EPA The World Health Organization has said people who are unwell or at risk of severe Covid-19 should delay travel abroad because of the Omicron variant. In its latest travel advisory, the UN agency includes in that category people over 60, and those with conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. It also restates
Month: November 2021
Getty Images The US Supreme Court is about to hear the most important abortion case in a generation. On Wednesday it will consider a Mississippi law which asks the court to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Its final ruling, due in June next year, could cut off abortion services for tens of millions
PA Media All nine cases of the Omicron variant of Covid in Scotland are linked to a single event, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. She told MSPs that those affected had been tested on or around 23 November and had been self-isolating since then. She said the cases all traced back to a “single
PA Media Booster jabs will be offered to everyone who is eligible by the end of January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. All adults will be offered a booster jab three months after their second dose of the vaccine. Mr Johnson said jabs would be prioritised according to age, with the NHS working down
Andrés Sanz A couple who walked out of an isolation hotel in the Netherlands have accused Dutch authorities of treating them in conditions worse than prison. Carolina Pimenta tested positive for Covid-19 after landing at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on a flight from South Africa on Friday. She was arrested by military police on Sunday night
Getty Images The new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, officials say. It was identified in two test samples taken in the country between 19 and 23 November, which is before the variant was first reported by South Africa. It is not clear whether those who took the tests
Getty Images Face coverings have become mandatory again on public transport and shops in England in an effort to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. People arriving in the UK from abroad will now also have to take a PCR test and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. It comes after 11
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world’s newest republic. In an overnight ceremony in the capital, Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president. The Prince of
FBI A Michael Jackson impersonator who is accused of participating in the US Capitol riot has clashed with a judge after rejecting the court’s authority. James Beeks was accused of “gobbledygook” by the judge after claiming he had “divine” authority. Also an actor, Mr Beeks was arrested after FBI agents went to several of his
Getty Images Jussie Smollett hatched a “secret plan” to concoct a hoax hate crime against himself, a court has heard on the opening day of the US TV actor’s trial. Mr Smollett, 39, told police in January 2019 that he was attacked by two men who shouted pro-Trump slogans and tied a noose around his
Reuters Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is expected to step down as chief executive of the company, according to media reports. Mr Dorsey founded Twitter in 2006, and has been serving as chief executive of both Twitter and payment firm Square. He had been under pressure from some investors to step down last year, in favour
Getty Images The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe. The variant could lead to severe consequences in some regions, the WHO said on Monday. The head of the organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, renewed a call for a global push
Getty Images US President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic” one day after it was detected in North America. Cases have been found in Canada, and his speech from the White House comes as US travel bans on eight African countries takes affect. Mr
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Covid booster jabs should be offered to all over-18s to help stop a potential wave driven by the new variant Omicron, UK government advisers say. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation also said the minimum gap
Getty Images South Africa’s health minister says there is “absolutely no need to panic” over the new coronavirus variant Omicron, despite a surge in cases. “We have been here before,” Joe Phaahla added, referring to the Beta variant detected in South Africa last December. South Africa also condemned the travel bans imposed on the country,
EPA Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has started a reshuffle of his shadow ministers. The reorganisation began as the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner was giving a speech about ministers’ conduct. Asked about the reshuffle, Ms Rayner said she “didn’t know the details”, adding: “I’ve been concentrating on the job that I’m doing.” In early
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