Coronavirus
Breathing tube error ‘may have contributed to UK’s first child Covid death’
March 1, 2023An issue with a breathing tube may have contributed to the death of the first child Covid victim in the UK, an inquest has heard. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab was 13 when he was rushed to King’s College Hospital in London with symptoms including fever, coughing and vomiting on March 26, 2020. Due to hospital policies […]
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Heathrow has busiest start to year since before Covid lockdowns
February 13, 2023Heathrow airport had its busiest start to the year since before the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns in 2020 as travel restrictions continued to ease, according to data published on Monday. More than 5.4 million passengers travelled through the UK’s and Europe’s busiest airport in January, double the 2.6 million from 2022, Heathrow said in a statement […]
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Map reveals UK’s most congested cities and it’s getting worse than pre-Covid
January 10, 2023London is the world’s most congested city once again – with experts warning pre-pandemic levels may have even been exceeded. Drivers in the capital spent an average of 156 hours sitting in traffic in 2022, according to a report by traffic information supplier Inrix. It is the second year in a row that the city […]
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UK barber jailed after sending Islamic State thousand of pounds from Covid grants
January 5, 2023A barber has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after sending thousands of pounds from taxpayer-funded coronavirus grants to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Tarek Namouz, 43, told an associate he had transferred up to £25,000 to an IS fighter after discussing purchasing bombs, Kalashnikov rifles and other firearms as part […]
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Christmas shoppers told not to travel to tier 3 London to buy presents
December 14, 2020People should not travel to London for Christmas shopping, Matt Hancock warned as he plunged London into tier three restrictions. After a spike in the capital’s coronavirus cases, the government brought their review forward and announced new rules for the city today instead of Wednesday. Although tier three restrictions still allow non-essential shops to stay […]
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Christmas drinks cancelled as pubs forced to close in London and South East
December 14, 2020Hundreds of Christmas drinks and dinners will be cancelled this week as London and the South East is plunged into tier three. Greater London, Basildon, Brentwood, Harlow, Epping Forest, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Braintree and Chelmsford, Thurrock, Southend-On-Sea, Broxbourne, Hertsmere, Watford and the Three Rivers will be put into England’s top tier of restrictions from […]
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UK coronavirus live: new Covid variant may be behind fast spread of cases in south of England, Hancock tells MPs
December 14, 20203.45pm GMT15:45 Hancock says new variant of Covid may explain fast spread of virus in south Hancock says a new variant of Covid has been identified. He says this may explain the fast rise in cases in the south. We have identified a new variant of coronavirus, which may be associated with the fastest spread […]
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Covid: London to enter tier 3 restrictions to curb surge in cases
December 14, 2020London and several other areas in the south-east will this week enter the toughest coronavirus restrictions in order to contain a surging number of Covid infections. The capital along with parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will enter tier 3 at 00.01 on Wednesday. Hancock told MPs the data would now be reviewed weekly, with the […]
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What you can’t do in tier three that you could do in tier two
December 14, 2020Londoners and people from other tier two areas set to be plunged under tier three are wondering what will change when they are placed under the harshest restrictions. There are a number of differences between the ‘high’ and ‘very high’ rules, but perhaps the most prominent is that pubs and restaurants in the capital will […]
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What does tier 3 lockdown mean – what are the rules?
December 12, 2020There is a growing fear among Londoners that the capital may be moved to tier three as coronavirus cases have risen in 28 of the city’s 32 boroughs. If London moves to tier three then it will join the likes of Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Bristol. Tier three is the highest alert level in England, […]
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