England will enter a stricter three-tiered system of coronavirus restrictions when the national lockdown ends on 2 December, Downing Street has confirmed. Boris Johnson is expected to reveal his plan for winter – including how families can mix with different households at Christmas
Donald Trump appears to have admitted that coronavirus is “running wild” across the US, in contrast with his statements throughout the election campaign that the country was “rounding the turn” on the pandemic. As new Covid infections in the US approached 200,000 a
Schools in England are facing an exodus of headteachers, with almost half considering leaving the profession after the pandemic, according to a new survey. Headteachers interviewed by the Guardian said they were stressed and exhausted because of the enormous pressures of dealing with
with gyms in England closed for the second time this year, neighbourly relations may have been strained by YouTube workouts and online high-intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions. Is that thundering on the floor in the flat above ever going to stop, or
In the pandemic, our eyes are working harder than ever. With the majority of our communication nonverbal, and all but the upper third of our faces covered by masks, we are more reliant on them to express tone, emotion and even individuality,
An arthritis drug has reportedly been found to cut deaths by two-thirds in elderly Covid patients – with doctors claiming thousands of lives could be saved. The daily pill has been noted as a possibly powerful tool in fighting the virus, which
More than 60 leading retailers in the UK have said shops that are not allowed to trade before Christmas may never reopen. The group, comprised of business leaders from companies including Harvey Nichols, Burberry and Marks & Spencer, has called for all
Around 50 Conservative MPs have formed a backbench group to fight any further lockdowns, arguing they “risk being worse than the disease”. The Covid Recovery Group demands that Boris Johnson publish a cost-benefit analysis of the economic and wider health costs of restrictions continuing beyond the 2 December expiry
Deputy chief medical officer Professor Van-Tam dismissed the idea that England would be able to return to normality by spring following the announcement of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine’s success. During a briefing on Wednesday morning, Professor Van-Tam admitted that at this stage he and
GP services will be cut back well into 2021 so family doctors can immunise millions of people against coronavirus at new seven-day-a-week clinics, NHS England has said. Health leaders warned that surgeries will not be able to offer their full range of care for patients
