NHS England's chief executive Sir Simon Stevens issues warning as hospital admissions top first peak
Sir Simon Stevens says NHS staff "back in the eye of the storm", and are are anxious, frustrated and tired as the service comes under extreme pressure.
According to the head of the NHS, the...
UK Military personnel will provide planning and training support to secondary schools and colleges with testing at the start of the spring term, it has been announced today.
The personnel are on standby to support secondary schools and colleges across England to roll out COVID-19 testing to students and staff as the new term...
With the new strain of coronavirus rapidly spreading across the UK, a third full national lockdown hasn’t yet been ruled out
Announcing further areas in England to enter Tier 4 from 26th December, Health Secretary Matt Hancock today expressed mounting concerns about the surging ‘mutant’ strain of Covid-19, more contagious than the original...
Rotary’s Global Polio Eradication initiative has vaccinated more than 2.5 billion children over 35 years
Dr Manoj Joshi DL, a retired pharmacist from Bradford and former district governor of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire for Rotary International, decided he wanted to do something about the lack of awareness about Rotary's humanitarian work locally and...
The new strain of coronavirus discovered in the UK, is thought to be up to 70 per cent more transmissible than the original virus and has led to numerous countries temporarily banning arrivals from the UK.
The Netherlands was the first country to issue restrictions, followed swiftly by a number of other European nations....
£2.2 billion increase in core funding confirmed for schools next yearFunding allocations provide more money for every child in every classroom across the countrySecond year of three-year £14 billion total funding boost
In another step towards delivering on the government’s pledge to invest a total of £14 billion over three years, the Department for...
Yorkshire County Cricket Club's former under-15 and under-19 England cricket captain, Azeem Rafiq, says at a point he had even contemplated suicide due to depression
Former under-15 and under-19 England cricket captain, Azeem Rafiq, is claiming direct discrimination and harassment on the grounds of race, as well as victimisation and detriment as a...
Almost every area that has been in Tier 3 restrictions, will remain under the tightest restrictions over Christmas so for at least another two weeks, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
Following the drop in infections, West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester had rallied hard in the hope that restrictions would ease, allowing the hardest...
The levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) near Ella's home exceeded World Health Organisation and European Union guidelines.
In an historic verdict, a nine-year-old girl who died following an asthma attack, has become the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death.
Ella Kissi-Debrah,...
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After the smashing success of Gal Gadot’s first outing as the ground-breaking heroine, Wonder Woman returns in a timely blockbuster that doesn’t pull its political punches.
From director Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot in the title role, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ fast forwards to the 1980s as...
Grassroots East London football club makes history and launches their first girls’ football programme
During the COVID-19 pandemic and following on from the BLM protests that took place throughout the summer, FC Leytonstone decided to take positive action.
With the launch of their Under 12’s Girls football team, they are...
Long Covid sufferer explains how his life has been affected - weeks and months after being diagnosed with coronavirus
The Health Secretary is urging the public - and especially young people - to follow the rules and protect themselves and others from COVID-19, as new data and film reveal the potentially devastating long-term...
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The company has become one of the world’s leading hair extensions company, supplying more than 4000 professional salons, as well as consumers.
Its products have featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia...
A young man born in Batley and of British Kashmiri heritage, and who became the first South Asian President at Liverpool Hope University's Student Union, scooped an accolade at the Yorkshire Young Asian Achievers Award 2020.
Haris Rashid overcame barriers to attain great things across a range of categories. Despite coming from Batley, which...
A building company has been ordered to pay the largest fine ever issued by a court in relation to a wildlife crime.
Bellway Homes admitted damaging or destroying a breeding site or resting place for bats at a construction site in Greenwich.
The company was ordered to pay a fine of...
To mark UN Human Rights Day on 10th December 2020, British Sikhs demonstrated their support for Punjab farmers at a mass protest involving over 100 cars driving outside the Indian Consulate in Birmingham.
The protest was held in solidarity with Punjabi farmers who are protesting against the Modi Government’s Agricultural Bills, and to condemn...
“It’s clear small businesses in my constituency and across the country are facing a cash crisis after months of extra restrictions after the first national lockdown.” MP Naz Shah
It’s been revealed that many of the small businesses may not make it to Spring because of government failure to get a grip on...
"Being from a BAME background, it’s been great getting more women involved and I want to keep growing that," Prina Karia
A badminton coach from Leicester has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the sport, taking home the Community Coach of the Year Award at this year’s UK Coaching Awards.
Bradford born and bred cricket star Adil Usman Rashid, and his uncle Javed Bashir - a community ambassador, have both been honoured by the University of Bradford
Yorkshire and England cricket star Adil Rashid and community ambassador Javed Bashir (who also happens to be his uncle) have both received honorary doctorates from the...
NHS chief Sir Simon Stevens has today praised the efforts of hardworking staff for making the roll out of a COVID-19 vaccine possible, saying that the deployment marks a “decisive turning point” in the battle against the pandemic.
The NHS in England will begin the biggest and most highly anticipated immunisation campaign in history...
