The Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Philip – has died, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning
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The government has refused to confirm whether foreign holidays will be permitted from 17 May – and where Britons will be able to travel without self-isolating on their return. A traffic light system is going to be introduced to categorise countries based on risk, and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says the UK will work with
The sister of a man who died from a blood clot after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has said she is “very angry” but still “strongly” believes people should have the vaccine. Solicitor Neil Astles, 59, died on Sunday after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on 17 March, his sister Alison Astles, who is a pharmacist, said.
COVID-19 cases in England fell by about 60% from February to March - but the latest data suggests that this decline is now “levelling off”. The latest REACT study suggests infection rates are now at a level last seen in early September – and are nearly the same as the end of the first lockdown last
The UK’s medicines regulator will address blood clot concerns over the Oxford vaccine in a news conference this afternoon. The briefing, together with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, will be held at the Department of Health at 3pm. Use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab for younger Britons has been reviewed following concerns at the
Almost 25% of Britons are unwilling to change key habits that would help tackle climate change, an exclusive poll for Sky News suggests. The survey, conducted by YouGov, asked participants what they would be prepared to do in order to reduce the country’s carbon emissions. While 20% said they would be willing to see substantial
Boris Johnson has not “given up” on allowing Britons to jet abroad from 17 May as he raised the prospect of holidaymakers being able to use cheaper and faster COVID tests on their return to the UK. Under the prime minister’s roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions, international travel without a reasonable excuse will not be
Police in Northern Ireland came under attack for a third night in a row as tensions spiralled into violence across the region. Petrol bombs and bricks were thrown at officers in the loyalist areas of Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus in County Antrim on Sunday night, the PSNI said. It came after 30 petrol bombs were hurled
Free, rapid twice-weekly COVID-19 testing for everyone in England is being promised by the government – starting this Friday. It is aimed at people without symptoms, because one in three people with coronavirus don’t have them and may be spreading the virus unwittingly. The government says the offer is currently for England only and the
Boris Johnson is poised to announce pilots of either “vaccine passports” or before-and-after testing at nine entertainment venues from mid-April. COVID status passes have been used in China since last spring to manage infections, and as the vaccine rolls out, Israel has also been an early supporter of the concept. But with a historically sceptical
Boris Johnson is poised to announce some Easter Monday good news, with home and away lockdown-easing moves as part of his COVID roadmap to freedom. At home, he is launching nine “vaccine passport” pilots from mid-April, including three football showpieces at Wembley, and four night-time entertainment trials in Liverpool. And away, he is preparing for
Seven people have died from blood clots after taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in the UK. The UK medicines regulator confirmed that of the 18.1 million people given the Oxford jab, 30 had gone on to have blood clots – and as of 24 March, seven of those had died. The Medicines and Healthcare Products
A woman in her 80s has died after being attacked by two dogs in her garden, West Midlands Police have said. The woman, who has not been named, suffered serious bite injuries during the incident earlier today in the Rowley Regis area, south of Dudley. The dogs did not belong to her, officers have said,
Kill the Bill protesters have been warned against breaching COVID-19 restrictions by police ahead of demonstations this afternoon. Rallies against the government’s proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill have been organised in Finsbury Park in north London as well as Leeds, Manchester and Southampton. The Kill the Bill protests are lawful, providing organisers submit
Police searching for missing student Richard Okorogheye, who went missing two weeks ago, say they have found a man’s body in a pond in Epping Forest, Essex. The 19-year-old left his family home in Ladbroke Grove, west London, on the evening of Monday 22 March, boarded a bus, and later took a 20-mile taxi ride
The mother of a student who has been missing for more than a week believes he met someone online who “built his confidence and trust”. Richard Okorogheye, 19, left his family home in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London on the evening of Monday 22 March, boarded a bus, and later took a 20-mile