A senior Tory MSP has spoken about how his mother died alone and “without family contact” in a care home during the Covid pandemic. Murdo Fraser (pictured) questioned if strict
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Manchester United and England great Sir Bobby Charlton died five days after a fall at his care home, an inquest has heard. The hearing into the death of the 86-year-old
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Dominic Cummings claimed that Matt Hancock had “killed people” as health secretary during the pandemic, according to WhatsApp messages shared with the Covid inquiry. The ex-health secretary was criticised by
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Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she has “nothing to hide” under questioning about her WhatsApps, as 14,000 messages are set to be disclosed to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
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Boris Johnson suggested he believed the coronavirus pandemic was “nature’s way of dealing with old people” as he resisted lockdown measures, Sir Patrick Vallance argued. The Government’s chief scientific adviser
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More than 500 care homes in England are taking part in a pilot programme to monitor and help reduce infection spread, aiming to build on research done in the pandemic
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The UK’s top civil servant vented that Boris Johnson “cannot lead” amid pandemic-era frustration with the prime minister’s leadership, according to WhatsApp messages shared with the Covid-19 inquiry. Simon Case,
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A woman who lost her partner to Covid has hit out at UK Government officials who held illegal lockdown parties, saying there was a “culture of contempt for the ordinary
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s legal team has said it believes the “majority” of WhatsApp messages shared among Scottish Government officials during the pandemic “have not been retained”. As part of
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A care home has been rated inadequate and placed in special measures following an inspection by watchdogs. Burrswood Care Home (pictured) in Bury, Greater Manchester, was visited by the Care
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