Scientists warn of new Covid variant with high number of mutations Scientists have said a new Covid variant that carries an “extremely high number” of mutations...
Social care plan ‘still in peril’, say MPs as peers vow to amend bill MPs have said the government social care plan is “still in peril”...
Covid jab wait for 12- to 15-year-olds in England could be up to five months Delays to the vaccination rollout mean some 12- to 15-year-olds may...
Zahawi rejects exclusion zones to keep Covid anti-vaxxers away from schools Nadhim Zahawi has rejected calls for the introduction of exclusion zones to keep anti-vaccine protesters...
UK employers step up demand for workers vaccinated against Covid Employers in the UK are following the lead of their counterparts in the US by stepping...
NHS to give therapy for depression before medication under new guidelines Millions of people with mild depression in England should be offered therapy, exercise, mindfulness or...
Covid patients in ICU now almost all unvaccinated, says Oxford scientist The “ongoing horror” of patients gasping for breath in hospital is now “largely restricted” to...
Ministers defy Tory rebellion to push through social care cap amendment Ministers have pushed through an amendment to England’s social care plans, which is set to...
Boris Johnson told: dump plan for social care charges or face Tory rebellion Senior Conservatives on Saturday urged Boris Johnson to ditch plans that would see...
Vulnerable children unable to access help due to austerity, says inquiry More than a million vulnerable children in England are growing up emotionally damaged and with...