13:00 EDT, 1 January 2021
A teenager was stabbed to death only hours into the New Year during an attack in Milton Keynes.
The 18-year-old suffered severe knife injuries in the attack which happened in a Buckinghamshire house in Walshs Manor, Stantonbury, shortly before 3am on New Year s Day.
It came just hours after a father in his 30s named Dod Paul Fletcher was pronounced dead at the scene following a separate stabbing attack in Rayleigh, Essex.
Police and paramedics found two men with stab injuries at the Milton Keynes incident.
Detectives said that they had arrested a 21-year-old suspect on suspicion of murder and he remained in police custody
Boris Johnson refuses to rule out national lockdown as Covid battle will continue to be difficult in new year
The Prime Minister also warned that tough tier restrictions would need to remain in place for the foreseeable future
24 December 2020 • 7:33pm
Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to rule out a new lockdown in his Brexit deal press briefing
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Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a third national lockdown, saying the battle against coronavirus will “continue to be difficult” in the New Year.
The Prime Minister warned that tough tier restrictions would need to remain in place for the foreseeable future in order to contain Covid-19.
Hospitals in Tier 4 cancel operations and prepare to send Covid patients elsewhere
Professor Joe Harrison said his hospital was now drawing up plans to send critical Covid patients to Oxford in light of a rise in admissions
Hospitals in Tier 4 are cancelling planned operations and preparing to send Covid patients requiring intensive care elsewhere.
Professor Joe Harrison, chief executive of Milton Keynes University NHS Foundation Trust, said his hospital was now drawing up plans to send critical Covid patients to Oxford, as he anticipated a further rise in admissions over the next two weeks.
on Wednesday, he warned the trust is now busier than at other point in the pandemic, with Covid admissions surging to 50 per cent higher than in March.
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image captionReggie-Jay Payne was about eight weeks old when he died from the bacterial infection
A coroner has raised concerns over the lack of screening for the bacterial infection Group B Strep following the death of a newborn baby.
Reggie-Jay Payne was about eight weeks old when he died in December 2019 at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
Coroner Tom Osborne said it appeared the infection was never discussed with Reggie-Jay s mother during pregnancy.
The hospital s trust said it would certainly participate in a national screening programme.
Group B Strep is common in pregnant women but not routinely tested for.