CelebrityDigital SpyGMB's Kate Garraway says she's "physically low" as she shares Derek update
Kate shared a frank update on her husband's condition.
NewsThe IndependentCoronavirus: Vaccine rationed to north amid national supply issues, reports say
Delivery of doses to GPs in North East and Yorkshire will be halved next week
PoliticsThe IndependentRepublican Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against Joe Biden
Lawmaker’s stunt destined to go nowhere with Democratic controlled House and Senate
HealthThe IndependentLockdown could last until summer, No 10 warns as experts warn relaxation of rules could trigger new Covid wave
Scientists call for gradual and prolonged transition out of lockdown, arguing rules should not be eased until May at earliest
NewsThe TelegraphMichel Barnier warns there is still a risk of more Brexits in the future
Michel Barnier has warned that there is “always a risk” that other European countries will follow Brexit Britain and leave the EU. The EU’s chief negotiator said there was still “anger” against Brussels in many regions of Europe. He said that Brexit had exposed the dangers and consequences of leaving the bloc but said it was up to the EU to prove that membership of the bloc was worthwhile. “We have to draw the lessons of Brexit. We have to understand why 52 percent of the British people voted against Europe [...] ” It is obviously too late for the UK but it is not too late for the other member states,” Mr Barnier said. He said, “Today, in many regions, there is this anger, the same feeling against Europe, the same problem to understand what we’re doing at the European level,” he said. “We have to be vigilant because it is always a risk for the future,” he added, “This risk can be combated by the proof that it is clearly a better situation to be inside the EU than outside.” “Brexit has exposed the consequences of leaving the EU for all to see,” he said, ““Even though we have a deal the UK’s choices mean that there will be inevitable short-term and long-term consequences.” He added, “Together, we can build a Europe that not only protects but also inspires. A Europe that Europeans would never dream of leaving. “Why should we leave the EU debate to anti EU parties? For all those who believe in the European project this is not the time to sit back and to be complacent.” Mr Barnier said he had noted British plans to diverge from EU rules such as the Working Time Directive after Brexit. “We are not surprised because we are not naive,” Mr Barnier said. The important thing for the EU was that Britain’s new found regulatory freedom did not become “a tool for dumping against us.” If Britain was to undercut EU standards to gain an unfair competitive advantage over European businesses, Mr Barnier said, the bloc would not hesitate to use remedial measures, which could include tariffs, in the trade deal. “In that case we will use the tools included in the treaty,” he said. Mr Barnier is soon to step down as the EU’s chief negotiator to become a special advisor to Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. His focus will be on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and ratification of the Brexit trade deal. From March, he plans to return to French politics. He was speaking after being named European of the Year by the European Movement Ireland.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKKate Garraway says husband Derek Draper has been 'ravaged' by coronavirus
The presenter's husband has been in hospital since March last year.
HealthThe ConversationCoronavirus: why combining the Oxford vaccine with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine could make it more effective
Vaccines that use harmless viruses as a delivery mechanism are vulnerable to being attacked by our immune system – but experimenting with how they are given could get around this.
NewsReutersBritain, EU at odds over bloc's diplomatic status in UK after Brexit
Britain and the European Union are at odds over the British government's refusal to grant EU representatives' full diplomatic status in London after Brexit. An EU member state for 46 years, Britain voted in a 2016 referendum to leave, and completed its tortuous journey out of the bloc on Dec. 31, when Brexit fully took effect. The BBC reported that the Foreign Office was refusing to grant the same diplomatic status and privileges to EU Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida and his team as it gives to envoys of countries, on the basis that the EU is not a nation state.
HealthReutersToo early to say when COVID-19 lockdown will end, UK PM Johnson says
It is too early to say when the national coronavirus lockdown in England will end, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, as daily deaths from COVID-19 reach new highs and hospitals become increasingly stretched. A prevalence survey, known as REACT-1, suggested infections had not fallen in the first days of lockdown, though the government has said that the impact of national restrictions introduced on Jan. 5 was not yet reflected in the numbers. England's third national lockdown has seen bars, restaurants and schools mostly closed, with Johnson attributing a steep rise in cases at the end of last year to a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first detected in England.
NewsThe TelegraphSchools could open before Easter, says Gavin Williamson
Schools could open before Easter, Gavin Williamson has suggested, saying he will give a two-week warning to headteachers. The Education Secretary said he "would certainly hope" that children would be back in the classroom by early April, adding that he wants this to happen at the "earliest possible opportunity". It is the first time Mr Williamson has hinted at a possible timeline for the reopening of schools, and comes after Dr Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer, suggested schools in some parts of the country will reopen sooner than those in others. Primary and secondary schools were ordered to close at the start of the month to all but the children of key workers and the most vulnerable youngsters. Announcing the latest national lockdown on January 4, Boris Johnson said schools would need to remain shut until the February half-term at the earliest. On Thursday, Mr Williamson said a key factor in determining when schools could reopen would be whether pressures on the NHS had eased sufficiently. He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that headteachers will be given "absolutely proper notice" about when they need to prepare to reopen, adding that a "clear two-week notice period" will be factored in so schools have time to prepare for pupils' return. "Schools were the last to close, schools will be the first to open," the Education Secretary said. "I want to see that as soon as the scientific and health advice is there to open at the earliest possible stage, and I would certainly hope that that would be before Easter. "Any decision to reopen schools to all children – as all decisions in terms of schools – will be based on the best health advice and the best scientific advice."
NewsThe IndependentLiz Truss admits Brexit contributed to food shortages, contradicting Cabinet colleague
‘Of course there was always going to be a period of adjustment for businesses,’ says Liz Truss
NewsThe GuardianLondon buses turned into ambulances to ease Covid strain
London buses turned into ambulances to ease Covid strain. Exclusive: Adapted single-deckers with seats removed and oxygen onboard will transfer patients
PoliticsThe IndependentTed Cruz slams Biden for rejoining climate crisis agreement ‘for Paris citizens’
Texas senator appears to believe accord only benefits residents of French capital and attracts vicious rebuke from comedian Seth Rogen over role in inciting Capitol riot
NewsPA Media: UK NewsPM warns more lives will be lost as UK records deadliest day of pandemic
Boris Johnson said ‘the light will only really begin to dawn as we get those vaccinations out’.
NewsYahoo News UKInteractive map shows how many new COVID cases there are in your area
Knowsley in Merseyside currently has the highest rate of new coronavirus infections, with a seven-day rolling rate of 1,136 cases per 100,000 people.
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Duchess of Cambridge speaks with frontline nurses
The Duchess of Cambridge has hailed the vital role that nurses are playing in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. Kate spoke with two retired nurses who had returned to the NHS to support vaccination of care home residents, as well as those working in hospitals caring for the critically ill.
NewsThe IndependentStorm Christoph: Police say onlookers driving to ‘see the floods’ as thousands evacuate homes
Officers in North Wales say ‘people who do not live locally’ are travelling to area hit by heavy rainfall
HealthThe TelegraphCoronavirus vaccines saved after emergency operation launched at manufacturing site hit by floodwater
Thousands of vials of the Oxford / Astrazeneca vaccine were saved during an “urgent” mission by council staff following flooding at an industrial estate in Wales. Heavy rain caused by Storm Christoph led to standing water surrounding buildings at Wockhardt's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wrexham, and a call for help was put out on Wednesday evening. The Telegraph can reveal that other sites where the vaccine is manufactured are near areas which have flood warnings, and government sources said there were "concerns around vaccine deployment". The leader of Wrexham County Borough said that authorities worked "through the night" to ensure that the site was not overwhelmed by flood water, using a team of six staff, a number of sandbags and two water pumps. Mark Pritchard told the Telegraph: "We got a phone call last night from the company who were concerned about rising water."
PoliticsThe Independent‘That’s not how you unify’: Pelosi plows ahead with Trump impeachment trial as Biden urges unity
‘We must remember,' speaker says of deadly 6 January riots
NewsYahoo News UKChart shows how quickly the UK is vaccinating compared with the rest of the world
Israel is currently the only country to have vaccinated more than a third of the population.
HealthFrance 24French doctors unsure of Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness for immunocompromised
Health professionals in France are concerned about the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines on their patients whose immune systems are weakened, for instance by chemotherapy since clinical trials for the vaccines did not focus on immunocompromised patients. Like many people with immune systems weakened by disease or chemotherapy, Delphine welcomes the idea of a new Covid-19 vaccine.Since March of last year, Delphine and her seven-year-old daughter have mostly kept to themselves, avoiding social occasions with friends and loved ones. She’s now eager to regain some measure of normalcy. “The vaccine brings hope, to protect us and protect those who are close to us,” Delphine explains.But health professionals worry about the effectiveness of the vaccines on immunocompromised people. Specialists estimate that vaccines are only about 30% effective for cancer patients.While the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines have so far proven over 90% effective in the general population, immunocompromised patients have been overlooked in clinical trials.
NewsThe TelegraphWorld’s deadliest day as more than 17,000 people die from Covid
The Covid-19 pandemic has again claimed a new record for its deadliest day, as the number of reported global deaths topped 17,500 on Wednesday. Covid-19 continues to rage around the world despite the start of vaccination campaigns according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The January 20 toll beat the previous record from 12 days earlier and came as both the UK and the US reported heavy daily tallies of deaths. The UK government reported 1,820 deaths on the same day, its most yet, and America reported another 4,229 virus-related fatalities, its second highest daily total. The early stages of vaccine campaigns have yet to tame the winter wave tearing through the northern hemisphere. Governments have warned of more heavy death tolls before anything gets better. A widely watched model from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) predicts global deaths staying at a similar level for the next week or so, before dropping in early February. America continues to record the worst outbreak in the world and a forecast from the Centers for Disease Control estimated that the US death toll could hit 508,000 by February 13. Mexico, another of the world's most badly hit countries, recorded a second consecutive day of Covid-19 deaths topping 1,500. The World Health Organization's most recent weekly analysis said some 4.7 million new cases were reported in the week to Sunday, January 17, a decline of six per cent from the previous week. Yet the number of new deaths had climbed to a record high at 93 000, up nine per cent from the previous week. Joe Biden's new administration meanwhile said it would join the WHO's international scheme to deliver vaccines to poorer countries, after Donald Trump quit the agency and shunned the Covax initiative. Dr Anthony Fauci, told the WHO on Thursday that the new White House would remain a member of the UN agency. “This is a good day for WHO and a good day for global health,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “WHO is a family of nations and we are all glad that the US is staying in the family,” he added. The first consignments of vaccines paid for under the Covax scheme are due to be shipped in February. “We welcome the decision by the United States to join the Covax facility, because vaccinating our own populations is not enough scientifically or morally,” Britain's ambassador, Julian Braithwaite, told the WHO board. “We need a global vaccination campaign if we are to overcome this global pandemic.” Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
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Underwater camera shows kingfisher diving from above to catch its next meal
A dramatic fish-eye view shows life from beneath the surface - as a hidden underwater camera captures the moment a kingfisher dives from above to catch its next meal. The hidden GoPro camera shows the last peaceful seconds of the fish swimming along beneath the water's glassy surface - just before one of them becomes lunch for the agile kingfisher. The tiny bird, which measures no taller than 20cm, is captured from two different angles as it prepares to swiftly dive down into the water to scoop up an unsuspecting fish. Wildlife photographer Will Hall, 26, stood and watched with his DSLR camera at the ready as the female bird perched on a tree branch just above the water, surveying the still surface below her. Filmed on 15th December 2020
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Protesters Vandalize Democratic Party Headquarters in Portland
The Oregon Democratic Party headquarters in Portland was vandalized on Wednesday, January 20, during a protest that coincided with the inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States.Footage shared by Julio Rosas shows protesters smashing windows next to walls graffitied with messages, including some critical of Biden. “Some of them had a hard time breaking the windows,” Rosas wrote in a Twitter caption.Officers made multiple arrests before the group dispersed on its own, according to the Portland Police. Another gathering was planned later that evening at Caruthers Parks, they said. Credit: Julio Rosas via Storyful
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