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<strong>Letter: </strong>The Conservative government’s dislike and distrust of local government has had dire consequences, says <strong>Liz Overstall</strong>

Sage group scientists advising politicians on lockdown became a ‘powerful clique’ who presented lockdown as an ‘inevitability’

MPs and former Cabinet colleagues rally behind ex-chancellor for saying it was a ‘mistake’ to empower Sage members

Professor behind symptom tracker app says Omicron variant causes headaches, sore throat and runny nose

<strong>Exclusive</strong>: Members of government’s expert committee disagree with politicians and Jonathan Van-Tam

BBC News For more than a year, personal freedoms have been curtailed to keep Covid at bay. That looks likely to change, with ministers proposing to lift many of the remaining restrictions in England on 19 July. The details, set out on Monday, have sparked intense debate. But what is unarguable is that the nature of the pandemic in the UK has changed - and with it so should many of our assumptions. Covid no longer the deadly virus it was The rollout of the vaccination programme has altered ev...

Pupil self-isolation Covid impact not monitored By Nick Triggle image captionThere have been worries too many pupils are having to self-isolate and lose time in school The government cannot say how many Covid cases in England are being prevented by sending pupils home from school to self-isolate. The BBC has been told it does not monitor how many children self-isolating end up getting the virus. It means the effectiveness of the policy cannot be fully judged. Some 279,000 children are currently...

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 1:20 pm on July 1, 2021 | 14 comments The UK has recorded 26,068 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily figure since 29 January. The official data also shows that there have been an additional 14 deaths from the coronavirus. Daily cases have been rising for more than a month, but fatalities have remained low, with scientists saying the rapid vaccine rollout has weakened the link between infections and deaths. The data showed that 84.9% of adults...

Government urged to ‘hold nerve’ over Indian variant and release lockdown as planned Health expert Prof Robert Dingwall says ministers should refrain from ‘unnecessary, demoralising’ anti-Covid measures that won’t work 14 May 2021 • 1:32pm People queue at a vaccination centre at the Essa Academy in Bolton. The Indian Covid variant has been detected in a number of areas including Bolton, which are reporting the highest rates of infection, data suggests Credit: PA The Government must ...

Boris Johnson to push ahead with reopening despite rise in Indian variant cases Prime Minister considers bringing forward point at which vulnerable people in worst affected areas can get second Covid jab 13 May 2021 • 10:15pm Boris Johnson vowed on Thursday to push ahead with Mondays lockdown easing despite a spike in Indian variant cases, amid hopes that a local surge in vaccinations can contain the threat. The Prime Minister is considering bringing forward the point at which vulnerable peo...