‘Traffic light’ system to govern local coronavirus lockdowns in England
The traffic light plans for the three-tier system are understood to be backed by Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary and...
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After months of over-promising and under-delivering, Number 10 has finally changed tack
Onlookers could not help but be reminded of another famous quote by Churchill: "Let our advance worrying become advance thinking...
Key moments that shaped the first six months of the coronavirus pandemic
The nationwide applause for healthcare workers on the frontline against coronavirus began its journey in a terraced street in north...
Coronavirus testing scheme could allow care home visitors to hug relatives
Care home visitors could soon be allowed to cuddle their relatives after taking a Covid-19 test that provides results in...
The surprising health benefits of the 10pm curfew
A 10pm curfew, you say? Why, those of us over 35 have been curfewing ourselves for some time now. Welcome...
The cancer signs women mustn’t ignore after the menopause
When detected early, most conditions that cause post-menopausal bleeding can be treated successfully, which was the case for Nott. But...
Why Boris Johnson is walking a tightrope as he plots a route through the Covid crisis
Having spent the last few days locked in meetings with senior ministers and the Government's top scientists, he is all...
Let’s come together once again to strike a blow against coronavirus
We are at a tipping point in our response to this deadly virus. Like many countries across Europe, we are...
Covid restrictions ‘could mean elderly in care homes have no visitors for a year’
Under the social care winter plan, which came out last week, local directors of public health have the power to...
One in five Britons now living under local Covid-19 restrictions
After new restrictions were announced for swathes of northern England over the last week , one in five of the country's...
Elderly people walk nearly 1mph faster than they did 30 years ago, study finds
Elderly people walk 1mph faster than they did 30 years ago due to better nutrition, hygiene and improved health care,...
NHS to provide 100,000 in-house tests a day to combat staff shortages
Under the ramped-up "Pillar One" system, 96 NHS labs working as part of 26 regional networks will offer the 100,000...
Unexplained excess deaths at home almost nine times higher than those from Covid
Recent studies have shown that many people did not seek help for serious conditions, such as heart attacks, in recent...
James Cracknell is running for five days without food to prove we don’t need carbs
“Your immune system is also being compromised due to the lack of sustenance, vitamins and minerals. Some would argue that it’s...
Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci shine in a drama that cuts you to emotional shreds
Cert tbc, 93 min. Dir: Harry Macqueen; Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, Peter Macqueen, James Dreyfus Science...
‘Obesity is a disgusting word… it’s just used to scare people’
In 2007, when she started her first blog, Nerd About Town, she wrote extensively on body confidence and mental health....
Scientists hit out at warning of 50,000 Covid cases a day
Improved care, new treatments and a change in the demographics of those infected mean the survival rate is now far...
‘Being in lockdown cured my anxiety’
As I began to investigate why I felt this way, I discovered I wasn’t the only one. People were tentatively...
NHS Test and Trace boss sent daughter to school with sore throat
Those without symptoms should not be seeking tests, even if they have come into contact with a person who later...
Why Boris Johnson may yet be forced into a ‘disastrous’ second lockdown
A few hours later, the chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, and the chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, came...
Eating a healthy diet is too expensive for many Britons, research finds
Too few people can afford to eat a healthy diet, a new report shining a light on Britain’s ‘broken food...
Why gyms shouldn’t close if there’s a second lockdown
But that has been indicative of the continuing disconnect between government messaging on health and wellbeing and their approach so...
Blood cancer cases could be missed because the symptoms are similar to Covid-19, Duke of Kent warns
Blood cancer diagnoses could be missed during the pandemic because the symptoms are similar to coronavirus, the Duke of Kent...
More smokers are quitting this year because of pandemic health fears, says Public Health England
Quitting smoking has become the number one lifestyle change this year, Public Health England has announced. The proportion of people...
Health chiefs react with dismay as Dido Harding is suggested as possible candidate for NHS top job
“However, the way that we would describe it is that these jobs tend to have a defined amount of runway...
Testing fiasco could mean NHS app will ‘have limited effect’ because of time lag, says expert
The NHS app will only have a "limited effect" on containing the coronavirus because too many people are waiting more...
Barcode glitch prompts new testing system chaos as thousands refused entry
He posted on Twitter: "Massive gridlock in Catford. Turns out a drive-through Covid testing centre has been opened here. All...
