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Updated Cold Weather Alert Issued By Public Health England
Public Health England (PHE) has issued a cold weather alert for first thing Thursday 21 January to 9am on Monday 25 January for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. The Met Office has forecast that the arrival of Storm Christoph will bring severe cold weather with icy…
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Flood Warnings Increase As Storm Christoph Brings More Rain
The Environment Agency is urging people to sign up to flood warnings and to check the latest safety advice as more heavy rain is forecast in parts of England. Heavy rain from Storm Christoph falling on already saturated ground has continued to affect parts of northern, central and eastern England, leading…
5:28 PM 20th January 2021
Cold Weather Alert Issued By Public Health England - 15 January 2021
Regular updates on cold weather and how to stay well during low temperatures. Public Health England has put a new cold weather alert in place until 9am Monday 18 January for much of the country. Frost and ice, and a chance of snow on Saturday, is expected in the North East, North…
4:59 PM 15th January 2021
Boiler Company Helps Heat People Experiencing Homelessness
Yorkshire boiler company Boiler Central is partnering with national homeless charity, Crisis throughout January to raise essential funds. The campaign will see Boiler Central donate two per cent of profits for all sales made throughout January, to the charity. In a show of support, Boiler Central staff and some dedicated customers…
5:15 PM 20th January 2021
Prime Minister's Statement On Coronavirus (Covid-19): 15 January 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference. Good afternoon. As you know, this country is engaged in the biggest and fastest vaccination programme in our history, and the chances are that you know someone personally who has already received a vaccine. But it would be fatal if this…
9:44 PM 15th January 2021
Massive New Flood Gate Fitted In York
A new replacement gate is being air-lifted into place at the Foss Barrier next week, marking a major milestone in a £38m upgrade that will reduce flood risk to around 1,200 properties in York. Work to remove the existing lifting gate and install a taller one starts on Monday 18 January…
6:16 PM 15th January 2021
After The Year 2020 Is Blue Monday The Worst Day Of The Year?
When is Blue Monday? In 2021 the date of Blue Monday is Monday 18 January. The third Monday in January has been given the title of 'Blue Monday'. This is because Christmas and New Year are over, the weather is cold, nights are dark, resolutions broken and unpaid credit card bills start…
9:00 AM 15th January 2021
Travel From South American Destinations, Portugal, Panama And Cape Verde Banned To Prevent Spread Of New Variant
New travel restrictions from 4am Friday 15 January on passengers arriving in England from South American destinations, Portugal, Panama and Cape Verde. entry to the UK banned for passengers arriving from destinations across South (and Central) America, Portugal, Panama and Cape Verde from Friday 15 January at…
8:00 PM 14th January 2021
Mandatory Covid-19 Testing Introduced To Bolster Border Measures
International arrivals required to prove negative COVID-19 test result before departure for England. all international arrivals to England, including UK nationals, required to present a negative COVID-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure passengers will be subject to an immediate fine…
11:16 AM 14th January 2021
Landmark Reform Of Mental Health Laws
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Major reform of Mental Health Act will empower individuals to have more control over their treatment and deliver on a key manifesto commitment. Reforms will deliver parity between mental and physical health services and put patients’ views at the centre of their care. …
12:59 PM 13th January 2021
International Travel Update, 11 January 2021
Written statement to Parliament from Department for Transport From 4am on 15 January 2021, the government will be introducing pre-departure testing requirements for all inbound passengers to England. Last week, the Prime Minister announced that the government had made the difficult but necessary decision to introduce a new national lockdown. Both globally and…
11:41 AM 12th January 2021
Boots Is Preparing To Start Covid-19 Vaccinations In Its Halifax Pharmacy This Week
Colleague training and clinical preparations are underway at Boots’ first vaccination site in Halifax, due to open later this week. The first Boots mass vaccination site, which will be administering the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will operate from purpose-built facilities in its Halifax pharmacy. Two additional vaccination sites in Huddersfield and Gloucester will…
9:33 PM 11th January 2021
Statement From Secretary Of State For Health And Social Care, Matt Hancock On Testing And Vaccinations
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care shares thoughts on vaccines, testing and the R number. We begin 2021 knowing that vaccines are our way out of this pandemic. Human ingenuity and phenomenal scientific advances make it a case of when, not if, we will return back to normal…
10:12 PM 10th January 2021
Bradford Royal Infirmary Nurse Pleads With People To Obey The Lockdown Rules
Marianne Downey
An intensive care nurse at Bradford Royal Infirmary has pleaded with the public to stick to lockdown rules as the number of patients being admitted to hospital rises. Marianne Downey, a critical care matron revealed staff had been overwhelmed by gifts from the public – but the best gift of all…
9:10 AM 9th January 2021
Cold Weather Alert - 8 January 2021
Regular updates on cold weather and how to stay well during low temperatures. Public Health England (PHE) has extended the cold weather alert until 9am Monday 11 January for all regions of England. Severe cold weather will continue over the weekend with the severest conditions moving from the North to the West…
3:41 PM 8th January 2021
Mandatory Covid-19 Testing Introduced To Bolster Border Measures
International arrivals required to prove negative COVID-19 test result before departure for England. all international arrivals to England, including UK nationals, required to present a negative COVID-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure passengers will be subject to an immediate fine of £500 if they…
12:50 PM 8th January 2021
NHS Patients To Receive Life-saving Covid-19 Treatments That Could Cut Hospital Time By 10 Days
Clinical trial results show the drugs reduce risk of death by 24% for critically ill patients and time spent in intensive care by up to 10 days. Patients in intensive care units across the UK are to receive potentially life-saving treatments for COVID-19 Government…
12:43 PM 8th January 2021
Coronavirus Testing For Hauliers To Continue Following Decision By French Government
Requirement for hauliers needing to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of leaving the UK for France to continue. Current testing arrangements for hauliers crossing the Channel - where they must have had a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours of crossing - are set to continue following a decision…
12:33 PM 8th January 2021
Flu Vaccine Uptake Among Over 65s Highest On Record
Over 80% of those aged 65 and over in England have received the flu vaccine so far this year – the highest uptake ever achieved. NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England (PHE) and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care are thanking NHS staff for their incredible…
10:22 AM 8th January 2021
Prime Minister's Statement On Coronavirus (Covid-19): 5 January 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference. Good afternoon, I want to update everybody about vaccines because across this entire country today there are people – everybody - making another huge sacrifice. Teachers and pupils coping with online learning Businesses who have borne the brunt of successive lockdowns and, of…
8:35 PM 5th January 2021
PM Call With Prime Minister Modi: 5 January 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Prime Minister Modi. The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Modi this morning, to express his regret that he will be unable to visit India later this month as planned. In light of the national lockdown announced last night, and the speed at which the new…
3:57 PM 5th January 2021
Self Assessment Deadline: Less Than A Month To Go
Around 55% of Self Assessment customers have already filed their return, and HMRC is urging others to do so by 31 January. Around 5.4 million Self Assessment customers have less than a month to complete their tax return, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today (5 January 2021), ahead of the…
2:58 PM 5th January 2021
Prime Minister Announces National Lockdown
The Prime Minister has announced a national lockdown and instructed people to stay at home to control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives. The decision follows a rapid rise in infections, hospital admissions and case rates across the country, and our hospitals are now under more pressure than they…
11:36 AM 5th January 2021
Prime Minister's Address To The Nation: 4 January 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's address to the nation on coronavirus on 4 January 2021. Since the pandemic began last year, the whole United Kingdom has been engaged in a great national effort to fight Covid. And there is no doubt that in fighting the old variant of the virus, our collective…
10:40 PM 4th January 2021
COVID-19 Alert Level: Update From The UK Chief Medical Officers
A joint statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) recommending that the UK COVID-19 alert level move from level 4 to level 5. "Following advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and in the light of the most recent data, the 4 UK Chief Medical Officers and NHS England…
7:25 PM 4th January 2021
Green Boost For Regions To Cut Industry Carbon Emissions
Six projects across the UK will today receive a share of £8 million in government funding as part of a drive to create the world’s first net-zero emissions industrial zone by 2040. Projects in the West Midlands, Tees Valley, North West, Humber, Scotland and South Wales win…
4:35 PM 2nd January 2021
Tampon Tax Abolished From Today
The ‘tampon tax’ has been abolished - with a zero rate of VAT applying to women’s sanitary products coming into effect today (1 January 2021). tampon tax abolished - from today (1 Jan 2021) VAT no longer applies to women’s sanitary products part of…
2:52 PM 1st January 2021
Prime Minister's New Year's Message: 31 December 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's New Year's message. Well folks we are coming to the end of 2020. The year in which the Government was forced to tell people how to live their lives, how long to wash their hands, how many households could meet together. And a year in which we lost too…
8:10 PM 31st December 2020
Government Encourages People To Stay Home On New Year's Eve
With New Year’s Eve approaching, the government has launched a campaign urging people to act like they have the virus and to stay at home The public will be reminded of the rapidly rising rate of coronavirus infections, asymptomatic transmission, and pressures facing NHS hospitals …
10:41 AM 31st December 2020
Are We Ready For 2021?
The countdown is on - it is New Year's Eve (the last day of 2020) and the first day of 2021 and a new year (New Year's Day) is only a few hours away. Big Ben will strike at midnight but millions have been told to "stay at home" and…
10:00 AM 31st December 2020
Formal Tiering Review Update: 30 December 2020
More areas move to Tier 4 to limit the spread of the virus as case rates rise across the country. The Midlands, North East, parts of the North West and parts of the South West among those escalated to Tier 4, with almost all remaining areas escalated to Tier…
4:14 PM 30th December 2020
Statement On The Approval Of The Oxford/Astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine For Use In The UK
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has made the following statement on the approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “A global pandemic requires global solutions. The UK and its scientific expertise is a key part of the international fight against coronavirus and thanks to hard work at Oxford…
12:52 PM 30th December 2020
Oxford University/Astrazeneca Vaccine Authorised By UK Medicines Regulator
Update from the Government about the Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for use. This follows rigorous clinical trials and a thorough analysis of the data by experts at the MHRA,…
12:34 PM 30th December 2020
UK And Turkey Sign Trade Deal
The UK and Turkey have locked in tariff-free trading arrangements, which will support the UK's trading relationship worth £18.6 billion in 2019, and committed to working towards a more ambitious trade agreement in the future. The UK and Turkey secure trade agreement in major win for UK automotive,…
5:15 PM 29th December 2020
Cold Weather Update - 29 December 2020
Regular updates on cold weather and how to stay well during low temperatures. The Met Office has forecast that the current spell of cold weather is likely to affect all regions of England and will last until 9am on Friday January 1. All areas are likely to see cold, overnight conditions, with…
3:57 PM 29th December 2020
2,700 Tax Returns Sent In On Christmas Day
More than 2,700 customers filed their Self Assessment tax return on Christmas Day, HMRC can reveal. The Self Assessment deadline is on 31 January 2021. Customers can complete their tax returns online ahead of the deadline at a time that suits them. Every year, HMRC sees thousands of customers using the…
3:27 PM 29th December 2020
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Latest Situation
New housing measures came into force in England, Scotland and Wales on 14 December. The Chief Veterinary Officers for England, Scotland and Wales have agreed to bring in new measures to help protect poultry and captive birds, following a number of cases of avian influenza in both wild and captive birds…
10:55 AM 28th December 2020
MP Responds To More Flooding In York
River Ouse in flood, York - photo Chris Buckridge
On the heels of the 5th anniversary of the 2015 devastating floods, the MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell, has once again shared her frustration as York experiences its third flood over 4m this year. The Viking Recorder is saying that the River Ouse is likely to peak at 4m…
8:56 PM 27th December 2020
Environment Agency Working Day And Night To Reduce Flood Impact
The Environment Agency is urging people to sign up to flood warnings and to check the latest safety advice The Environment Agency is warning communities to stay vigilant while flood risk continues for the next few days in parts of England, with ongoing flooding expected in some areas due to recent…
5:32 PM 27th December 2020
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