Care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered weekly coronavirus tests from Monday, the government has announced. Those working for CQC-registered providers will receive weekly PCR tests to administer at home, which will help identify more asymptomatic cases and protect care users who are more vulnerable to the virus. Regular testing […]
No plans to follow Wales, says Johnson spokesman, as unions say England is ‘lagging behind’
Thousands of people have given their views on how they want the COVID-19 pandemic to be remembered across the UK. Last October, the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration launched a public consultation giving people across the UK the opportunity to say how they think the pandemic should be remembered, with possible suggestions including the adoption […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, where we can add that little bit of extra festive sparkle to our lives. And with reports of Christmas tree sales increasing by 24%[1] compared to this time last year, it’s the perfect time to get the tinsel out. What is more, Aldi predicts a sell-out year […]
Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first statement in Downing Street Good afternoon, I have just accepted Her Majesty The Queen’s kind invitation to form a new government. Let me pay tribute to my predecessor. Boris Johnson delivered Brexit, the Covid vaccine, and stood up to Russian aggression. History will see him as a hugely consequential Prime […]
Almost all of the eight million most vulnerable households across the UK will receive support of at least £1,200 this year, including a new one-off £650 cost of living payment The significant intervention includes a new, one-off £650 payment to more than 8 million low-income households on Universal Credit, Tax Credits, Pension Credit and legacy […]
Almost 28 million people will keep an extra £330 of their money on average next year, whilst 920,000 businesses are set to save almost £10,000 on average next year thanks to the change The 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance will be reversed from 6 November, the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced today (22 […]
Longer opening hours in England will help people return to our high streets safely when non-essential shops re-open from 12 April at the earliest. Extended daily opening hours for non-essential retail will continue – helping people return to our high streets safely, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has today (26 March 2021) confirmed. This will […]
Most deprived areas of England and Wales have 55.1 deaths per 100,000 people, compared with 25.3 in affluent areas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government must prioritise health funding for the most deprived regions in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis, politicians and public health experts have demanded, after new […]