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Web app helps GPs map out best route for vaccination of housebound patients

Web app helps GPs map out best route for vaccination of housebound patients

Web app helps GPs map out best route for vaccination of housebound patients

26 January 2021

Two students created the free service, known as VaxiMap, to automatically generate the optimal route.


Vaccine passports ‘would come with data privacy risks’

Vaccine passports ‘would come with data privacy risks’

Vaccine passports ‘would come with data privacy risks’

26 January 2021

Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham told MPs that while such a scheme would be ‘useful’, she would want reassurances around data protection.


Neonatal antibiotic use associated with reduced growth in boys, study suggests

Neonatal antibiotic use associated with reduced growth in boys, study suggests

Neonatal antibiotic use associated with reduced growth in boys, study suggests

26 January 2021

Researchers suggest the findings may be the result of changes in the development of the gut microbiome.


Four-fifths of UK people think climate change is a global emergency – survey

Four-fifths of UK people think climate change is a global emergency – survey

Four-fifths of UK people think climate change is a global emergency – survey

26 January 2021

A survey across 50 countries reveals widespread support for urgent action ranging from conserving forests to increasing solar and wind power.


UK will work with the European Union to avoid vaccine disruption – Matt Hancock

UK will work with the European Union to avoid vaccine disruption – Matt Hancock

UK will work with the European Union to avoid vaccine disruption – Matt Hancock

26 January 2021

The Health Secretary said that vaccine protectionism ‘was not the right approach’.


Survivor: Stormont mother and baby apology ‘must be sincere’

Survivor: Stormont mother and baby apology ‘must be sincere’

Survivor: Stormont mother and baby apology ‘must be sincere’

26 January 2021

Maria Arbuckle, 58, from Londonderry, was 18 when she had her son, Paul, and he was removed for adoption soon after his birth in Dublin.


Welsh Government misses target of vaccinating 70% of over-80s by January 25

Welsh Government misses target of vaccinating 70% of over-80s by January 25

Welsh Government misses target of vaccinating 70% of over-80s by January 25

26 January 2021

The Welsh Government had set a target to vaccinate 70% of over-80s and those in care homes before January 25.


Care home residents make up almost a third of Covid deaths in England and Wales

Care home residents make up almost a third of Covid deaths in England and Wales

Care home residents make up almost a third of Covid deaths in England and Wales

26 January 2021

It comes as the coronavirus death toll across the UK passed 115,000.


Mother and baby homes report ‘reveals legacy of lifetime of trauma’

Mother and baby homes report ‘reveals legacy of lifetime of trauma’

Mother and baby homes report ‘reveals legacy of lifetime of trauma’

26 January 2021

Ministers in Northern Ireland are to establish a ‘victim-centred’ independent investigation.


Tory MPs urge regional approach to solve ‘national schools emergency’

Tory MPs urge regional approach to solve ‘national schools emergency’

Tory MPs urge regional approach to solve ‘national schools emergency’

26 January 2021

Education minister Nick Gibb said the Government will be ‘led by the science’ when making a decision.


Teenage boys more likely to struggle with remote learning than girls, MPs told

Teenage boys more likely to struggle with remote learning than girls, MPs told

Teenage boys more likely to struggle with remote learning than girls, MPs told

26 January 2021

Boys are more inclined to turn to gaming when studying at home does not work for them, the founder of a male mentoring service says.


Warning over Brexit-themed text message scam

Warning over Brexit-themed text message scam

Warning over Brexit-themed text message scam

26 January 2021

The message could lead to people’s bank accounts being stolen, an expert warned.


Asylum seekers ‘moved out of barracks at 15-minutes notice’

Asylum seekers ‘moved out of barracks at 15-minutes notice’

Asylum seekers ‘moved out of barracks at 15-minutes notice’

26 January 2021

Dozens of asylum seekers were moved out of Napier Barracks in Kent after dark over the weekend, the PA news agency has been told.


Conservative Party illegally collected voter ethnicity data, MPs told

Conservative Party illegally collected voter ethnicity data, MPs told

Conservative Party illegally collected voter ethnicity data, MPs told

26 January 2021

Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham told MPs the data collected on 10 million voters about their ethnic origin and religion was unacceptable.


Police chiefs ‘confident’ in UK’s Brexit security agreement

Police chiefs ‘confident’ in UK’s Brexit security agreement

Police chiefs ‘confident’ in UK’s Brexit security agreement

26 January 2021

Senior figures at the National Crime Agency and the National Police Chiefs’ Council spoke to peers.


Deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK pass 115,000

Deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK pass 115,000

Deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK pass 115,000

26 January 2021

The grim milestone of 100,000 deaths was passed on January 7.


BMA chief reflects on ‘unimaginable’ loss of life from Covid-19

BMA chief reflects on ‘unimaginable’ loss of life from Covid-19

BMA chief reflects on ‘unimaginable’ loss of life from Covid-19

26 January 2021

The chairman of the British Medical Association council said lessons must be learned to prevent more ‘excessive’ deaths from occurring.


Predictions of more suicides ‘seem’ to not be happening, says NHS boss

Predictions of more suicides ‘seem’ to not be happening, says NHS boss

Predictions of more suicides ‘seem’ to not be happening, says NHS boss

26 January 2021

Sir Simon Stevens was asked about the mental health implications of Covid-19 when he answered questions from the Health and Social Care Committee.


Sunak urges MPs to wait until Budget to learn of next Covid-19 support measures

Sunak urges MPs to wait until Budget to learn of next Covid-19 support measures

Sunak urges MPs to wait until Budget to learn of next Covid-19 support measures

26 January 2021

The Chancellor is facing a series of demands, including from the Conservative benches, to extend support to businesses and individuals.


Weather warnings over snow for parts of UK

Weather warnings over snow for parts of UK

Weather warnings over snow for parts of UK

26 January 2021

A yellow weather warning of snow for areas in Scotland, northern England and the Midlands came into force at 11am on Tuesday.


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