Jason Kelk, 49, had spent more than a year in intensive care at St James' Hospital in Leeds after contracting coronavirus in March 2020. Mrs Kelk said her husband had made the "very brave decision" two weeks ago that he would end his treatment because "he didn't want to live like this anymore".
Israel has said it will give up to 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to the Palestinian Authority to help boost its vaccination programme under a deal to share shots. Under the terms of the deal, announced by the office of new Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, the PA will agree to give Israel a reciprocal number of Pfizer-BioNTech doses from one of its own shipments later this year. “Israel will transfer to the Palestinian Authority 1-1.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine,” said a statement from Bennett’s office.
Three people are dead and two are missing after a group of nine people, all believed to be from the same family, went missing after floating down a river on inflatable rings and dropping over the edge of a dam. Four of the group were rescued and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the tragedy on the Dan River in North Carolina, Rockingham County emergency services director Rodney Cates said. Mr Cates also said that a Duke Energy employee who saw some of the tubers called 911 to report what was happening.
Some sporadic showers are also forecast for Scotland.
Gunman shoots at man with two children in line of fire
A bisexual student was left bloodied and bruised in a horrific “unprovoked homophobic attack” after he was seen dancing with a friend.
England couldn't get away quick enough, while Scotland stayed to sing. Around the stadium for hours before kick-off, England supporters had belted out chorus after chorus of "Scotland get battered everywhere they go". Red flares were set off as fans, many wearing kilts and draped in Scotland flags sang and cheered in the popular tourist spot.
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Each negative test would allow them to carry on as normal for 24 hours before taking another test the following day, The Times reports. “So of course it is an attractive option if shown to be safe.” Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, said that other countries are already sparing people from self-isolation if they have been double jabbed.
Ben Nunn is quitting as the Labour leader’s director of communications.
The Metropolitan Police said 18 males had been arrested as part of the overall policing operation.
Jason Kelk was admitted to hospital in March 2020. He remained there until Friday when he was taken to a hospice.
The Environment Agency has issued 39 flood alerts, where flooding is possible, in several areas across England.
Loyalists are taking to the streets of Northern Ireland on an almost weekly basis to demand Boris Johnson scraps the Irish Sea border. Jamie Bryson organised this rally. "But if they want to have peace and stability in Northern Ireland, then they're going to have to make a change to the partition of the United Kingdom."
President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party will hold its congress Saturday ahead of September parliamentary elections that come amid a sweeping crackdown on the beleaguered opposition.
The composer's decision to withdraw his production of Cinderella was "baffling" and left ministers "bemused," a Whitehall source said on Friday. The pandemic has had a catastrophic financial impact on the theatre industry and many have remained closed despite the ease in COVID-19 restrictions as it is not financially viable for them to open with reduced capacities. The peer, 73, had previously provisionally registered to take part in the plan and earlier this week Boris Johnson said they were having talks and would "do whatever we can to be helpful".
The government is considering dropping forced self-isolation for those who have had two coronavirus jabs, Sky News understands. Sky's political correspondent Rob Powell said it was "early days but the idea is being discussed in Westminster and people would instead have to take daily tests". Powell said the idea of offering more privileges to people who've had two jabs "is clearly in the ascendancy".
Dame Joan Collins had an abortion in the 1960s, while she was engaged to Hollywood actor Warren Beatty.
The former Spice Girl was shocked to see so many of her belongings appear as part of an online auction.
Sir Keir Starmer's top spin doctor has quit after Labour suffered another poor by-election result in which the party lost its deposit. Ben Nunn announced he was stepping down as the opposition leader's director of communications, after the party trailed in fourth behind the Green Party in the Chesham and Amersham poll. The departure of the top aide represents another blow to Sir Keir after Labour picked up 622 votes in the by-election securing just 1.6% of the vote - down from 12.9% at the last general election.
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