The PM is “hoping to avoid” another national lockdown, but nearly 90% of hospital beds are full.
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Tests carried out for the BBC show herbal remedy Coronil offers no protection from coronavirus.
Read More »Employers back requirement for large firms to disclose ethnicity pay gaps
A government report seen by the BBC suggests strong support for large firms having to publish the data.
Read More »Covid: Millions prepare for move to toughest tier 3 rules
More than two-thirds of England’s population will be in tier three from Saturday.
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Packaging firm co-owned by Mohsin and Zuber Issa was prosecuted after a series of injuries
Read More »Brexit: Trade talks in ‘a serious situation’ says Boris Johnson
The PM and the EU Commission head speak again by phone, and acknowledge differences remain.
Read More »Long Covid: Hospital patients to get checks at six weeks
Official guidance has identified 28 common symptoms like dizziness, breathlessness and chest pain.
Read More »Electric cars will leave hole in tax revenues, says Treasury
The Treasury says taxes must rise or services cut to compensate for the loss of fuel tax income.
Read More »Openreach creating 5,300 new jobs to speed fibre rollout
The wholesale internet division of BT has been told to speed up the rollout of ultra-fast connections.
Read More »Staggered return in January for England’s secondary schools
A staggered start for secondary school pupils in England next term is being announced.
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