Apocalypse Never: World’s leading powers announce pledge to avoid nuclear war January 4, 2022 China, France, Russia, US and the UK have agreed a "nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."
London can bounce back from pandemic in 2022, says small business minister January 4, 2022 This year could be the year London “bounces back” from the pandemic, small business minister Paul Scully has urged. His comments come as the city’s businesses battle reduced levels of footfall and fear sudden restrictions amid the latest wave of Covid-19. “All Londoners can play their part” in the capital’s recovery, he told the Evening [...]
Sadiq Khan eyes partial drug decriminalisation trial in Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich January 4, 2022 Sadiq Khan may soon oversee trials of partial drug decriminalisation in three London boroughs to ensure under-25s caught with small amounts of cannabis escape arrest. The trials – in Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich – would see police told to divert 18-24-year-olds found with small amounts of cannabis into drug courses or counselling instead of arresting [...]
UK hails one year anniversary for homegrown AstraZeneca vaccine January 4, 2022 The UK’s homegrown Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine has been distributed among Brits for exactly one year today. Brian Pinker, 82, was the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials at Oxford University Hospital at 7.30am, on this day in 2021. It brought a sigh of relief for many Brits, who [...]
COVID patients show less severe symptoms following Plan B action vaccine minister says January 4, 2022 Covid-19 in the United Kingdom are broadly showing less severe symptoms than before, the vaccine minister said this morning.
More than half a million Brits sign petition to cancel Sir Tony Blair’s knighthood January 4, 2022 Support for a petition to have former prime minister Tony Blair’s knighthood “rescinded” is gaining momentum, as more than half a million people have signed so far. Sir Tony was appointed by the Queen a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry. The [...]
Priti Patel’s new year resolutions: Home Secretary promises ‘relentless’ crackdown on eco-protesters, immigrants and asylum claims January 4, 2022 Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised to be ‘relentless’ this year as she intends to “crack down” on eco-protesters and end the “legal merry-go-round” of “spurious” asylum seeker claims in 2022. In a new year message posted on social media, Priti Patel said she was proud of many things the Government had achieved in 2021, [...]
Johnson: NHS will be under ‘considerable pressure’ from Covid for foreseeable future January 3, 2022 Pressure on the UK’s hospitals from Covid cases will be “considerable” for “the next couple of weeks and maybe more”, Boris Johnson has said. Johnson said the NHS will come under serious strain for the foreseeable future from the Omicron wave, but that harsher restrictions were still not necessary. Covid cases are now at around [...]
UK not expecting deal with Macron over Channel crossings before French election January 3, 2022 The UK does not expect to strike a deal with Emmanuel Macron’s government over migrant Channel crossings before the April French election. Just under 30,000 migrants crossed the English Channel from Calais, France last year – an almost fourfold increase from 2020 – which is the most ever on record. Senior Home Office staff have [...]
Truss warned to set end date for Northern Ireland Protocol talks with EU January 3, 2022 Liz Truss has been warned by unionist leaders that there will be “major implications” if she does not soon set a date to end negotiations with Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), told The Times that the foreign secretary needs to set a “clear date” to end [...]
