Michael Gove has defended police being given data on people told to self-isolate through NHS Test and Trace, saying that officers are operating in a “very proportionate way”. The Department
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The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the “fragile” social care sector even closer to the edge, the head of the care regulator has warned. Covid-19 exposed and exacerbated problems in social
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Boris Johnson’s Tory government was accused of treating the North with “contempt” after a bitter row erupted over proposed coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (pictured) said the
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Private sector consultants are being paid day rates of around £7,000 by the Government to help with its coronavirus test and trace system, according to reports. Sky News said it
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Millions more people in London and across England will face tougher coronavirus restrictions from Saturday. The capital, along with Essex, Elmbridge, Barrow-in-Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Erewash and Chesterfield will
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Northern Ireland is to enter a period of intensified coronavirus restrictions after the Stormont executive announced closures of schools, pubs and restaurants. Pubs and restaurants will close for four weeks,
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International healthcare workers should have their visas automatically renewed for free to ensure they can help tackle the UK’s second wave of coronavirus, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.
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The Government has been accused of ignoring its own scientists after documents showed that a “circuit-breaker” lockdown was recommended for England by expert advisers three weeks ago. The Scientific Advisory
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Boris Johnson announced the closure of pubs and bars across Merseyside as he battled to gain control over the coronavirus outbreak. The Prime Minister launched a three-tier system of local
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The Government will pay two thirds of the wages of staff in pubs, restaurants and other businesses if they are forced to close under new coronavirus restrictions, the Chancellor has
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