Category: News


Covid: Tests to be offered twice-weekly to all in England


The lateral flow kits, which can provide results in around 30 minutes, will be available for free at testing sites, pharmacies and through the post.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56632084

Speaker Lord Fowler backs calls for National Aids memorial


Lord Fowler, the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, has backed calls for the UK’s first ever National Aids memorial.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-56578990

Middle-aged women ‘worst affected by long Covid’, studies find


Five months on, 70% of patients studied were still affected by everything from anxiety to breathlessness, fatigue, muscle pain and “brain fog”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56509340

Grenfell Tower inquiry: 9 things we now know about the cladding


Panels made from plastic and aluminium were installed on the sides of Grenfell Tower to make it warmer and drier. But the cladding has been blamed for helping flames to spread when fire broke out in June 2017, resulting in 72 deaths.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56403431

BBC’s Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt ‘spoken to’ after flag complaints


BBC Breakfast presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty have been “spoken to and reminded of their responsibilities” after complaints about their reaction to a government minister’s flag.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56495032

UK launching four regional trade hubs to boost exports


Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss said on Tuesday that the hubs would be located in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and Darlington.