Purgatory News

The Government is under pressure to clarify its tipping point for imposing further restrictions as new figures show the number of NHS staff absent for Covid reasons at acute trusts in London more than doubled last week..

Coronavirus has accounted for two Premier League games on Boxing Day as the football schedule continues to be affected by the pandemic..

Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to a 12-year-old girl who was stabbed following a Christmas lights switch-on..

The figure means roughly 37 pubs have been demolished or converted for other uses, such as for homes or offices, each month in 2021.

Sally Ann Howes, who starred as Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has died aged 91..

First Minister Mark Drakeford gave a Coronavirus briefing from Cardiff.

The low-cost airline said it has acquired 15 daily take-off and landing slots at the West Sussex airport.

It compares to stronger growth in the second quarter, when UK output increased by a revised 5.4% following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

They were just over half of pre-pandemic levels on Monday.

Medical staff at King’s College Hospital, in south-east London, are feeling the pressure over staff shortages due to Covid-related absences.

Scott Morrison says Australia is taking the highly transmissible Omicron strain “very seriously”.

It comes as the number of identified Omicron cases in Wales grew by 204 on Tuesday to 640.

People are strongly advised to limit close contact with other people in crowded or poorly ventilated spaces, and to continue working from home.

A house on the most expensive could set you back 29 million pounds.

Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead for people’s Christmas plans, although he warned tougher restrictions could be implemented post-December 25..

Business groups have welcomed a new package of Government support for hospitality and leisure companies, but warned that more might be needed if ministers tighten restrictions..

Scotland’s traditional Hogmanay celebrations are to be cancelled and live sports will be “effectively spectator-free” for three weeks from Boxing Day, as the country introduces new restrictions on public events, Nicola Sturgeon has said..

The bell will be struck 12 times to mark the start of 2022.

NHS Western Isles chief executive Gordon Jamieson has rotated an impressive selection of festive knitwear throughout December in video messages on social media.

Nicola Sturgeon will address Holyrood this afternoon.