Purgatory News

The UK must not take its “eye off the ball” with Covid-19 vaccinations, an expert has said as he warned the virus could come “roaring back”..

Former Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings said he was looking to oust Boris Johnson as Prime Minister only weeks after helping him secure an 80-seat majority..

The chairman of Channel 4 has warned the Government against going down the “high-risk and damaging path” of privatising the broadcaster..

Billionaire Jeff Bezos reached the edge of space after taking off on Blue Origin’s first human flight..

A long-running dispute at British Gas has ended after workers accepted an improved pay deal, their union has announced..

The Met office has issued its first ever amber extreme heat warning as parts of the UK are set to reach 33 degrees C.

Three people have died after the emergency services rescued them from water as England experienced the hottest day of the year so far..

The Government is being warned that a long awaited pay rise for NHS staff will be an insult if it is only a slight increase on 1%..

Buskers are filming their outdoor shows for TikTok, meaning isolated audiences can be there..

Boris Johnson has been contacted by NHS Test and Trace as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 but will not be self-isolating, Downing Street has said..

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that he has contracted Covid-19 just over a day before lockdown restrictions are lifted in England..

A dejected Lewis Hamilton wished he could restart Formula One’s maiden Sprint race after his poor getaway allowed Max Verstappen to make history at Silverstone and deal a further setback to the Briton’s hopes of a record-breaking eighth world crown..

Reigning 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty said there was no “right answer” as to whether the Tokyo Olympics should be going ahead in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic..

Rosamund Pike, Tilda Swinton and Gemma Chan dazzled at the screening of OSS 117: From Africa With Love at the Cannes Film Festival..

Long Covid sufferers are set to benefit from £19.6 million worth of new research programmes into the condition, the Government has announced..

Scottish Labour has said a “weak” youth jobs scheme will not be enough to stem the tide of unemployment as the pandemic comes to a close..

Ministers and officials across Whitehall are waiting anxiously to learn if they will have to isolate on so-called “freedom day” after it was confirmed Sajid Javid has Covid-19..

A sizeable portion of the English public are unaware they are medically overweight or obese, according to data released by YouGov..

Boris Johnson may be forced to reimpose lockdown restrictions if Covid cases continue rising into the autumn, former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned..

The Government “did not react fast enough” in the early stages of the pandemic, a leading health expert has said..