The John Harvey Arms is at the centre of the community and the owners were looking forward to swinging open their doors at the end of lockdown. But the pub is just inside Tier 3 in Bristol and will have to remain closed - even though the next nearest pub, just a few hundred metres away in Tier 2, can start serving drinks. For landlady Sue Diaper it's a massive setback. The pub has just been decked out for Christmas and she is losing thousands of pounds. Image: The John Harvey Arms pub is usually bustling this time of year Image: The John Harvey Arms pub is usually bustling this time of year "To get Tier 3, I mean, we were expecting it, but still it's a massive blow," she … 阅读全文

On Wednesday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his spending review - his economic plan for the year ahead.  The UK is having to face up to the scale of the financial cost caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Britain's economy is expected to shrink by 11.3% this year, while unemployment is predicted to rise to 7.5% by next summer - that's 2.6 million people. Tough choices have been made, including a pay freeze for non-NHS public sector workers earning more than £24,000 and a cut to foreign aid spending next year. But more are likely to follow. And what might relaxing rules for five days of Christmas mean for our road to recovery? On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we hear personal stories from people who … 阅读全文

Test and Trace bosses believe they need to "rebuild public trust" and are planning a pre-Christmas push to rescue the troubled service, according to leaked slides seen by Sky News. The documents, shown during a video call hosted by some of Test and Trace's most senior executives, reveal the deep concern within the English contact-tracing programme about its image and performance. In addition to rebuilding public trust, executives believe they need to "reset" their relationship with local councils, which has been strained ever since the launch of the service. Image: The slides reveal that Test and Trace has 'mobilised' 27 'workstreams' Image: The slides reveal that Test and Trace has 'mobilised' 27 'workstreams' Test and Trace head Baroness Dido Harding has maintained that the service is working well with local … 阅读全文

An Ohio wedding attended by 83 guests has become the latest superspreader event in which nearly half of attendees contracted COVID-19. The recent nuptials resulted in 32 people catching the virus - including the couple, Anthony and Mikayla Bishop, and three of their grandparents, two of which needed emergency care. The couple told their local news station in Ohio, NBC-affiliated television station WLWT, that they had taken precautions for their big day. YouTube This content is provided by YouTube, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable YouTube cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the … 阅读全文

Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit adults hospitalised with COVID-19, a new study by a major US research centre has found. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) study sought to test whether the malaria and arthritis drug - which has long been touted by US President Donald Trump - works to treat coronavirus. Between April and June, researchers randomly and equally divided shots of hydroxychloroquine and of a placebo to 479 coronavirus patients in 34 hospitals. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:37 0:37 Trump: 'I took hydroxy, Z-Pak and zinc' Participants, who included 212 women as well as 290 Hispanic and Black people, were aged 57 on average. Live updates on coronavirus from UK and around world Health outcomes were assessed two weeks after their first dose. … 阅读全文

People should be paid to have a COVID-19 jab so the country reaches herd immunity as quickly as possible, a leading ethicist has suggested. Professor Julian Savulescu from the University of Oxford said incentives would help to overcome rising vaccine hesitancy due to perceived safety concerns. People could either be given a financial inducement to have the jab or they could be paid in kind, perhaps foregoing the need to wear a facemask in public, he writes in the Journal of Medical Ethics. "The advantage of payment for risk is that people are choosing voluntarily to take it on," he says. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 6:21 6:21 PM: 'There is light at the end of the tunnel' "As long as we are accurate in … 阅读全文

A cabinet minister has told Sky News the government will "strive to improve" its data operation after the official statistics watchdog issued a rare rebuke, warning the public could be confused by the depiction of COVID information. Business minister Nadhim Zahawi told Kay Burley that the administration will "listen very carefully to the official statistics watchdog and make sure we respond accordingly". The UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) said there was a danger that confidence in official figures could be undermined if they were not "supported by transparent information being provided in a timely manner". Image: Mr Zahawi said the government would 'strive to improve' Image: Mr Zahawi said the government would 'strive to improve' Lack of transparency risks undermining lockdown Analysis: Whitehall needs to stop hoarding data and share with … 阅读全文