The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Almost a third of Covid prosecutions wrongful as Partygate ‘questions legitimacy of system’

Exclusive: More than 800 miscarriages of justice identified but experts warn thousands of cases have not been checked

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

More than a quarter of a billion pounds in Covid grants distributed in Nottinghamshire

The funding came as part of numerous Government grants and support schemes launched during the pandemic to keep businesses afloat

Nottingham Post · Mar 30, 2022

Five lessons the pandemic taught us about ending homelessness permanently

One surprising success story to come out of the pandemic was how many countries and cities were able to significantly reduce street homelessness. Lockdowns enabled governments to treat homelessness as a public health emergency and act swiftly to accommodate and support people experiencing homelessness.

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022

Dad-of-six has legs amputated after Covid reacts with diabetes and turns limbs black

Scott Green, 33, from Redcar, North Yorkshire, was rushed to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough on the first day of Covid lockdown in March 2020 with medics working for two months to save him

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Laneberg Wine closing down as Covid and Brexit challenges 'prove too much' for region's only urban winery

The Gateshead winery's vintages have won multiple awards every year but the firm's owner has announced it will close in the next few weeks

Birmingham Post · Mar 30, 2022

Petition calling on Government to rethink ending free Covid testing gains more than 300,000 signatures

'To imagine that wishful thinking can end the pandemic is both delusional and dangerous, and puts many more lives at risk'

Wales Online · Mar 30, 2022

WA charities Foodbank and Anglicare team up to deliver essentials to people in COVID isolation

Two major WA charities have joined forces after a spike in demand for emergency food relief for people isolating under COVID-19 rules.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

How the pandemic created a new generation of stoners

Americans who rarely, if ever, smoked marijuana before the pandemic now say they’re turning to weed to help them cope

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2022

What time is Nicola Sturgeon's update today? Where to watch and what to expect

The First Minister is expected to reveal the Scottish Government's decision on face mask rules in Scotland.

Daily Record · Mar 30, 2022

Tory MPs walked past Downing Street candlelit vigil for Covid victims to go to another boozy bash

On the day Met Police confirmed Downing Street lockdown parties broke the law

Wales Online · Mar 30, 2022