UK exports to EU fell by £20bn last year, new ONS data shows Figures show Brexit compounding Covid disruption, with clothing exports plunging 60%, vegetables down 40% and cars 25% The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022
Covid expert on reinfections: Are they milder and do they strengthen immunity? Reports of reinfection have become common, especially since the emergence of the omicron variant Wales Online · Feb 11, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 cases still being missed from official figures High levels of under-reporting are exposing the limitations of the daily case numbers. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
Wales could see all restrictions lifted by end of March, minister claims Vaughan Gething MS took part in the Welsh Government’s three-week review press conference on Friday. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
COVID reinfections: are they milder and do they strengthen immunity? We’ve known since early on in the pandemic that COVID reinfections could occur. One of the first reinfections reported was in a 33-year-old man from Hong Kong. His initial infection was diagnosed on March 26 2020, with his second infection, with a genetically distinct virus, being diagnosed 142 days later. The Conversation · Feb 11, 2022
Latest Covid data shows where in UK infections are rising and falling Prevalence highest in the South East, where 5.8 per cent of the regional population had Covid last week The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
Non-EU imports overtook trade with the bloc last year New data from the Office for National Statistics show the UK imported £222 billion worth of goods from the European Union last year after Brexit. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
Met police did not initially investigate No 10 parties because nobody admitted taking part, legal paper shows – as it happened Metropolitan police did not investigate lockdown-breaching party claims because there was no social media footage, legal papers show The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022
UK economy grew 7.5 per cent in 2021 amid pandemic rebound Record gross domestic product growth came after a 9.4% slump in the economy in 2020 Wales Online · Feb 11, 2022
UK economy grew by 7.5% in 2021 despite December Omicron impact The economy contracted by 0.2% in December as the hospitality and leisure sector felt the brunt of Omicron and related Government restrictions Birmingham Post · Feb 11, 2022
UK economy delivers record growth in 2021 amid Covid rebound The growth, which exceeded projections by the Bank of England, nevertheless came after a 9.4% slump in the economy in 2020. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
UK economy grew by fastest rate since second world war in 2021 GDP rose 7.5% across last year but contracted by 0.2% in December as Omicron dented consumer spending The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022
Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2022
Lockdowns saw higher rate of women victims of domestic homicide – ONS Figures for England and Wales were published on Thursday. The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022 Scrapping self-isolation is political statement not based on science – expert Professor Tim Spector said he believed that other countries will stick with four or five days of isolation for people with Covid.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2022 Wall Street drops as interest rate rises loom after US inflation hits 7.5% – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Wales Online · Feb 10, 2022 Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as No 10 staff brace for questioning over 'partygate' Detectives investigating the lockdown parties in No 10 will begin contacting those they believe to have been involved
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022 How to cope with the rising cost of living Millions of Britons are struggling as the price of everything soars amid rising energy prices and inflation. Kate Ng turns to financial experts for advice on how to deal with it all
The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2022 Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Monthly deaths 5,000 lower than forecast in England and Wales despite Omicron surge New figures come as Boris Johnson announces end to Covid restrictions
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022 Covid rules are to be axed in England, but is pandemic’s end really in sight? Analysis: Plans to end isolation rules have been gleefully announced, but questions about infection control remain
Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022 UK Covid cases plummet 26% week-on-week as one in 19 people in England catch bug Figures released by the Department for Health this afternoon show another 68,214 coronavirus cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, while the death toll has risen by 276
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Covid-19 infections rise in three UK nations but fall in Wales, figures suggest The estimates are the most reliable snapshot of the prevalence of coronavirus.
Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022 Working with covid - No 10 tells what's expected if you test positive after self-isolation ends Boris Johnson has said the current self-isolation rules could end within weeks as we move to living with the virus
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Boris Johnson announces plan to end all domestic Covid restrictions this month Legal requirement to self-isolate expected to be scrapped