Ex-pupils experimented on with infected blood criticise ‘insulting’ compensation offer
Infected blood campaigners have criticised a "derisory and insulting" offer from the government as part of the compensation scheme.The row...
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Boris Johnson’s £12bn tax increase to pay for health and social care clears Commons
Boris Johnson's £12bn tax increase to pay for health and social care has cleared the Commons.MPs voted 307 to 251,...
Channel 4’s privatisation ‘needed’ to compete with streaming services, culture secretary to announce
The culture secretary is expected to outline what he claims are the benefits of Channel 4's privatisation, arguing that the...
COVID-19: How does Boris Johnson hope to avoid another winter lockdown?
Almost two months on from "freedom day" in England - when most COVID-19 restrictions were scrapped - the government has...
COVID-19: The PM is confident in ‘plan A’, but this time Boris Johnson knows better than to make firm promises
One thing the prime minister and his scientific advisers clearly agree upon is that when it comes to this winter,...
COVID-19: Face masks, vaccine passports, and work from home in ‘plan B’ for winter
Mandatory face masks, vaccine certificates, and work from home orders could return this winter as part of a "plan B"...
‘COVID is still out there’: PM says our position is ‘challenging’ – amid warning over Delta variant in winter
The prime minister has warned coronavirus "is still out there" but vowed his new COVID winter plan "will give us...