The Covid-19 virus. Here’s today’s round-up of Covid-19 latest news. Disabled lose more care services than non-disabled during pandemic Half of disabled people who were receiving care before the coronavirus pandemic said they cannot now access all the treatment they need, figures show. Around three in 10 (29 per cent) […]
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Latest plans to transform Sunderland’s Riverside have been unveiled
INVESTOR Legal & General and developer Landid have shared new CGI impressions for two new office buildings at Riverside, which will be part of Sunderland City Council’s plan to bring 10,000 new jobs into the city. If planning permission is granted, work on the first of the two buildings […]
UoS Conservative Society leader warns that identity politics could be ‘dangerous’
A NUMBER of right-wing voters claim they are vilified and feel their views are invalidated by left-leaning voters. The 2020 US election highlighted immense political polarization, and more notably, it also demonstrated that Donald Trump’s 2016 victory was more than a political fluke. However, it is not simply the US […]
Men’s Mental Health Month: the importance of campaigning
NOVEMBER marks the start of Men’s Health Month, with well-known campaigns like Movember getting under way. Rebecca Johnson reports. THE ‘Movember’ campaign encourages men to raise money for charity by growing a moustache or by running or walking 60km throughout November, recognising the 60 men lost to suicide globally […]
Sunak to extend furlough scheme till March 2021
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has stated that the furlough scheme will be extended through winter to March 2021. The Commons will be releasing the full details shortly and it is unclear if the full 80% wage will be available as it has been since the scheme was announced. This follows several […]
Covid latest: Test and Trace has worst week, Religious U-Turn?, rule breakers to be ‘clamped down’
Our daily round-up of the latest coronavirus news. Covid test result delay Just 26.4% of people who were tested for Covid-19 in England in the week ending October 28 at a regional site, local site or mobile testing unit – a so-called “in-person” test – received their result within 24 […]
UK’s terror threat level has been raised to “severe”
FOLLOWING the Monday shooting in Vienna by a suspected “Islamic terrorist” which has left four people dead, the UK’s current threat level has been raised from substantial to severe. This means that an attack is “highly likely”. Home Secretary Priti Patel has stated on Twitter: “The public should continue to […]
Covid latest: unproven vaccines, lockdown exit ‘guaranteed’, NHS staff testing call
Our daily round-up of the latest coronavirus news. Disease expert: releasing safe but unproven vaccines would be ‘wrong’ Peter Horby, professor of emerging infectious diseases and global health at the University of Oxford, said potential Covid-19 treatments that have been demonstrated to be safe but not yet proven to […]
Covid-19 update: mass testing trial, deaths spike, school worries, shopping
Military-run mass testing trial set for Liverpool this week Mass daily testing delivered partly by the military is set to launch in Liverpool on Friday. City mayor Joe Anderson told the BBC: “It is going to start on Friday of this week. Logistically, we are talking to the armed forces […]
US Election 2020: what are the implications for Britons?
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage In the run-up to tomorrow’s US Presidential election our student reporting team aims to explore, explain, enlighten and even entertain you on the race for the White House. BRITONS have heard that a new Trump victory could be bad […]