Couples living apart not allowed physical contact under top two tiers of Covid restrictions
Couples who do not live together will not be allowed to have any physical contact with each other in many...
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Serco chief hits out at Labour criticism of NHS Test and Trace
The boss of the outsourcer at the centre of a row over the NHS’s Covid test and trace scheme has...
Almost 20 per cent of adults are not social distancing, ONS figures show
Nearly a fifth of adults are failing to socially distance, with most people in local lockdown areas citing a loss...
Gordon Brown backs Marcus Rashford’s call for free school meals to be extended
Number 10 said it had "taken action to make sure children don't go hungry", but in a tweet Rashford said...
Lockdown has ‘crushed’ millions of pensioners, charity warns
Millions of pensioners have been "crushed" by lockdown, with many vulnerable people losing confidence, mobility and functions such as memory,...
Lung cancer patient still waiting for treatment six months after diagnosis
Like others, he said his GP surgery had “had a barbed wire fence around it” since March but he managed...
Alan Jarvis died from dementia caused by heading footballs, inquest finds
Alan Jarvis, the former Wales and Everton midfielder, has become only the second player after Jeff Astle to be formally...
Public told to stay away from Remembrance Sunday service for first time in history
An estimated 10,000 people attended last year's service, in which the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and the...
Can’t afford to join the Peloton revolution? Try these cheaper indoor cycling alternatives
Home cycling has exploded in the past two years, thanks to a growing range of equipment and apps, such as...
Test and Trace records worst week yet as experts warn failure will mean tougher lockdowns
The latest data shows 89,874 new people tested positive for Covid-19 in England in the week to October 7 –...
One last drink… then city ‘will be dead again’
Lee Morris, 27, and his girlfriend Miah Perry, 26, were enjoying a final drink as the clock ticked down to...
What is a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown, and how could it help curb rising Covid-19 cases?
His intervention provoked a bitter backlash from the Government, with a "senior source" branding him a "shameless opportunist". However, the public...
‘Why I sprung my dad from his care home’
“This is the most fun I’ve had in a long time.” These were my dear dad’s words on his first...
Symptoms of long Covid are so varied patients are not being believed by doctors, researchers claim
Patients should be allowed to self-diagnose 'long Covid', Government researchers have said, amid concerns sufferers are not being believed. The call...
Immune system loses ability to protect against infection far earlier than thought, study suggests
The immune system is at its peak in school-age children and begins to decline far earlier than previously thought, according...
Care homes told to prepare ‘isolation facilities’ for Covid-positive patients in second wave
Care homes have been told they will be expected to make room for coronavirus patients who have been discharged from...
What would a ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown look like?
Retail While shops were shuttered in the nationwide lockdown earlier this year, it is unlikely that all retail will be...
Operations cancelled as the NHS struggles to cope with coronavirus admissions
Operations are being cancelled across the NHS, as health services struggle to cope with rising numbers of Covid patients. On Wednesday,...
December ‘circuit-breaker’ could save thousands of lives in short term, advisers say
Of the need for one soon, he said: "We're a bit late now for half-term in the sense I don't...
Dementia patient restrained by security guards 18 times to be forcibly treated
A dementia patient was restrained by security guards 18 times so he could be forcibly treated, as experts warn the...
What is a ‘circuit breaker’, and how could it help curb rising Covid-19 cases?
His intervention provoked a bitter backlash from the Government, with a "senior source" branding him a "shameless opportunist". However, the public...
Shares rally at NHS IT provider Kainos as it hikes forecasts
Shares in NHS IT provider Kainos have surged by more than a quarter after it hiked revenue and profit forecasts....
Covid-19 could make sufferers permanently deaf, scientists warn
Coronavirus can make patients permanently deaf, scientists have warned after the first reported case in the UK. Details have emerged...
I thought I had Alzheimer’s but it was the menopause
Emma Freud, the broadcaster and writer, feared she had dementia after the menopause left her unable to remember the word...
Confusion as NHS app users receive ‘ghost’ notifications incorrectly warning of coronavirus exposure
The DHSC said it was updating the app on Tuesday so that users who received the alert would receive a second...
MPs demand answers from Dido Harding over secretive body driving local lockdowns
In a letter addressed to Baroness Harding, the chair of the science and technology committee, Greg Clark, demanded details of...
Three Nightingale hospitals in North put on standby as Covid infections continue to spread
Professor Stephen Powis, the NHS medical director, said: "We have asked the Nightingale hospitals in Manchester, Sunderland and Harrogate to...
