet Covid conspiracy theorists are leafleting high streets in an attempt to rally businesses in support of a ‘Great Reopening’ to defy lockdown restrictions – as police said they ‘would not hesitate’ to issue £10,000 fines to any firms flouting the rules. Sinead Quinn, owner of Quinn Blakey Hairdressing, Oakenshaw, near Bradford, is among those … Read more
Parts of Britain are bracing themselves for two days of flash floods and power cuts as Scotland is blanketed in snow today while London is set for flurries this weekend. The Met Office placed a yellow warning across parts of central Scotland and the Highlands, adding that rural communities may become cut off, power cuts … Read more
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte will QUIT tomorrow after losing ruling majority when key ally resigned from coalition A statement from the cabinet office has confirmed Giuseppe Conte will meet with cabinet ministers tomorrow to inform them of his decision The embattled 56-year-old hopes to receive a mandate from the president to form a new government, … Read more
A teenager is teaching other Russians how to ‘sound like an American’ when confronted by police at protests tomorrow against the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Law enforcement agencies are preparing to suppress nationwide demonstrations after 44-year-old Navalny urged supporters to flood the streets to protest him being detained on return to Russia. Navalny, … Read more
Plan to force travellers to quarantine at hotel airports on arrival in UK could get the go-ahead TOMORROW Travellers may have to stay in quarantine in airport hotels to travel to the UK It emerged EU leaders are discussing plans to close borders to British travellers Priti Patel says it’s ‘far too early to speculate’ about … Read more