No 10 implicitly rebukes Bank of England chief over wage restraint call, amid unions anger – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022
Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022
Boris Johnson and Priti Patel rebuked by watchdog over ‘misleading’ claims crime has fallen PM falsely claimed crime had fallen by 14 per cent while responding to Sue Gray report on No 10 parties The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022
Number of Brits who are long-term sick has surged in the last two years ONS figures show 250,000 more people were 'economically inactive' due to being long-term sick in the period to November 2021, compared to two years earlier - with experts anxiously waiting to find out if Covid is a factor Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2022
Government presented crime figures in ‘misleading way’ – watchdog UK Statistics Authority received complaints over allegations the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary falsely claimed crime had fallen. The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022
UK long Covid sufferers struggling with symptoms for more than a year rises to 550,000 Record total of 1.3 million individuals in UK estimated to be living with persistent symptoms The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022
Coronavirus live: Europe in virus ‘ceasefire’ with tranquil period ahead, says WHO; record UK long Covid cases — as it happened Europe could enter ‘long period of Covid tranquility’ due to high vaccination rates, WHO says; record 1.33 million UK long Covid patients The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2022
New energy price cap announced today and what it will mean for you Tens of millions of households will find out how much their bills will rise from April - with a cost of living catastrophe on the way Liverpool Echo · Feb 3, 2022
UKHSA plays down reports daily Covid death updates will be axed under plans to ‘live with virus’ Experts fear that without daily updates, the virus could catch the country off guard The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022
Watchdog probes accusations PM and Patel falsely claimed drop in crime Boris Johnson and Priti Patel have been reported to the UK Statistics Authority. The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022
Covid death up by 534 in highest rise for 11 months after data backlog New Covid infections have fallen since yesterday while the number of deaths reached a record high for this year partly down to a data backlog with 88,085 new cases and a further 534 deaths Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2022
Covid-19 infection levels no longer falling in UK, figures suggest Office for National Statistics figures indicate a high prevalence of the virus persisting in all parts of the UK. The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022
Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Wednesday, February 2 Wales has recorded 10 new Covid deaths while ONS data shows infection rates increased in the latest week Wales Online · Feb 2, 2022
Revealed: Covid conspiracy theories spread on Spotify, Apple and YouTube amid Joe Rogan backlash Exclusive: The Independent finds Covid branded a ‘con’ in podcast unearthed in the wake of Joe Rogan Spotify controversy The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022 One in three close contacts of Covid-19 cases ‘don’t report daily test results’ Nearly half of those taking daily tests said they experienced difficulty in obtaining the kits.
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022 Fifth of disabled people fear life will never return to normal after Covid Disabled people were more likely to report worse mental health, anxiety, depression and loneliness, the ONS found.
Wales Online · Feb 2, 2022 Covid is now not significantly more dangerous than flu in UK, figures suggest In countries with lower rates of vaccination, Covid remains significantly more lethal than flu
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022 Covid news: Anger as Tory MP says lockdown breach ‘like parking fine’; Germany could relax restrictions in March – as it happened Pfizer-BioNTech seeks US approval for under-5s Covid inoculation; Lithuania to scrap Covid pass on Saturday
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022 Disparities in children’s Covid vaccination rates map England’s social divides Wide gaps across class, regions and ethnicity, from 75% of Chinese-heritage children jabbed to 12% of Gypsy, Roma and black Caribbean
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2022 1 in 10 Covid cases in England are reinfections Covid reinfections currently make up around 10 per cent of daily infections, according to the latest official estimate.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 School pupils in deprived areas ‘much less likely’ to have Covid-19 vaccine Take-up also varies among ethnic groups.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Dominic Raab criticised for ‘outrageous’ false claims on rape convictions ‘The collapse in rape convictions has been in the last four or five years,’ says leading human rights lawyer
Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2022 Only half of kids aged 12 to 15 get Covid vaccine - and poorest are worst hit Worrying figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that 12 to 15-year-olds from poorer areas were less likely to get jabbed than their wealthier peers
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Divorces fell in 2020 but experts believe record separations took place in 2021 Lawyers warn that the ‘seismic’ impact of pandemic will result in record divorce numbers for 2021
Wales Online · Feb 1, 2022 More than 180,000 people in the UK have died with Covid on death certificate This includes all instances where Covid-19 has been mentioned on someone’s death certificate, either as a main cause of death or a contributory factor