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Covid-19 boosters to be expanded to over-18s in Scotland from next week

Covid-19 boosters to be expanded to over-18s in Scotland from next week

Covid-19 boosters to be expanded to over-18s in Scotland from next week

12 December 2021

Over-30s will be able to book appointments from Monday, with jabs being extended to 18-29-year-olds in the following days.


UK Covid alert level raised following rapid increase in Omicron cases

UK Covid alert level raised following rapid increase in Omicron cases

UK Covid alert level raised following rapid increase in Omicron cases

12 December 2021

The UK’s chief medical officers and NHS England’s national medical director made the recommendation to ministers.


Family pays tribute to ‘energetic’ 18-year-old stabbed to death in Birmingham

Family pays tribute to ‘energetic’ 18-year-old stabbed to death in Birmingham

Family pays tribute to ‘energetic’ 18-year-old stabbed to death in Birmingham

12 December 2021

Police are appealing for information after Yahya Sharif died on Friday.


‘What a joke’, ‘It can’t be right’: Lewis Hamilton pipped to Formula One title

‘What a joke’, ‘It can’t be right’: Lewis Hamilton pipped to Formula One title

‘What a joke’, ‘It can’t be right’: Lewis Hamilton pipped to Formula One title

12 December 2021

The British driver was overtaken by title rival Max Verstappen on the final lap of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.


UK authorities playing role of ‘executioner’ in Assange case, fiancee says

UK authorities playing role of ‘executioner’ in Assange case, fiancee says

UK authorities playing role of ‘executioner’ in Assange case, fiancee says

12 December 2021

Stella Moris said Julian Assange was left with a drooping right eyelid, memory problems and signs of neurological damage after a mini stroke.


Man arrested over disappearance of Petra Srncova released on bail

Man arrested over disappearance of Petra Srncova released on bail

Man arrested over disappearance of Petra Srncova released on bail

12 December 2021

Petra Srncova was last seen on November 28 after leaving the Evelina London Children’s Hospital where she worked as a nursing assistant.


Girl, 11, dies as chemicals discovered at block of flats

Girl, 11, dies as chemicals discovered at block of flats

Girl, 11, dies as chemicals discovered at block of flats

12 December 2021

A number of people are in hospital after reporting feeling unwell.


Government to crack down on fraudulent Universal Credit claims with £510m fund

Government to crack down on fraudulent Universal Credit claims with £510m fund

Government to crack down on fraudulent Universal Credit claims with £510m fund

12 December 2021

The Government will use the money to improve the DWP’s capacity to detect and catch benefit fraudsters.


Tributes paid to The Call Centre star Nev Wilshire

Tributes paid to The Call Centre star Nev Wilshire

Tributes paid to The Call Centre star Nev Wilshire

12 December 2021

The businessman found fame as the boss of the Swansea call centre at the heart of the BBC Three reality series The Call Centre.


Public advised to reduce contacts to avoid Covid-19 in run-up to Christmas

Public advised to reduce contacts to avoid Covid-19 in run-up to Christmas

Public advised to reduce contacts to avoid Covid-19 in run-up to Christmas

12 December 2021

People are also advised to take lateral flow tests before meeting others, wear a face covering and get vaccinated.


Nine-year-old entrepreneur brightens village with home-made Christmas trees

Nine-year-old entrepreneur brightens village with home-made Christmas trees

Nine-year-old entrepreneur brightens village with home-made Christmas trees

12 December 2021

Noah Last, from Trimley St Martin in Suffolk, wants to be a millionaire by the age of 30.


Gun recovered from scene of fatal shooting

Gun recovered from scene of fatal shooting

Gun recovered from scene of fatal shooting

12 December 2021

The police watchdog confirmed it has opened an investigation into the incident in Kensington on Saturday.


Daily rapid testing for double-jabbed Covid-19 contacts in England from Tuesday

Daily rapid testing for double-jabbed Covid-19 contacts in England from Tuesday

Daily rapid testing for double-jabbed Covid-19 contacts in England from Tuesday

12 December 2021

It is hoped the policy will protect the public by identifying asymptomatic cases and stopping the chains of transmission.


Protest vote could topple Tories in North Shropshire poll, Zahawi suggests

Protest vote could topple Tories in North Shropshire poll, Zahawi suggests

Protest vote could topple Tories in North Shropshire poll, Zahawi suggests

12 December 2021

The Education Secretary said voters could use Thursday’s by-election to ‘send a message’.


Naomie Harris: Huge star put his hand up my skirt during audition

Naomie Harris: Huge star put his hand up my skirt during audition

Naomie Harris: Huge star put his hand up my skirt during audition

12 December 2021

The actress recalled how film executives were present during the incident but did not intervene.


Continuing pandemic could cause older people’s mental health to deteriorate

Continuing pandemic could cause older people’s mental health to deteriorate

Continuing pandemic could cause older people’s mental health to deteriorate

12 December 2021

Charities say the pandemic has had a lasting effect on the mental health of older people and is calling for more support for them.


Julian Assange has stroke in prison due to ‘stress over future’, fiancee says

Julian Assange has stroke in prison due to ‘stress over future’, fiancee says

Julian Assange has stroke in prison due to ‘stress over future’, fiancee says

12 December 2021

The Wikileaks founder, 50, is said to have suffered a stroke at the time of a High Court appeal hearing about his extradition to the US.


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