Month: January 2021

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been accused by her predecessor Alex Salmond of submitting evidence to a parliamentary inquiry that is “simply untrue”. A spokesperson for the first minister has said she “entirely rejects” the claims and accused Mr Salmond of “spinning false conspiracy theories”. Mr Salmond claims she attended a meeting at which
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Donald Trump has said he will not be going to president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration later this month. The outgoing US president tweeted: “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.” Mr Trump is expected to travel to his Florida resort ahead of the inauguration, according
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Brisbane has entered a three-day lockdown after a cleaner at a quarantine hotel was diagnosed with the COVID-19 variant first identified in the UK. Australia’s third largest city – and its surrounding areas – will also see the introduction of compulsory face masks for the first time, the Queensland state government said. Queensland chief health
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Boris Johnson has been slammed by MPs for being too secretive about the scientific advice that informed lockdowns and the tier system in England. The prime minister has been warned that transparency is essential for allowing scrutiny of scientists’ advice and promoting public confidence in lockdown decisions. The warning comes in a hard-hitting report by
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The government has been urged to listen to the concerns of GPs over the rollout of COVID vaccines in order to avoid “frustrating and demoralising” doctors and “confusing and disappointing” patients. On Thursday, GP surgeries across England received their first doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and began administering them to patients. However, the GP surgery
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