The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

As flu cases surge, vaccination may offer some bonus protection from COVID as well

After virtually disappearing for two years, influenza is back and rapidly sweeping across Australia – and the world.

The Conversation · May 25, 2022

COVID and flu hit in dual wave as Hunter hospitals prepare for winter virus battle

Rise in flu presentations to John Hunter Hospital while COVID-19 still circulates.

Newcastle Herald · May 25, 2022

MSP who lost her mum to Covid 'infuriated' by Sue Gray report

HOLYROOD’S youngest MSP who lost her mum to Covid-19 has said she is “infuriated” by the findings of the damning Sue Gray report into lockdown…

The National (Scotland) · May 25, 2022

Stanley mum demands 'disgraceful' Boris Johnson pay her son's £1,600 lockdown fine

The Sue Gray report said the Prime Minister must bear responsibility for a culture of Covid rule breaking at Number 10 - but his total punishment has been a £50 fine

Chronicle Live · May 25, 2022

Nurse fined £10k over NHS pay protest in lockdown wins compensation

Greater Manchester police agree to withdraw penalty notices issued to two nurses for socially distanced protest in March 2021

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022

Major cost of living announcement tomorrow as Tories scramble to move on from Partygate

Rishi Sunak will make a cost-of-living statement to the Commons where he could announce £10bn of new spending - funded by a windfall tax - with Tory sources claiming the brought-forward announcement would mostly help poorer families

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022

What happens next for Boris Johnson after Sue Gray's scathing Partygate report

Boris Johnson has repeatedly defied calls to quit and told a Downing Street press conference 'I overwhelmingly feel it is my job to get on and deliver'

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022

Partygate report names or pictures 16 people - this is who they are

Sue Gray, who led the inquiry, said it was in the public interest to name senior individuals involved

Wales Online · May 25, 2022

North Korea Forcing Pregnant Women To Give Birth In Warehouses And Hotels Amid COVID-19: Report

As COVID-19 cases in North Korea cross the three million mark, reports say the Kim Jong-Un-led government is forcing pregnant mothers to give birth in hotels and warehouses that lack proper treatment.

Benzinga · May 25, 2022

‘I feel like a fool’: Britons who grieved and died alone as No 10 partied

Sue Gray report hard to accept for those who were unable to be with loved ones during times of crisis

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022