COVID-19 patients have an elevated risk of death for at least 18 months after their infection, a new large-scale study suggests. For the study, published on Jan. 18 in the medical journal Cardiovascular Research, scientists identified 7,500 patients in the United Kingdom who were diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 16 to Nov. 30, 2020, before…
Study Finds Higher Mortality Risk for 18 Months Following COVID Infection
UK Conservative Party Chairman Zahawi Says Tax Error ‘Careless and Not Deliberate’
UK Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi has admitted he had paid a penalty for a tax error, but has insisted that it was “careless and not deliberate.” The former chancellor, who attends Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet, has been under pressure since the Sun on Sunday revealed the tax dispute. He allegedly avoided tax by using Balshore…
UK’s Sunak Fined by Police for Failing to Wear Seatbelt in Social Media Video
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accepted a fine from police for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car. Sunak was issued with a “fixed penalty notice” by Lancashire Constabulary after he was spotted not wearing his seatbelt in an Instagram video he filmed…
Labour Calls for UK Conservative Party Chairman Zahawi to Be Sacked Over Tax Claims
The British Labour Party has called on the prime minister to sack Tory Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi after he reportedly paid millions to settle a dispute over his tax. The former chancellor, who attends Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet, has been under pressure since the Sun on Sunday revealed the tax dispute. He allegedly avoided tax by…
UK Police Chiefs Told to Check All Officers by End of March After Carrick Case
Police forces in England and Wales have been told they must complete checks on all their officers and staff by March 31, after a serving Metropolitan Police officer admitted to dozens of counts of rape and other offences. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) wrote to chief constables on Friday, telling them they must conduct…
Man Fined for Silent Prayer Outside British Abortion Clinic
A pro-life campaigner who told authorities he was “praying silently for his son” is challenging his fine for breaching an exclusion zone outside a Birmingham abortion clinic. Adam Smith-Connor is challenging a £100 council fine after he was found to be praying near an abortion facility in a buffer zone in Bournemouth, southwest UK, last…
‘Muted’ UK Reaction to Iran Executing Akbari Is Symptomatic of Failed Policy of ‘Appeasement’: Experts
The British government’s failure to add Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to the list of proscribed terrorist organisations following the executing of a British national, Alireza Akbari, at the weekend is another example of the “weakness” of the government’s policy of “appeasement,” according to an expert on Iran. On Monday, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly told Parliament…
UK Braces for Biggest Ever NHS Strike as Ambulance Staff and Nurses Plan to Walk Out on Same Day
The UK is expected to see the biggest-ever strike action in the National Health Service (NHS) on Feb. 6, when ambulance staff and nurses plan to walk out simultaneously for the first time. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has threatened to stage strikes on Feb. 6 and 7, which will involve 73 NHS trusts…
Study Suggests Half a Million Missed Out on Blood Pressure Drugs During COVID-19 Pandemic
Thousands more heart attacks and strokes may occur in Britain as almost half a million missed the opportunity to start taking blood pressure drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study suggested. The article, which was published on Jan. 19 in Nature Medicine, also said thousands could have missed out on cholesterol-reducing drugs every month. The analysis was…
Starmer Criticises Sunak for Davos No-Show and Calls for ‘Clean Power Alliance’
January 20, 2023
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Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the absence of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the World Economic Forum in Davos and called for a “clean power alliance” of countries who want to accelerate action on climate change and bring down energy prices. With a general election expected in the next 18 months, the leader of…
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