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December 14, 2021

Omicron infections hit 200,000 a day as booster effort marred by glitches

Omicron infections in the UK hit an estimated 200,000 yesterday and the super-contagious variant will become the dominant strain of coronavirus in London within days, it has been revealed.

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Johnson's ‘address to the nation' was arguably low point of a terrible week

No parties in Downing Street on Sunday night, as far as we know. More of a sombre affair, really. Just the prime minister, having a desk moved into a doorway to record one of his “address to the nation” jobs (it’s still not clear why he does this).

3 mins

Make teachers priority for booster jabs, scientists say

Rapid transmission of omicron expected within schools

3 mins

Tory rebels expected to tally 80 in Covid ‘plan B' vote

Boris Johnson is facing the biggest revolt of his premiership from backbench Conservatives as MPs prepare to vote on “plan B” measures, including Covid passes for large venues, the extension of mandatory face masks and changes to self-isolation rules.

3 mins

PM claims he ‘certainly broke no rules' during quiz

Boris Johnson has claimed he did not break Covid rules in place during the run-up to last Christmas by hosting a Christmas quiz for staff at Downing Street.

2 mins

Davey: By-election in safe Tory seat on a knife edge

A crucial by-election in an ultra-safe Conservative constituency is on a “knife edge”, according to the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, who claimed traditional Tory voters feel they have been “taken for granted”.

3 mins

Patel faces legal action over Windrush pay out failures

Priti Patel is facing legal action for the Windrush Compensation Scheme’s failure to pay out to victims – with just 5 per cent receiving money in the four years since the scandal came to light.

3 mins

North and South Korea set to agree end to 70-year war

North and South Korea, the US and China have agreed to declare a formal end to the Korean war, a conflict that ended in an unstable armistice in 1953. South Korean president Moon Jae-in said the four countries had made a pact “in principle” to officially announce the war was over.

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