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Lockdown Hits Minorities Hardest, Says Health Report

Coronavirus lockdowns disproportionately affect ethnic minorities, an official assessment has found as the government considers new restrictions.

Covid With Double Jab Could Create A Super-Immunity

People who catch Covid after having two vaccine doses could develop even better immunity against the virus, new research suggests.

PM Won't Rule Out New Covid Controls

Boris meets with experts in bid to curb omicron spread

Ministers Are Not Following The Science With Covid Plan

After a weekend of speculation, leaked plans and Westminster gossip, the government has opted to stick with the status quo for the time being.

Grave Concern At Hong Kong Election

THE UK and four other nations have issued a joint statement expressing their “grave concerns” after pro-Beijing candidates claimed a victory in Hong Kong's Legislative Council elections.

Whitewash Talk Is Not Just Bravado - It's A Real Possibility

Five-nil now has a life of its own. Whenever England come to Australia for an Ashes tour, it has become traditional to speculate about the prospect of a series whitewash.

Tesla Chief Musk Says He Will Pay $11Bn In Taxes This Year

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and the chief executive of the electric car company Tesla, has said he will pay more than $11bn in tax this year - which could be a record amount of annual tax paid by a single person.

Radical Promise President-Elect On Mission To Free Chile From Pinochet's Legacy

Four months ago, 35-year-old Gabriel Boric confounded the polls to claim victory in a presidential primary he had barely been old enough to compete in.

Young People Get Creative In Competition Celebrating Black Britons

Dame Kelly Holmes, Stormzy, Mary Seacole and George Bridgetower are some of the figures honoured in a competition that sets young people the challenge of creatively celebrating great black Britons.

Delay On Curbs New Year' Too Late To Make A Difference

Scientists have reacted with dismay to Boris Johnson's decision not to impose fresh restrictions to curb the spread of Omicron, emphasising that waiting until the new year would "almost certainly be too late to have a material impact on the epidemic”.

NHS 'Broke Drug Pledge' For Smokers And People With Severe Asthma

A promise to ensure people with severe asthma and smokers who want to quit can get the drugs they need has been broken by ministers and the NHS, a health service report reveals.

Thug Collapsed & Died After Setting Up Horrific Crime

Cyril McGuinness' career in crime culminated in orchestrating the abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney.

Maura: Lockdown Move Worked Out Well For Me

RTE star Maura Derrane changed her life during the pandemic and says she's thankful "it all worked out well".

Clubs On Red Alert Over Lockdown

Every club in Scottish football was placed back on Covid red alert last night as fears grow that the new Omicron strain might send the game back into lockdown.

Ukraine Is Set For Guerrilla Warfare

US plan to stop Russia advance

Queen's Quiet Xmas

Her Majesty cancels plans amid national confusion...PM refuses to clarify what new rules are on the cards.

Second Worst Diet In Europe

Blobby Brits have one of the worst diets in Europe.

Boff: I'll Prove Life Is On Mars

Rover mission to find alien signs

Kate Congratulates Emma As BBC Win Seals Epic Year

ROYAL tennis fans the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge served up congratulations for Emma Raducanu yesterday after she was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

BBC's Laura Votes To Leave Top Politics Job After Seven Years

LAURA Kuenssberg has confirmed she is stepping down as the BBC’s political editor in April after seven years – but she is staying with the corporation.

Anti-Vaxxers Must Face Consequences Of Their Selfishness

If you’re paying even the slightest attention to the news it’s impossible to escape a barrage of statistics. But in recent days two figures leapt out at me.

Cruise Brits Face Christmas In New York Quarantine

UP TO 1,000 passengers on the Queen Mary 2 face Christmas in isolation after a Covid outbreak during their cruise from Southampton to New York.

New Covid Measures Before Christmas Not Ruled Out

NEW coronavirus measures before Christmas have not been ruled out by the Health Secretary, who said there are “no guarantees” following a “sobering analysis” from scientific advisers warning about the threat from Omicron.

Biden Has His Own Headache Over Coronavirus Mandates

Not unlike Boris Johnson's government – although without the scandal surrounding Christmas parties – Joe Biden's administration is trying to plot a way through a likely winter surge in Covid-19 cases, with the Omicron variant complicating matters.

Omicron Most Dominant Covid-19 Strain In Ireland

Omicron is now the dominant Covid-19 strain in Ireland, health officials have said. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has estimated that approximately 52 per cent of reported cases are now due to the Omicron variant.

More Delays As Airport Under 'Severe Pressure'

Security queues continue amid huge rise in passenger numbers

Dorries Ousted From Tory WhatsApp Group For Calling Prime Minister A ‘Hero'

Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has been removed from a WhatsApp group of Conservative MPs after praising Boris Johnson, it has been reported.

Truss Takes Over Brexit Role Left By Lord Frost Departure

Liz Truss has been drafted in to take over negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland protocol following the dramatic resignation of Lord Frost. The foreign secretary, who is widely seen as a possible contender in a future Tory leadership race, will be given an expanded brief, taking responsibility for the UK’s relationship with the bloc with immediate effect, No 10 announced yesterday.

Crowds Flock To Kabul Passport Office In Bid To Flee Taliban Rule

Hundreds of people have braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan's capital to queue outside the passport office, a day after the Taliban government announced it would resume issuing travel documents.

Hit Hong Kong 'Patriot' Election Turnout Could Be Record Low

Hong Kong's first "patriots only” legislative election yesterday was marked by what could be a record low turnout - reflecting what critics said was widespread disapproval of recent changes to the electoral system and the wider national security crackdown in the city.