PA Media The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 has continued to fall in the UK, the latest daily figures show. The UK recorded 29,173 new cases on Sunday – down from 48,161 logged a week earlier on 18 July. The number of new infections by date reported has fallen for five days in
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Reuters Health Secretary Sajid Javid has apologised after saying people should no longer “cower” from coronavirus. He made the comments in a tweet announcing he had made a “full recovery” from Covid, a week after testing positive. Labour accused him of denigrating those who followed the rules, while the founder of a victims’ group said
Hollie Adams / Getty images Taxpayers will bear the costs of Covid “for decades” – and an inquiry will not come soon enough to learn lessons from the pandemic, MPs have said. In two new reports, the Public Accounts Committee said No 10’s response to the crisis has exposed UK taxpayers to “significant financial risks”.
Lightning has damaged homes in Hampshire and severe weather warnings are in place as the heatwave gives way to thunderstorms and torrential rain. Two women escaped unharmed after a pair of houses in Andover were partially destroyed in the early hours. The Met Office issued a yellow alert for storms, and warned of flooding, hail
Getty Images More workers will be able to avoid self-isolation if they are a contact of a Covid case as the government expands workplace testing in England. Police, firefighters, Border Force staff, transport and freight workers were already eligible for exemption from self-isolation in some cases. But their employers needed to specify the workers’ names,
Amid protests, athletes testing positive for COVID-19, a scandal involving the opening ceremony director, and a coronavirus surge in Tokyo, the 2020 Olympics kicked off (one year late) on Friday with a dazzling opening ceremony. Despite the largely empty stands and curious choreography (which, to be fair, happens every year — remember the UK’s beds
Getty Images Covid infections have continued to rise around much of the UK, say experts from the Office for National Statistics. Swab tests in the community suggests 1.3% of the population – or one in 80 people – has the virus, up from one in 100 the week before. The more infectious Delta variant accounts
Getty Images Key parts of the food industry will be allowed to do daily Covid testing from Friday instead of asking staff to self-isolate. The government said daily testing would be implemented at key sites, such as supermarket depots and food manufacturers. Close to 10,000 staff at 500 sites in the UK will eventually be
The director of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Summer Olympics has been fired after footage from a 1998 comedy sketch showed him making an antisemitic Holocaust joke. Kentaro Kobayashi was relieved of his duties just one day before the opening ceremony for the Summer Games is set to take place in Japan. The organizing
A tram crash which killed seven people in Croydon was an accident, an inquest jury has found. More than 50 people were injured when the tram tipped over and spun off the tracks near Sandilands tram stop in south London, early on 9 November 2016. The tram was travelling more than three times faster than
As parts of the world witness devastating drought and heat waves due to the climate crisis, China’s Henan province, which has a population of over 100 million people, has been experiencing torrential downpours and flooding. And the capital city of Zhengzhou has seen the worst of the conditions, where one local weather commentator called it
Getty Images Nurses and other NHS workers in England have been offered a 3% pay rise by government “in recognition of unique impact of the pandemic” on staff. It comes after heavily criticised proposals made by the Department for Health and Social Care in March said only a rise of 1% was affordable. All NHS
Getty Images Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city’s waterfront. The decision was made following a secret ballot by the Unesco committee at a meeting in China. Unesco had said that the developments, including the planned new Everton FC stadium, had
Getty Images A top police officer will be put in charge of tackling violence against women and girls in England and Wales, the home secretary will announce. The creation of the role was recommended in a report after 33-year-old Sarah Everard was murdered in March. Her death sparked a public debate about women’s safety. The
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Christopher Furlong Downing Street has insisted it is “crucial” to self-isolate when sent an alert by the Covid app – and businesses should help employees to do so. It comes after business minister Paul Scully said he would encourage people who are “pinged” to self-isolate but they can make an “informed decision”. The app has