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Matt Hancock rejected Sir Chris Whitty's call to test ALL residents going into English care homes for Covid and Boris Johnson was 'going quietly crackers' about 'achilles heel' of testing, according to leaked WhatsApp messages

28/02/23 23:58

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock rejected the Chief Medical Officer's call to test all residents going into English care homes for Covid, leaked messages have revealed. Sir Chris Whitty told the pandemic health secretary there should be testing for 'all going into care homes'. But Hancock did not follow the guidance, instead telling advisers it 'muddies the waters', his Whatsapp messages revealed. The Government introduced mandatory testing for people going into care homes from hospital, but not from the community....read

Chris Whitty demands crackdown on kid vaping epidemic: Covid guru says officials must do 'everything we can' to stamp out child e-cig use as he attacks 'appalling' marketing tactics
21/02/23 15:50
Sir Chris Whitty has said it's time to trim the fat, warning MPs that the nation is losing its long-running battle with obesity, as an increasing number of adults have gotten fatter over time.
Moment Matt Hancock is 'pushed' and called a 'murdering scumbag' as former Health Secretary is pursued onto Tube train by anti-vaxxer who also targeted Jonathan Van-Tam and Chris Whitty - as police arrest conspiracy theorist for assault
25/01/23 17:41
Geza Tarjanyi followed the former Health Secretary through Westminster Underground Station yesterday morning and called him a 'murdering scumbag'.
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Former Dragons' Den star Rachel Elnaugh, who once said Chris Whitty 'will hang' for recommending the Covid jab to children, has set up a safe haven for anti-vaxxers
07/01/23 02:11
Former Dragon's Den star Rachel Elnaugh, 58, has raised nearly £1million with a group called Phoenix Rose to buy 70 acres of Derbyshire forest for a 'safe haven' for anti-vaxxers.
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Chris Whitty warns thousands of middle-aged people are dying of heart conditions that went untreated during the Covid pandemic as patients missed out on statins and blood pressure pills
31/12/22 01:01
This year there has been a higher number of deaths than normal from preventable conditions as many have been unable to get statins or pills for blood pressure in lockdowns.
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DR ELLIE CANNON: My grandfather was hit by prostate cancer so should I get tested at age 63 and should I go private?
10/12/22 22:00
DR ELLIE CANNON: Today's reader is asking if they should get tested for prostate cancer at the age of 63 as their grandfather had the disease.
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Chris Whitty claims air pollution is as dangerous as Covid and encourages parents to scold motorists idling outside schools
08/12/22 00:00
Professor Chris Whitty (pictured), the Chief Medical Officer, said air pollution was causing between 26,000 and 38,000 deaths a year in England alone, with more across the UK as a whole.
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Boris Johnson was convinced his dog Dilyn caught Covid and consulted the UK's top scientists about getting him a human antibody test
03/12/22 22:01
Boris Johnson was convinced that his dog Dilyn had contracted coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic, Matt Hancock's diaries reveal.
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Don't dare try to force us into another lockdown nightmare
02/12/22 22:12
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: My blood doesn't often boil. But when Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty declared he would plunge us into another lockdown if there was a new virus like Covid, it came close.
Chris Whitty warned officials 820,000 people in UK could die from COVID - almost TWO MONTHS before Government finally triggered lockdown, Matt Hancock reveals
02/12/22 17:00
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Hancock reveals how he was warned a 'very large number of people will die' from Covid more than two months before the Government finally put Britain in lockdown.
Chris Whitty warns Britain faces 'prolonged period' of excess deaths NOT caused by Covid due to collateral effects of lockdown
01/12/22 18:20
The UK will face a 'prolonged period' of excess deaths due to the Covid pandemic, not from the virus itself but from missed cancer and heart disease cases, Sir Chris Whitty has warned.
Revealed: Astonishing 500 health fat cats are on £100,000-plus - with dozens earning more than the Prime Minister (including Sir Chris Whitty)
09/11/22 12:01
Sir Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer, and Amanda Pritchard, boss of NHS England, are among the 'fat cats' earning more than the Prime Minister, who takes home around £160,000.
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Dr Doom's reign comes to an end: Sir Patrick Vallance will step down as No10's chief scientific adviser in the spring after becoming household name during Covid
03/08/22 12:58
No10's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance will resign from his £185k-a-year post in April. He will then take on the role of chairman of the Natural History Museum's Board of Trustees.
Martin Lewis's wife Lara Lewington 'couldn't be prouder' as money saving expert receives his CBE from Prince Charles at Windsor Castle
12/07/22 14:55
The presenter, 43, took to Twitter to show her appreciation for her husband and posted an image of them standing outside the Queen's royal residence today.
The return of the No10 press conference? Downing Street planning live briefings from Boris Johnson and other senior ministers to show how they are tackling cost-of-living crisis
01/06/22 09:11
The Prime Minister is said to be planning to follow a similar format to the daily briefings that formed part of daily life during the pandemic to show the public 'he's on their side'.
From 'stay at home' to 'on yer bike'! Sir Chris Whitty urges Britons to fight war on obesity by cycling
23/03/22 16:53
Sir Chris Whitty today warned that many aspects of public health had 'either trodden water or even gone backwards' over the last two years - including levels of obesity.
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From Downing St press conferences to... Jakemans Community Stadium! Jonathan Van-Tam takes friend Chris Whitty to watch his beloved Boston United for his 'leaving do'
21/03/22 13:01
Covid guru Sir Jonathan Van-Tam invited friend Sir Chris Whitty to watch his beloved Boston United play a match as his 'leaving do' with the deputy chief medical officer set to step down in a fortnight.
The ORIGINAL Chris Whitty: Doctor who shot to fame during 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak by pioneering social-distancing, shutting schools and banning public events… before tragically taking his own life in 1925
17/03/22 17:52
During the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918, Manchester's medical officer Dr James Niven became known across the country for his call to close down society as much as possible.
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Risk of another pandemic is HIGH, Chris Whitty warns as world leaders pledge £30MILLION to UK-made universal vaccine that can thwart new Covid variants AND other coronavirus strains
08/03/22 18:55
Speaking at a summit in London, Professor Sir Chris Whitty said there had been many 'near misses' in the past decade, pointing to Ebola and Zika outbreaks.
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Covid's REALLY over! Influential SAGE panel will STOP meeting regularly as UK enters a new phase of pandemic... but Government's top advisers 'stand ready' in case virus rebounds
04/03/22 14:06
SAGE - which is made up of 300 leading experts and officials from around the UK - has met at least monthly since January 2020, and multiple times a week during the biggest outbreaks.
'Why are they lending their credibility to this broken Prime Minister?' Angry scientists accuse Whitty and Vallance of letting No10 'abandon' vulnerable people by refusing to challenge Boris's 'living with Covid' blueprint
22/02/22 12:15
Angry scientists claimed England's chief medical officer had endorsed 'bad public health' and questioned why he hadn't done 'more' to protect vulnerable adults.
Millions of over 50s are set to be offered Covid boosters this autumn as boffins rain on Boris's freedom parade with Whitty and Vallance using No 10 briefing to warn virus is NOT 'trivial' and more dangerous variants WILL appear
21/02/22 19:41
Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance painted a grim picture of the ongoing threat after Boris Johnson declared that England is ditching all legal restrictions and free tests.
Sir Chris Whitty tells NHS medics they have a 'professional responsibility' to get vaccinated against Covid - as No10 prepares to axe controversial 'no jab, no job' rule
08/02/22 11:10
Sir Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer, today publicised his letter to NHS colleagues urging them to take up the offer of a Covid vaccine to protect their patients from the deadly virus.
Thug who filmed and jeered at Chris Whitty vapes and sings in the dock as judge jails him for eight weeks and slams his 'breathtaking contempt'
27/01/22 15:00
District judge Paul Goldspring today jailed Jonathan Chew for eight weeks and ordered him to pay £1,058 in costs and compensation. The judge had to stop Chew from vaping in the dock.
SAGE admits Omicron hospitalisations aren't near gloomy levels feared... but warns of a 'long tail' of infections ahead that will 'still need managing' because crisis 'didn't peak naturally'
20/01/22 14:58
At SAGE's most recent meeting last Thursday, chaired by Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance, the group admitted the anticipated surge in hospitalisations in the UK had 'not been seen so far'.
Millions are following anti-vaxxer lies: Probe reveals the vast influence of social media posts that Chris Whitty says 'misled' many of those now fighting Covid in hospital
08/01/22 23:18
An investigation by the MoS has revealed those spreading misinformation on social media include a former Miss Great Britain, a reality TV star, a lawyer and a former GP.
Covid cases in Omicron-hotspot London are now ONLY going up in over-60s, official figures show... but experts say rates should peak within a WEEK despite warnings that worst of capital's crisis may NOT be over
05/01/22 13:51
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) statistics showing that infections in the city began to fall before Christmas sparked hopes that the worst was over. Rates are tumbling in under-60s currently.
Most Covid-stricken anti-vaxxers in intensive care are NOT conspiracy theorists with 'weird views' but ordinary people who have fallen for 'deliberate online misinformation', says Sir Chris Whitty
04/01/22 21:20
Sir Chris said 'misinformation' on the internet, 'a lot of it deliberately placed', about vaccine efficacy and the potential side effects from jabs was leading to vaccine hesitancy.
Man accused of assaulting chief medical officer Chris Whitty must wear electronic tag
04/01/22 18:43
Jonathan Chew (pictured), 24, stands accused of assaulting the Chief Medical Officer and obstructing a police officer at an antivaxx march he attended on June 27 last year.
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Arise, Sir Covid!: Government scientific advisers Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam are knighted and rewards for Kate Garraway, Sir Patrick Vallance and public health chief Dr Jenny Harries for 'Covid-related services' in the 2022 New Year's Honours list
31/12/21 22:33
Among the others recognised in the New Year Honours are Kate Garraway for services to broadcasting, and Mel B for her work with domestic violence charity Women's Aid.
Scots and Welsh are VERY welcome! Tickets for New Year's parties at English border pubs soar as they prepare to welcome coach loads of Covid refugees from Scotland and Wales while some head to England ALREADY for week-long breaks to escape tough rules
29/12/21 15:26
Social media was flooded with people saying they planned to head to England on Friday, and hard-pressed hospitality businesses are welcoming them with open arms.
Sturgeon says Scotland's New Year's is STILL cancelled because it is 'prudent and essential' to slow spread of Omicron in rebuff to Boris's claim variant is 'obviously milder' - as UK ministers say Scots ARE welcome to celebrate in England
29/12/21 08:57
Scottish hospitality bosses have blasted Nicola Sturgeon's decision to keep a ban on large-scale New Year's Eve celebrations as they said it is a 'certainty' many Scots will head to England.
Sajid Javid blasts Welsh leaders for banning Parkrun events in new Covid crackdown as furious Tory MPs and hospitality bosses demand Sturgeon and Drakeford publish figures to justify strict new rules in Scotland and Wales
28/12/21 19:01
Sajid Javid today took to Twitter to blast Welsh leaders for banning Parkrun outdoor exercise events which 'helped so many' amidst some Covid restrictions returning in three of the four nations.
Show us the evidence! Furious Tory MPs and hospitality bosses in Scotland and Wales demand Sturgeon and Drakeford publish figures justifying their Covid crackdown as pubs in England brace for New Year invasion from across the borders
28/12/21 09:13
City centres in Scotland and Wales were pictured desolate and lifeless last night amid the introduction of new Covid restrictions for pubs and clubs.
It's Bank Hell-iday in Scotland and Wales as city centres stand empty under Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford's Covid crackdowns - while revellers let hair down in England after Sajid Javid said NO new restrictions before New Year
28/12/21 00:41
On the first day of the new rules on Bank Holiday Monday, traditionally busy streets in Cardiff, Swansea, Edinburgh and Glasgow were pictured arid and glum.
'Sturgeon has single-handedly devastated the Scottish hospitality industry and ruined the country's New Year festivities': Fury north of the border and in Wales as their fun bans continue while the English are told to party on
27/12/21 20:03
Boris Johnson resisted Omicron warnings and will instead rely on guidance to limit socialising over the New Year, as opposed to legally binding rules brought into place in Scotland and Wales.
New Year's Eve is ON: Boris Johnson urges Britons to be 'cautious' but holds his nerve and says NO extra curbs before January 1 as cases rise by just 7% to 98,515
27/12/21 16:35
NHS England data released today show 1,281 coronavirus-infected patients were placed on wards on December 25, up 74 per cent in a week.
There's still hope for New Year's Eve! Boris Johnson will NOT unveil any new Covid curbs for England today after being briefed by scientists in crunch meeting on Omicron surge
27/12/21 08:56
Boris Johnson received his first glimpse of Christmas infections today in a crunch meeting with his top advisers Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance.
Boris hits the brakes on Christmas lockdown as scientists give glimmer of hope in leaked first study - but ministers warn people must still be ready to cancel New Year parties with all eyes on mutant epicentre London
22/12/21 08:46
Boris Johnson declared last night that Christmas can definitely go ahead 'cautiously', but warned that the government is tracking the spread of the mutant strain hour by hour.
New Year's parties could be banned as Boris Johnson plans new Covid crackdown 'in next 48 hours' with indoor mixing capped and pubs outside only - after Whitty and Vallance warned MPs that curbs WILL be needed despite Christmas going ahead
21/12/21 22:32
Boris Johnson tonight declared that Christmas can definitely go ahead 'cautiously' - but new restrictions for the New Year could be unveiled in as little as 48 hours.
Man, 24, accused of assaulting Chris Whitty in a Westminster park appears in court via video on his bed in a dressing gown 'with Covid' - as his lawyer withdraws from case because he is 'professionally embarrassed'
21/12/21 18:41
Jonathan Chew, 24, who denies common assault and obstructing police, demanded the chief medical officer be present at the hearing today after his own lawyer withdrew from the case.
What about travel, Rishi? Furious tourism bosses blast Chancellor for 'leaving them in the cold' after industry was excluded from new £1billion Covid support package
21/12/21 17:41
The Chancellor has announced grants of up to £6,000 per premises for hospitality and leisure firms being crippled by a wave of cancellations following the emergence of the Omicron strain.
Christmas CAN go ahead... but be careful! Boris FINALLY rules out new Covid curbs before Dec 25 as infections stay flat for fifth day in a row but Whitty and Vallance warn MPs restrictions WILL still be needed afterwards as NHS struggles
21/12/21 17:00
Amid rising anger that millions of people are being left in limbo, Boris Johnson completely ruled out any further curbs being introduced before December 25.
'A lump of coal for Christmas': Scottish business leaders blast Nicola Sturgeon after she brings in new Covid curbs for New Year celebrations, bans spectators from football matches and makes pubs table service-only
21/12/21 15:00
Nicola Sturgeon today cancelled large scale New Year celebrations as she unveiled additional coronavirus restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
Rishi Sunak unveils £1bn bailout for stricken businesses as Boris rules out pre-Christmas lockdown
21/12/21 08:59
Rishi Sunak has announced grants of up to £6,000 premises for hospitality and leisure firms being crippled by a wave of cancellations following the emergence of the Omicron strain.
Cabinet are 'almost certain' there will be NO new restrictions imposed before Christmas after ministers demanded 'incontrovertible evidence' and Boris Johnson stepped back from extra measures that would have ruined festive plans across Britain
20/12/21 22:34
Boris Johnson last night stepped back from imposing punitive lockdown curbs that would have ruined Christmas.
DAN WOOTTON: If you want to know why freedom is so important just take a look at the faces of your loved ones this Christmas and ask why we ever gave the government the right to tell you if you could see them or not
20/12/21 20:58
DAN WOOTTON: The Covid 2022 battle lines have been drawn. At stake: How we live our lives forever more.
Boris Johnson delays decision on imposing further Covid curbs after emergency Cabinet meeting but says he can 'rule nothing out' on new rules before Christmas and data on Omicron will be kept under 'hour by hour' review
20/12/21 08:57
The PM hosted an emergency meeting of his Cabinet this afternoon to discuss if extra measures are needed to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
Cabinet minister threatens to quit and MPs say letters of no-confidence 'will go in' if new Christmas crackdown is introduced - as PM 'clears his diary and considers THREE scenarios up to immediate lockdown to tackle Omicron'
19/12/21 23:02
Boris Johnson was under growing pressure last night not to impose lockdown restrictions that will ruin Christmas for the second year in a row.
Soaring Omicron leaves Christmas hanging in the balance: Cases of new variant rise 50% in 24 hours while Covid infections top 80,000 for FOURTH time since start of pandemic... after Sajid Javid hints UK may need lockdown BEFORE Dec 25
19/12/21 16:52
The number of cases of Covid in the UK has risen by 32,491, or 64.5 per cent, in seven days. But is lower than yesterday's figure of 90,418.
Chancellor considers bailout package for hospitality sector hit by 'unofficial lockdown': Rishi Sunak weighs up VAT cut and cash boost for ailing pubs and restaurants... after jetting back to UK from 'long-planned' California break
19/12/21 09:38
The Chancellor is under fire from hospitality firms having only just returned from a 'long planned' trip to California to meet tech bosses, despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly across the UK.
'NO guarantees' on Christmas lockdown: Sajid Javid warns ministers could act on Omicron BEFORE Dec 25 amid fears infections could hit 2MILLION a day by New Year... despite embattled PM resisting SAGE demands
19/12/21 08:27
Sajid Javid admitted 'everything is under review' after SAGE delivered a grim assessment that the number of infections could reach two million by the end of the month without tougher restrictions.
Boris Johnson and his ministers ignore scientists' pleas for even tougher Covid restrictions before Christmas as yesterday's cases top 90,000 - but 'could impose crackdown as soon as Boxing Day'
19/12/21 01:40
Omicron tightened its grip on the nation as the UK recorded 90,418 new infections on Saturday, as SAGE advisers warned cases could hit one million infections each day by December 25.
ANGUS DALGLEISH: I believe a climate of dread around Covid is deliberately being manufactured by scientists and my fellow medics
17/12/21 22:44
ANGUS DALGLEISH: Our fragile economy, burdened by massive debts, looming tax rises and soaring inflation, did not need this new - and in my view, artificial - problem.
Tory war over Whitty: Sajid Javid and ministers risk wrath of lockdown sceptics as they heap praise on medical chief after MPs accuse him undermining the government's Omicron message
17/12/21 13:28
Sajid Javid delivered a barely-veiled rebuke to critics with a tweet hailing the 'first-class advice' he is getting from 'extraordinary scientists and clinicians'.
ALL major Covid vaccines are 'markedly' weaker at preventing Omicron infection - even boosters - lab trial suggests, but Chris Whitty claims three doses could protect against severe illness BETTER than two did against Delta
17/12/21 12:05
A study by Columbia University found Omicron's extensive mutations make it 'markedly resistant' to antibodies from a previous infection and vaccines, including boosters.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Devastating toll of Covid scare tactics
17/12/21 01:54
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: No one doubts Professor Whitty's scientific expertise. In recent days, however, he has morphed from adviser to policy maker - with disastrous effect.
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HENRY DEEDES: Dishy Rishi goes AWOL with fortuitous timing with Boris under fire and opposition MPs demanding he shows up and opens his cheque book
16/12/21 23:02
HENRY DEEDES: Omicron has got MPs dropping like guardsmen on a hot August afternoon. Yet the Chancellor Boy Wonder was nowhere to be seen.
Now 16 Britons have been hospitalised with Covid: Chris Whitty warns true toll will be much higher... but officials have STILL yet to reveal any crucial details about whether they were vaccinated or even ill with the virus
16/12/21 16:55
The UK Health Security Agency revealed that 16 patients were hospitalised with the mutant strain in England by December 14, and that one patient had died.
So where's the Chancellor? Rishi Sunak under fire over 'long-planned work trip' to California while Omicron wreaks havoc with UK's pubs and restaurants as hospitality bosses demand Chancellor 'shows up' to provide new Covid financial support
16/12/21 16:51
The timing of the visit has prompted criticism as hospitality firms continue to urge the Treasury to bring forward new financial support to help pubs, bars and restaurants survive the winter.
'Chris Whitty is a hugely respected public servant': Downing Street leaps to expert's defence and slaps down Tory MP Joy Morrissey after she accused him of treating UK like a 'public health socialist state'
16/12/21 15:29
Joy Morrissey said on Twitter that England's Chief Medical Officer should 'defer' to what MPs and Boris Johnson decide when it comes to slowing the spread of Omicron.
Loose Women viewers slam 'irresponsible' and 'selfish' Carol McGiffin for branding Britons 'soft' for cancelling Christmas plans amid soaring Omicron cases
16/12/21 14:10
Loose Women panellist Carol McGiffin, from London, was slammed by viewers of the programme today after suggesting the government were 'scaremongering' ahead of Christmas.
Football fans are desperately trying to sell tickets for festive matches as they try to avoid isolation over Christmas amid warnings from the Government to only socialise where necessary as the Omicron variant takes hold
16/12/21 12:44
Millions of Britons are starting to scrap their festive plans so they can avoid self-isolation and guarantee they can see family on Christmas Day amid a backdrop of spiralling Covid cases.
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'I honestly don't have another lockdown in me': Lorraine Kelly laments potential tightening of restrictions as she discusses spread of Omicron variant
16/12/21 12:30
People have started voluntarily self-isolating in a bid to avoid having to isolate on December 25 if they test positive for Covid.
Boris insists he isn't overseeing a 'lockdown by stealth' as Tories rage at Chris Whitty after his 'public health socialist state' warnings against socialising see thousands cancel Christmas plans
16/12/21 10:36
Ministers today insisted they have no intention of imposing more coronavirus rules before Christmas as Tory MPs lashed out at Professor Chris Whitty for telling people to restrict socialising.
Will Rishi now dish out support for hospitality? Bosses call for urgent support after Prof Whitty warns Britons to 'prioritise' when they go out
16/12/21 01:57
Celebrity chefs Tom Kerridge and Raymond Blanc (pictured) are among those calling for more action to combat the effects of Omicron on the hospitality industry.
Omicron may NOT be milder: Chris Whitty calls for 'caution' over promising Covid hospitalisation data in South Africa as nation's daily infections jump to ANOTHER high... but outbreak may have PEAKED in worst-hit province
15/12/21 18:52
Professor Chris Whitty told a Downing Street press briefing this afternoon that lower hospitalisations seen in South Africa this wave would be expected, because its population have greater immunity.
'Looks like Christmas in isolation for me': Devastated Britons reveal their festive plans have been left in tatters after testing positive for Covid just 10 days before Dec 25 as more than a MILLION face spending day isolating
15/12/21 10:12
People tweeted pictures of positive lateral flow tests and said they were 'feeling sorry for myself' and 'Merry Xmas to me', amid claims one million people are likely to be isolating with Covid on Christmas Day.
Lonely this Christmas: More than a MILLION Britons will be isolating on December 25 after catching Covid experts fear - with anyone testing positive from TODAY forced to cancel celebrations
15/12/21 01:44
England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty warned the Cabinet during an update on Tuesday that the new Covid variant was spreading 'unbelievably fast'.
Fears of fresh Omicron restrictions within DAYS: MPs could be forced to work through Christmas to approve new rules if Plan B fails to halt soaring cases - despite 99 Tory rebels defying Boris to vote AGAINST Covid passports
14/12/21 16:43
MPs could be forced to approve new lockdown rules for January if the Government's Plan B fails to stop a 'tidal wave' of cases of the so-called 'Omicron' strain 'overwhelming' the NHS.
UK could approve Covid vaccines for five to 11-year-olds 'by Xmas': No10 has asked JCVI, Vallance and Whitty to consider jabbing primary school children amid fears of incoming Omicron wave
02/12/21 09:15
George Freeman, a business minister, said 'the UK Government was 'looking at the science on that and the balance of the rollout'. British scientists have so far resisted calls to jab very young children.
DAN WOOTTON: If we don't stand up to our hysterical Omicron overlords now then I fear our future as a free people is lost forever
29/11/21 18:24
DAN WOOTTON: It started with a knot in my stomach that soon led to a feeling of overwhelming despair and ended up as a deep throbbing rage about what we're all being put through again.
Travel industry fury as Boris Johnson announces new isolation rules but doesn't say WHEN they will start sparking mass confusion
27/11/21 19:09
The new rules were revealed by Boris Johnson during a Downing Street press conference, alongside Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
Chris Whitty fears Britons WON'T accept lockdown rules to fight off Omicron super-variant over winter due to 'behavioural fatigue' caused by two years of restrictions
27/11/21 00:50
England's chief medical officer told a panel discussion hosted by the Local Government Association that he worried whether the Government could still 'take people with us'.
Boris 'plans travel bans on MORE countries over Christmas' amid fears of new Covid super-variant Omicron as health chiefs call for calm and say there is 'no plausible scenario' strain will take UK back to 'square one'
26/11/21 22:00
The travel bans would scupper winter holiday plans for millions of Britons, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering the measures to avoid another Christmas lockdown at home.
'ARREST Chris Whitty': Moment Piers Corbyn and anti-vax mob CRASH Chief Medical Officer's speech to yell Covid conspiracies... 24 hours after causing chaos at Mayor of London meeting
25/11/21 16:51
Former UK Labour leader Jeremy's older brother, 74, cut short the Chief Medical Officer's speech on cholera before blasting him with insults.
Children as young as FIVE could be offered Covid vaccines in 'Spring jab campaign' according to 'leaked NHS plan'
20/11/21 11:26
Leaked proposals suggest that the NHS are preparing a scheme to offer immunisations to children aged between five and 11 in the Spring, in the event that regulator approval is granted
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'Let's not rush our fences on this': Professor Chris Whitty calls for calm over plans to vaccinate children as young as FIVE against Covid as he says final decision is way off
15/11/21 19:06
Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, Professor Chris Whitty pointed out the UK's medicines watchdog hasn't authorised Covid jabs for under-11s, as it is yet to examine the data.
Professor Chris Whitty urges pregnant women to get Covid vaccines as he tells of 'major concern' that 98% of mothers-to-be in ICU are unjabbed
15/11/21 16:28
England's chief medical officer shared 'stark' figures that 33 vaccinated pregnant women were admitted to hospital with Covid, compared to 1,681 non-jabbed expectant mothers.
And the Nobel Prize for beauty goes to... the boffin whose skincare will cost you £390 a month - just one of the very brainy pioneers branching out into cosmetics
03/11/21 23:12
A raft of new skincare products have been developed in top scientists' labs. Here, Victoria Woodhall puts a selection to the test including a serum by Nobel prize winner Sir Fraser Stoddart.
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