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Scientists investigate if new Covid strain spreads more easily in children
Scientists are urgently looking at whether the new strain of coronavirus is spread more easily in children. Although there is no suggestion it’s more dangerous, experts want to know whether children are as susceptible as adults. In today’s other developments, there were 36,804 new cases recorded, and 691 deaths were reported in the last twenty…
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‘We don’t yet know a lot, but we know the new strain of Covid transmits quickly,’ says former chief scientific advisor
We were joined by the former Government chief scientific advisor, Sir Mark Walport, who’s a member of the SAGE advisory group.
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Covid-19: UK nations tighten Xmas rules – amid fears new strain speeds up spread
Just four days ago the Prime Minister had said it would be “inhuman” to cancel Christmas. But in his latest press conference, warning of a rapid spread of a new strain of the virus, in effect he did just that for London and the South East of England putting them into a new Tier 4.…
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Could ‘the special relationship’ be strained amid Biden and Johnson’s disagreements over Brexit and Northern Ireland?
Boris Johnson has described the United States as Britain’s “closest and most important ally” – but just how special is their future relationship likely to be?
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Met police restraints ‘probably contributed’ to mentally ill man’s death, inquest jury finds
An inquest has found that there were failings by all parties involved in the death of a 35-year-old black man.
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Inquest opens into death of black man restrained by police
The inquest has begun into the death of a 35-year-old black man, Kevin Clarke, who died after being restrained by police in south London in 2018.
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Investigation underway into fatal train derailment in Aberdeenshire
A major investigation is underway into yesterday’s fatal train derailment in Aberdeenshire.
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Train safety system ‘works well’, says rail expert
We spoke to Nigel Harris, a rail expert and managing editor of Rail Magazine.
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Three dead as train derails in Scotland
Three people, including the driver, have died after a passenger train derailed in Aberdeenshire during heavy rain and flooding.
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Back to work: the view from the train
As the lockdown is eased across the country, albeit at different rates, people are returning to work. Transport for London says there’s already been a rise in tube usage. We went to some of London’s transport hubs to meet the people taking essential – and some not so essential – trips, and we asked passengers…
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Nurse raises concern about staff training for test, track and trace
One tracer has told Channel 4 News they have doubts over how ready the Government is to roll out its track and trace strategy nationwide.
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Pandemic puts EU unity under strain
The head of the European Central Bank has warned that the Eurozone’s economic output could shrink by up to 15% this year. Christine Lagarde also told a virtual summit of all 27 EU leaders that a European recovery fund is needed quickly. But so far those leaders cannot agree how to raise a €1 trillion…
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Train commuters hit by fares hike
Returning to work after the Christmas break is never easy – but getting there by rail is tougher still as commuters were hit with another fare rise.
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Planes, trains, schools and hospitals brought to a standstill in nationwide French strike
Angry workers have clashed with police on the streets of Paris tonight. Authorities have barricaded the presidential palace, the Eiffel Tower is shut and planes and trains, including the Eurostar, have been disrupted as more than 180,000 union members in 30 French cities take part in a national strike.
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Labour promise to slash train fares in England by a third
Elsewhere on the general election campaign Labour has been making some bold pledges on public transport – promising to slash train fares in England by a third and make travel free for everyone under 16.