Figures from Liverpool programme reveal lateral flow tests missed 30% of those with a high viral load
Travel disruption expected as warnings issued for Scotland, north of Belfast, Lake District and Pennines
Students offered testing for Covid after Christmas as universities asked to stagger returns. Students will be asked to stagger their return to universities after Christmas to help protect those around them and reduce transmission of Covid-19, the Government has announced today (Wednesday 2 December). New guidance published by the Department for Education will set out […]
It is almost a year since humanity has been tormented by COVID Across the world, economic output has plummeted and a million and a half people have died And all the time we have waiting and hoping for the day when the searchlights of science would pick out our invisible enemy And give us the […]
Everyone at our Middlesbrough store is so proud of kind-hearted six-year-old Esmae Morgan who raised more than £1,000 to buy essential supplies and Christmas presents for struggling families. Asda Middlesbrough supports Esmae Morgan who raised more than £1,000 to help people in need this Christmas Esmae told colleagues what she’d done when she called in […]
New research reveals two thirds more people are expected to turn to food banks this Christmas, with advent calendars, mince pies, tinned fruit, juice and cereal being the products most needed by food banks. Festive versions of Morrisons popular ‘Pick Up Packs’ will make it easier for customers to donate key food items. Morrisons is […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today (Tuesday 1 December) announced an additional £1,000 Christmas grant for ‘wet-led pubs’ in tiers 2 and 3 who will miss out on much needed business during the busy Christmas period. Pubs that predominantly serve alcohol rather than provide food have been asked to make huge sacrifices over the festive […]
Visits out to family homes or outdoor spaces like parks may also be possible for some care home residents under 65 Care home residents in all tiers will be able to see their families again this Christmas period as over a million tests are to be sent out providers over the next month, with visits […]
Provisional data from police forces in England and Wales shows police recorded crime is nine per cent lower than in the same period as 2019. Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) given to the public for breaches of Coronavirus Regulations rose as national restrictions were implemented in England. Preliminary figures released today on police recorded crime provided […]