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Boris Johnson is to hold an emergency press conference at 4pm over the rapid spread of a mutant strain of the coronavirus. He has been holding emergency talks with Cabinet ministers as scientists confirmed that the new variant coronavirus was spreading more rapidly. The move comes amid reports that the Prime Minister could order new travel restrictions for South East England in an attempt to stop it spreading to the rest of the country. The chief medical officer for England Professor Ch...

Covid mutant strain spreads more quickly, UK tells WHO Professor Chris Whitty says "it is now more vital than ever that the public continue to take action in their area to reduce transmission” Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your dat...

The grim countenances of Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance told the story before they even started talking – Christmas was off. As Boris Johnson sat in the Cabinet Room at 5pm on Friday, Whitty and Vallance appeared on the Zoom monitors and started reeling off increasingly alarming data about the new mutant strain of the coronavirus. In what one participant described as ‘a script from a horror film’, they told the shaken-looking Prime Minister that the variant was 70 per cent more tr...

BBC News By Emma Harrison image copyrightTwisted Pickle image captionIts a mugs game: Hannah Spiers set up a business with cousin Daniel Guise during the first lockdown Few people had heard of Chris Whitty or Jonathan Van-Tam at the beginning of 2020. Now, months on from their Downing Street press conference debuts, Englands chief medical officer Prof Whitty and his deputy Prof Van-Tam are proving a hit with shoppers. An online search reveals the faces of the two unlikely cult heroes on novelt...

Because this week everything changed. A fortnight ago I urged everyone to have a good time even though Christmas was going to be a little difficult, what with pulling crackers by an open window in an icy gale, bringing your own cutlery, no board games or carol singing without a mask. But wed make it work because we had advance notice of the greatest gift of all - the vaccine. So everythings coming up sunshine and Santa Claus.  Silly me, because vaccine or no vaccine Boris and that merchant of ...

Live: Boris Johnson announces new Tier 4 and Christmas rules change Tighter restrictions to be imposed on London and the South East The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Boris Johnson has cancelled Christmas for millions of people across London and south-east England after scientists said that a new coronavirus variant is spreading more rapidly. The Prime Minister announced that from Sunday areas in the South East currently in Tier 3 will be moved into a new Tier 4 – effectively retur...

Live updates as Boris Johnson cancels Christmas with new Tier 4 lockdown and five-day bubbles are off The Prime Minister is expected to announce Tier 4 restrictions in London and the South East and changes to Christmas arrangements The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce stricter lockdown rules with a new Tier 4 and changes to Christmas lockdown rules in an address to the nation. He has today been holding emergency talks with Cabinet mi...

BORIS Johnson is holding emergency talks with Cabinet ministers as scientists confirmed that the new variant coronavirus was spreading more rapidly. The move comes amid reports that the Prime Minister could order new travel restrictions for South East England in an attempt to stop it spreading to the rest of the country. The chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said the UK had now informed the World Health Organisation that it had concluded the mutant strain could spre...

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: Press Association THE Prime Minister is holding emergency talks with Cabinet ministers this afternoon as scientists confirmed that the new variant coronavirus was spreading more rapidly. The move comes amid reports that Boris Johnson could order new travel restrictions for South East England in an attempt to stop it spreading to the rest of the country. There is rising speculation that a third national lockdown could be just days away. Boris J...