Police break up wedding reception with more than 100 guests
A wedding reception with more than 100 guests has been broken up by police amid fears local lockdowns are being...
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PHE has been a public health catastrophe
Because of PHE’s failure, testing and tracing was taken over by the Health Department. But that was too late to...
Quarter of a million cancer referrals missed due to Covid, says report
More than a quarter of a million urgent cancer referrals were missed due to coronavirus, a new report suggests, which...
Six health lessons we’ve learnt in lockdown
More family meals With the cancellation of daily commutes and after-school clubs, gathering at the table became a daily occurrence....
FitBits can give unwell wearers anxiety at not achieving fitness goals, claim researchers
Dr Andersen, who completed the study with researchers from Vital Beats, a Danish medtech company, added: "Conversely, the Fitbit watch...
Retired doctors urged to remain on Covid duty to help solve NHS backlog
Retired doctors are being urged by their peers to remain in post and help solve the Covid-19 backlog as a...
why this was a disaster ten years in the making
Nick Davies, programme director at the Institute of Government, agreed PHE’s duties may be too broad. “I guess there are...
England rugby star Courtney Lawes calls on Government to incentivise marriage
England rugby star Courtney Lawes has called on the Government to incentivise marriage, as a new report reveals cohabiting couples...
Hancock axes ‘failing’ Public Health England
Mr Hancock is seeking someone with experience of both health policy and the private sector to run it. Baroness Harding,...
Thousands of Covid-19 survivors ‘can’t access NHS rehabilitation services as no proof they were infected’
Thousands of coronavirus survivors claim they are unable to access NHS rehabilitation services because they have no proof they contracted...
doubts linger as new Covid tracing app seeks to learn lessons
Officials estimate that it is 70pc accurate for “positive” matches – that two people definitely came within two metres of...
Vaccinate your children to avoid creating burden on NHS, parents told
Parents are being urged to vaccinate their children to avoid a wave of preventable illnesses burdening the NHS. The advice...
NHS braces for increased demand for mental health support in wake of coronavirus pandemic
More health staff are being trained to treat people with post-traumatic stress disorder in preparation for a potential spike in...
Travel industry faces ‘three winters’, MP warns as companies demand urgent help from Rishi Sunak
The same conditions will also apply to travellers returning to the UK from the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos...
Boris Johnson accelerates easing of lockdown from this weekend
Mr Johnson had postponed the changes, which were meant to come in on August 1, amid concerns over a second...
Local lockdowns could stigmatise towns and bring economic decline, advisers warn
Edward Argar, the minister for health, said the measures would be reviewed again next week. "It is essential we all...
why the local spikes are unlikely to lead to more coronavirus deaths
The recent spikes of coronavirus cases in local areas around the UK are unlikely to lead to more deaths, latest...
Netherlands advises against travel to Britain in response to new quarantine rules
France now joins Spain and Belgium on the quarantine list, deterring trips there and causing new headaches for airlines and...
Close contact with a Covid-19 sufferer brings 20 per cent chance of catching virus, study finds
Coming into close contact with a Covid-19 sufferer yields a 20 per cent chance of catching the disease, a new...
My mother-in-law has dementia and plans to move in… but I don’t want to be a carer. What should I do?
Dear A&E, I love my mother-in-law dearly. She helped raise the children, supported me through losing my mum and puts...
a salute to the walking embodiment of British values
Why did we take Captain Sir Tom Moore to our hearts? Of course his charity effort was inspiring, but it...
France placed on UK travel quarantine list as coronavirus cases rise again
France has been struck from the Government’s quarantine free travel list, amid rising concern over new cases in the country....
France edges closer to being put on travel quarantine list as coronavirus cases rise again
It is understood a decision had not yet been made on whether to strike France from the safe list on...
Oldham on brink of full lockdown as coronavirus cases surge
"The first thing that we've said to the Health Secretary is that we don't believe that it would be right...
‘Early breast cancer screening saved my life’
I always knew I needed to keep an eye on my breasts. I lost my mother to breast cancer when...
Air pollution increases likelihood of death from coronavirus, ONS study finds
People living in polluted areas are more likely to die from coronavirus, a new study shows, establishing "some evidence" of...
France ‘on brink’ of being placed on travel quarantine list
Other countries, such as Germany, have implemented a regional approach. It asks citizens to quarantine only after travel to particularly...
