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Students from red list countries grapple with being alone in London this Christmas

Posted on Dec 3, 2021Dec 10, 2021 by Riddhi Kachhela
When the news of Omicron variant being detected in South Africa hit last Thursday, a horde of countries rushed to impose new travel...Read More
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PM’s new COVID measures criticised, as two more Omicron cases are confirmed in the capital

Posted on Dec 1, 2021Dec 2, 2021 by Kathryn Dalziel
At a press conference yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new COVID-19 protection measures including booster jabs for all adults...Read More

Two more London Omnicron cases confirmed

Posted on Dec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021 by Ananya Rao
Two new cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in London. The UK government announced new measures from yesterday to prevent the spread of...Read More

Changes to Blood donation rules allow more LGBTQ+ Men to donate

Posted on Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020 by Anna-Maria Pego Pineiro
Campaigners have welcomed relaxation changes to the donor health check questionnaire made by NHS blood and transplant changing blood donation...Read More
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French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive for COVID-19

Posted on Dec 17, 2020 by Harry Turner
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. The 42 year-old leader will be isolating for seven days after...Read More

Violence against women a “shadow pandemic”, UN warns

Posted on Dec 11, 2020Dec 14, 2020 by Andjela Milivojevic
Around 243 million women aged 15-49 have been subjected to sexual or physical violence by an intimate partner during the...Read More
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In ‘historic’ move, UK approves Pfizer Covid vaccine for use

Posted on Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020 by Yaroslava Kiryukhina
Britain's regulators have authorised for emergency use a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech, paving the way for...Read More

Scotland trail-blazes free access to period products for all women

Posted on Nov 25, 2020Dec 11, 2020 by Yaroslava Kiryukhina
[caption id="attachment_1684" align="alignnone" width="5620"] Nearly one-third of young women in the UK have had difficulties affording or accessing period products...Read More
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Trans teen takes legal action against NHS for treatment delays

Posted on Nov 25, 2020Nov 25, 2020 by Matilda Davies
A 14-year-old trans boy being called “Reece” has begun to pursue legal action against NHS England after waiting over a...Read More

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