Britain has approved a rapid coronavirus test that gives a result in just 20 seconds, it was revealed today. UK start-up iAbra said the Virolens test was given approval by the country’s medical regulator after it was trialled at Heathrow Airport. The company hopes to roll it out more widely in the coming […]
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Southern parts of France have yet to be battered by the South African or Brazilian coronavirus variants, raising the prospect that summer holidays to the Riviera could be possible. Official figures show about 10 per cent of all France’s new infections are caused by the mutant strains, which are believed […]
Emmanuel Macron has delivered an humiliating mea culpa on the EU’s vaccine bungling as leaders gather for a crunch summit today. The French president admitted that the bloc did not go ‘fast enough or strong enough’ on the drive for jabs, saying it thought they would take longer to develop. […]
The government issued a public appeal on Sunday, to trace someone who has been infected with a coronavirus variant first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus. The unidentified person failed to properly fill out a test registration card, meaning British authorities had no idea who, or where, they are. […]
Daily infections have almost halved in a week to the lowest levels since September, today’s figures show as Britain’s Covid outbreak continues to shrink rapidly. Deaths have also plunged by 42 per cent, according to the Government’s own data that will pile more pressure on Boris Johnson to consider easing draconian […]
People smugglers could be handed life sentences under plans to ramp up penalties in an effort to stop migrants crossing the Channel. At present, the maximum sentence for people smuggling is 14 years in prison. The Times reported that Priti Patel wants to lengthen jail terms because of her concerns […]
A former military barracks being used to house asylum seekers has had at least 197 positive cases of Covid-19 this year alone, far higher than previously thought, the most senior civil servant at the Home Office has revealed. The total number of cases at Napier barracks near Folkestone, Kent, is […]
The Home Office has been urged to investigate the network of hotels holding thousands of asylum seekers following allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation and claims that staff have been paid significantly below the minimum wage. A joint investigation by the Observer and ITV News suggests privately contracted staff at some […]