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image copyrightBBC/ Reuters image captionConservative James Cleverly and Labour’s Diane Abbott are among the MPs taking part Black MPs from across the parties have joined together in a video encour… [read more]
There “will be no interruption” to UK vaccine supplies, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has said, after the EU urged AstraZeneca to supply it with doses from UK plants. “It is the case that the… [read more]
image copyrighthouse of commons image captionSir Desmond Swayne says he is ‘a most enthusiastic vaccinator’ A Conservative MP has come under fire after claims he spread “dangerous misinformation” a… [read more]
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning. We’ll have another update for you this evening. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to visit Scotland lat… [read more]
media captionStella Kyriakides: “AstraZeneca needs to deliver on its commitments” The EU and the UK-based Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca have vowed to work together to resolve a bitter row over sup… [read more]
image copyrightGetty Images image captionSchools have been closed to most children in the UK since the start of January Scientists behind a study tracking coronavirus in England say there are signs… [read more]
By Kirstie BrewerBBC News image copyrightClare Freer image captionClare Freer, when food and wine were still enjoyable Many people with Covid-19 temporarily lose their sense of smell. As they reco… [read more]
By Tomos MorganBBC News image copyrightGetty Images Social workers are braced for a “tsunami of needs” as the UK recovers from the pandemic, a union has warned. The British Association of Social W… [read more]
By Rachel SchraerHealth reporter image copyrightGetty Images Black people over the age of 80 were half as likely as their white peers to have been vaccinated against Covid by 13 January, a large s… [read more]
image copyrightGetty Images US regulators have warned that more than half of all alcohol-based hand sanitisers imported from Mexico contain dangerous levels of toxic ingredients. The Food and Drug … [read more]