Omicron: travel restrictions will come in on Tuesday
From 4am Tuesday 7 December, anyone aged 12 and above who wish to travel to the UK will need to show a negative pre-departure test result (LFD or PCR) in no more than 48 hours…
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Travel for London burgeoning financial crisis
TfL have announced that for the second year, the traditional free Tube travel on News Years eve will not occur. Revellers will be made to pay for the service amid the financial crisis that has…
Boris Johnson fails to deny Lockdown Christmas parties
Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused of parties being held during Tier 3 lockdown. After a source told the BBC that ‘several dozen’ people attended parties in December 2020, the PM was now questioned by Labour…
Face masks reinstated over fears of Omicron variant
After rules on mandatory mask wearing were lifted in the summer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced yesterday within the briefing that they will be reinstated once again in indoor places and whilst travelling. This comes…
Passengers face misery with Tube strikes
Commuters will face severe delays as proposed tube strikes are confirmed to take place this weekend. Tube drivers are disputing over newly introduced schedules for night tube services. The night tube has not been running…
UN campaigns for elimination of violence against women
Today marks an international day to prevent violence against women, organised by the United Nations. Following the deaths of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa, along with recent incidents of spiking, women have been particularly concerned…
COVID-19 cases rising in Harrow but data still promising
With countries in mainland Europe reporting high numbers of cases amid fears of a “fifth wave” and Austria even going back into a full-blown lockdown, questions are being asked of the UK government’s response to…
Violent crimes against women are now to be the same status as terrorism
Violence against women and girls to the same status as terrorist attacks, severe crime and child sexual abuse, the government suggests. Brutality against women is planned to be added to the “strategic policing requirement”, which…
Netflix show ‘Sex Education’ releases an open casting call for transgender actors
As season 4 is on the way, viewers of Sex Education can get ready to invite two new trans characters into their homes. Following the show’s previous seasons, the writers have chosen to incorporate a…
NICE approves the first long-acting injection for HIV
The NHS is to start offering people HIV injections every two months to keep the virus at bay. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is offering the antiretroviral drugs cabotegravir and rilpivirine in…