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Two NHS trusts in the Midlands will start delivering coronavirus vaccines round-the-clock from Thursday, it was claimed today. University Hospitals Birmingham and Sherwood Forest Hospitals in Nottinghamshire have been chosen to pilot the 24/7 method to see if it could work on a national level, the Health Services Journal reports. It’s not clear which of the trusts’ … Read more
Storm Christoph will sweep into Britain tomorrow with the country facing up to two months’ worth of rain in 36 hours along with melting snow and floods. Everyone in England and Wales has been put on alert for disruption caused by up to 8in (200mm) of rain falling on already saturated ground, with the Met … Read more
After a brief respite of milder and wet conditions, winter is set to return with a vengeance to parts of Britain as up to a foot of snow falls over 40 hours and temperatures drop to as low as -12C (10F). Blizzard conditions are expected to strike from early tomorrow morning until Thursday night across … Read more
After a brief respite of milder and wet conditions, winter is set to return with a vengeance to parts of Britain as up to a foot of snow falls over 40 hours and temperatures drop to as low as -12C (10F). Blizzard conditions are expected to strike from the early hours of tomorrow morning until … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders formally accused Donald Trump of incitement to insurrection Monday morning as part of an attempt to remove him from office at breakneck speed. Democrats introduced their impeachment resolution, first floated Friday, accusing Trump of ‘incitement of insurrection.’ Top Democrats say it has enough support to pass the House – … Read more
From Saturday, January 10, the following Poundland branches will close: St Marks Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire Isaac Newton Centre, Grantham, Lincolnshire Eden Walk, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Harvey Shopping Centre, Harlow, Essex Britten Shopping Centre, Lowestoft, Suffolk Culver Street, Colchester, Essex Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich, Suffolk High Street, Ayr, … Read more
Spacex’s latest Starship prototype, Serial Number 9 (SN9), ignited its massive Raptor engines for the first time, signaling the massive rocket is gearing up for its first high-altitude test flight. The static fire test, which occurred Wednesday evening, allows operators to fire of the engines while the Starship remains attached to the ground. SN9 can … Read more
Boris Johnson today urged parents to send children back to primary schools – but refused to rule out a full shutdown to control the mutant coronavirus strain. The PM insisted there is ‘no doubt in my mind’ that schools are ‘safe’ as he insisted there would be no further U-turn on reopening most primaries this … Read more
‘Divorce Day’ looms for warring couples tomorrow but experts predict lower numbers of inquiries than last year because more decided to split up while in lockdown Co-op Legal Services has said it recorded a 250% rise in inquiries through 2020 First working Monday in January has long held its grim nickname as ‘Divorce Day’ This … Read more
The twinkly Christmas lights, which bedecked the outside of Lissie Harper’s family home ever since she was a girl, are missing this year. It was the job of her husband, PC Andrew Harper, a ‘gentle giant’ standing 6ft 5in tall, to put them up. Since he was killed while on duty, no-one else in the … Read more