Yesterday was the deadline by which unvaccinated nursing home workers must receive the first dose of the vaccine to achieve full immunity by November 11, when the requirement for all home personnel to be vaccinated will come into force.more
Scottish and Northern Ireland authorities have asked the UK defense ministry to send troops to assist healthcare services that are under extreme pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic.more
Leaked test results suggest the government and construction industry had early evidence of the dangers posed by cladding, 13 years before the Grenfell Tower fire.more
The NHS has started rolling out COVID-19 booster jabs - as figures show that more than one in five adults under 40 have still not had any COVID jab at all.more
As reported by Money.pl, the popularity of Polish stores in the UK is growing, due to the fact that they are better supplied during the crisis related to the lack of drivers. "Empty shelves in Tesco, the same in Sainsbury's. And with a Pole, everything is" - the portal reported by one of the British.more
Thomas Markle does not let himself be forgotten. He gave another controversial interview. He stated that the descendants of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, two-year-old Archie and three-month-old Lilibet, are cut off from contact with their grandparents, thus harming them.more
People who are not fully-vaccinated will be barred from indoor events with crowds of 500 or more, under a ‘Plan B’ if there is a Covid surge this winter.more
A key electricity cable between Britain and France has been shut down, sending wholesale energy prices soaring.
National Grid said a fire and planned maintenance at a site near Ashford in Kent means the cable will be totally offline until 25 September.more
Excess deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic contributed to life expectancy in England falling last year to its lowest level in almost a decade, according to Public Health England (PHE).more
Women in London say they are more likely to suffer sexual harassment than female Parisians do, according to a major new study highlighting stark differences between the two capitals.more
A group of former Afghan participants in the British Foreign Ministry's scholarship program accused the London government of leaving them unassisted when their lives were seriously threatened after the Taliban took power, reports The Guardian.more
As every year, the American weekly "Time" published a list of the 100 most influential people in the world, this time among the awards were the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, who were featured on the cover of a special issue of this magazine.more
British police arrested 71 participants in the blockade of the London bypass. Activists protesting against climate change caused massive traffic jams and also, in all likelihood, a serious accident in which a 50-year-old woman was severely injured.more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, removing several key ministers including Gavin Williamson. This is the second major reshuffle since Mr Johnson became leader of the Conservative party and took over as prime minister from Theresa May in July 2019. The last one took place in February 2020.more
Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) hailed “good progress” over the past half-year as it said very strong trading since reopening venues has seen it upgrade its earnings targets.
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Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to introduce emergency visas to solve labour shortages in London. A combination of factors including post-Brexit immigration rules, the Covid-19 pandemic and an ageing workforce has put “a huge strain” on certain industries, Mr Khan said in a speech on Tuesday.more
Britain could bake in the aftermath of Hurricane Larry, the Met Office said. Sun-starved Britons will get their last chance of summertime in September after a disappointing August and flash flooding in the capital in late July.more
If no action is taken, the number of hospitalizations for Covid-19 could rise to between 2,000 and as much as 7,000 a day in England, warned the UK government's scientific crisis advisory board SAGE.more
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has issued a fresh appeal to people in the public eye not to spread “untruths” about the Covid vaccines. Mr Javid said the vaccine were saving lives and that it was important not to undermine public confidence in the programme.more
The UK's annual inflation rate in August was 3.2%, the highest level in more than nine years, and the increase compared to July is the largest in almost a quarter of a century, the National Statistics Office (ONS) reported.more