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Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXLMP8NTNMw The top stories Covid vaccine offered to all care homes in England BBC News says a Covid vaccine has been offered to residents at every eligible care home in England, the NHS has announced. Boris Johnson described the achievement, expected to be confirmed by official figures on Monday, as a “crucial milestone”. A target of 15 February has been set for the UK to vaccinate care home residents and carers, people over 70 and frontline care workers. On Saturday a record 598,389 first jabs were given across the UK. Read on ……………….. Captain Sir Tom…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, we look at Sunday’s top stories. Most papers focus on the vaccine showdown, Covid-19 frontline workers and the possibility gambling logos will be removed from Sport’s jerseys. Also featured: The latest Covid-19 figures, Sports, business and entertainment news.  …………………………….. Several papers set out details of what the Sun on Sunday calls Boris Johnson’s “seven hour showdown” with EU chiefs. A senior government official tells the Sunday Times and the Sun that the phone calls to  President Ursula von der Leyen were “pretty spicy”. The Mail on Sunday suggests contingency plans were drawn up to…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgN5EAGdvm8&t=28s The top stories Covid-19: Novavax vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trialsBBC News says a new vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials.The Novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against the new variant of the virus discovered in the UK. The PM welcomed the “good news” and said the UK’s medicines regulator would now assess the vaccine.The UK has secured 60 million doses of the jab, which will be made in Stockton-on-Tees.Read on………………..UK economy suffering most damage since first wave of Covid-19The Guardian says Britain’s economy…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw8b2-VBRRg The top stories Boris Johnson to visit Scotland despite Nicola Sturgeon warningBBC News says Boris Johnson is due to visit Scotland on Thursday despite the country’s first minister questioning whether the trip is necessary.The PM is expected to emphasise the strength of the UK working together in the fight against Covid-19.He is also likely to thank the staff involved in responding to the pandemic.Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has questioned whether his trip is “essential”. Asked at her daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday how she felt about the expected visit while strict travel restrictions were…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXLMP8NTNMw The top stories Covid: Archbishops call for daily prayer after 100,000 UK deathsBBC News says the Church of England’s archbishops have urged the public to reflect on the “enormity” of the pandemic after the official number of coronavirus deaths in the UK passed 100,000.In an open letter, they called on people to join a daily “prayer for the nation”.The PM said he was “deeply sorry for every life lost” and said he took “full responsibility”, adding: “We truly did everything we could.”Read on………………..AstraZeneca CEO: ‘Britain will hit its vaccine targets’CityAM says, CEO of AstraZeneca Pascal Soriot…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBtZLAG5_UQ The top stories Covid: Quarantine hotel plans set to be announcedBBC News says the government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to England will have to quarantine in hotels, over concerns about new Covid variants.Boris Johnson will make a decision after discussing the proposals with senior ministers later. The new measures are likely to apply to UK citizens and those with permanent residency rights arriving from high-risk countries such as South Africa.Most foreign nationals from high-risk countries already face UK travel bans.Read on………………..Teachers in England ‘should pick vulnerable pupils for early return’The Guardian…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPNC0G9n8Lo The top stories Tory MPs demand ‘clarity’ on school reopeningsBBC News says Tory MPs are asking the government to set out a “routemap” for the reopening of schools in England, amid growing concerns about the impact of closures on children’s education.The chairman of the education select committee has asked for a plan to be laid out in the Commons. The government has said it is “too soon” to say when schools will reopen to all pupils.But it is expected that it will not be until after the February half-term.Read on………………..Boohoo ‘set to buy’ Debenhams’ online…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, we look at Sunday’s top stories. Most papers focus on Covid-19, lockdown and a reminder for those who have been vaccinated to continue following the rules.   …………………………….. The Sunday Telegraph says the Home Office is backing plans for British families returning from their holidays abroad to pay to spend 10 days in a heavily guarded airport hotel. The paper says talks are already underway with hotel chains, including the Holiday Inn owner, IHG. The Independent says the quarantine plans are certain to be approved by the cabinet on Monday, but the “fight” will be…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCu07Yt_hRc The top stories Covid-19: Ministers to consider £500 Covid payment to boost self-isolation rates BBC News says anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 in England could be paid £500 to self-isolate under proposals to be discussed by ministers. It is among the suggestions listed in a leaked document from the Department of Health to encourage people with symptoms to get tested and stay home. There are fears the current financial support is not working because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate. The BBC has confirmed the government is looking at overhauling the system. Read…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXLMP8NTNMw The top stories Covid: England’s virus levels ‘may have risen’ in JanuaryBBC News says scientists tracking the spread of coronavirus in England say infection levels in the community may have risen at the start of lockdown 3.Swab tests indicate 1.58% had the virus during the period 6-15 January, with the highest level, 2.8%, in London.The Imperial College London researchers say there was “no strong evidence” of these high infection levels.The past few days have seen a clear slowdown in the number of lab-confirmed cases reported daily by the government.Read on………………..Rishi Sunak set to extend furlough…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXLMP8NTNMw The top stories Storm Christoph: Flood warnings in parts of EnglandBBC News says emergency services in the north of England are preparing for widespread flooding caused by Storm Christoph.The Environment Agency has warned of a “volatile situation” as heavy rain combines with melting snow, while police in South Yorkshire and Greater Manchester declared major incidents.An amber rain warning is in place for Yorkshire, the North West, East Midlands and the east of England.A yellow rain warning was issued for the rest of the country.Read on ………………..UK coronavirus death toll rises with highest daily record of 1,610The…

Protect your property as an Amber alert has been issued by the Met Office, as Storm Christoph approaches, expected to batter England, later this afternoon. Up to 70mm (2.75in) of rain is forecast to fall within 48 hours in the worst-hit areas from Tuesday. An amber rain warning has been issued for parts of northern and central England as Storm Christoph approaches. The Met Office told people in Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West, East Midlands and the East of England to expect heavy rain and potential floods. The warning also stated that 50mm of rain could fall in…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxr0Z-dwOXE The top stories Johnson ‘glad’ to see Trump go, says ex-Civil Service head Lord SedwillBBC says Boris Johnson will be glad Donald Trump has not been re-elected as US president, ex-Civil Service head Lord Sedwill has suggested.Writing in the Daily Mail, Lord Sedwill said those who believed Boris Johnson would have preferred Mr Trump to win again were “mistaken.”He said he “would not have been to the benefit” of British or European security, trade or environment issues.Downing Street said Mr Johnson looked forward to working with Joe Biden.Read on………………..British lorry drivers now need negative Covid…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JboTt_vrWNw The top stories Scrap benefits cut to stop millions falling into poverty, Boris Johnson told The Guardian says Boris Johnson cannot claim to be “levelling up” the UK if he persists with a planned cut in universal credit for 6 million families, a thinktank has said, as pressure mounts on the PM over the issue from within his own party. The Resolution Foundation joined opposition parties, anti-poverty campaigners and many Conservative MPs in urging the government to extend the £20-a-week uplift introduced during the first wave of the pandemic. Read on ……………….. France launches public…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl9d2__Nr4g The top stories Covid: UK’s ban on South America travellers comes into forceBBC News says travellers from South America are now banned from entering the UK over fears of a new coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil.The new travel ban – which also applies to Portugal and Cape Verde – came into force on Friday.Like the variants that were first spotted in the UK and South Africa, it is thought the Brazil variant could be more contagious.It comes as a further 1,248 people with coronavirus have died in the UK. Latest government figures on Thursday…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGMFnpEemr4 The top stories Covid-19: High Street chemists start vaccinations in EnglandBBC News says some High Street pharmacies in England will start vaccinating people from priority groups on Thursday, with 200 providing jabs in the next two weeks.Six chemists in Halifax, Macclesfield, Widnes, Guildford, Edgware and Telford are the first to offer appointments to those invited by letter.But pharmacists say many more sites should be allowed to give the jab, not just the largest ones. More than 2.6 million people in the UK have now received their first dose.Read on…………………City workers urged to complain if forced…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDn5dI6HP_w The top stories Birmingham hospitals move 200 doctors to intensive care dutiesBBC News says two hundred doctors will be sent to one of England’s largest intensive care units amid fears it could be “overwhelmed”. A leaked memo warned hospitals in Birmingham were “in a position of extremes” as Covid-19 cases rise.Elective surgeries at the city’s main Queen Elizabeth Hospital will stop as staff move to critical care duties. A spokesperson said the approach ensured “the greatest good for the greatest numbers of people”.Read on………………..Hospital patients to be sent to hotels to free up beds for…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjCsrT0Vr0I The top stories Covid-19: Rule-breakers ‘increasingly likely’ to be fined BBC News says the UK’s most senior police officer has said it’s “preposterous” that anyone could be unaware of the need to follow the coronavirus lockdown rules.Dame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, said Covid rule-breakers were now “increasingly likely” to be fined by officers. She said people were still holding house parties, raves and gambling gatherings in basements.Matt Hancock has said tighter measures cannot be ruled out. But speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Monday, Mr Hancock pleaded for people to follow the…

Monday 11 January News Briefing BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGMonday 11 January 2021 News Briefing – As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active Covid-19 numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 90,698,044Deaths: 1,943,252Recovered: 64,819,243 US House to begin impeachment proceedings against TrumpUS intends to designate Houthi movement in Yemen as foreign terror group1 policeman killed, dozens injured in southern Iraq clashesChina says WHO expert panel on COVID will arrive on Jan 14Indonesia pinpoints location of crashed plane’s black boxes in Java SeaOne in five in England have had Covid, modelling suggestsMass vaccination centres to open in England Previous Next Headlines:…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, we look into the fears the NHS is overwhelmed, speak to a nurse on the front line and the news the Queen and Duke have been vaccinated.  In our special feature, we look into the headlines around when the pandemic will end in the UK.  Also featured: The latest Covid-19 figures, Sports, business and entertainment news.  ……………….. The recurring message in Sunday’s papers is around the need to follow Covid guidelines and the warning that the NHS is on the brink. In what the Sunday Times describes as an intervention “designed to shock”, England’s…

In Review Despite a global pandemic, the Guardian reports eclectic car makers Tesla almost hit its 500,000-car delivery target for 2020. Tesla reported record deliveries of its electric cars in the last three months of 2020, coming within a whisker of achieving the half-million target for the year set by its chief executive, Elon Musk.The manufacturer’s annual sales rose by 36% after a final quarter that exceeded analysts’ expectations, delivering a total of 499,550 cars in 2020.Tesla delivered 180,570 electric vehicles between October and December, falling just short of the overall target Musk had set at the beginning of the year,…

Monday 28 Decemeber News Briefing BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGMonday 28 December 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 81,145,397Deaths: 1,771,982Recovered: 57,294,192 Fauci US Facing ‘Critical Time’ in Fight Against CoronavirusThirteen detained during rallies in Belarus, says rights groupTurkey stokes fears of new Libya warWith just days to go, Britain urges business to prepare for end of Brexit transitionBrexit impact on food prices ‘very modest’ – TescoAuthorities say suspect in Nashville blast died at sceneTrump signs $900B Covid-19 relief billIsrael…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, we look at the differing take on the Oxford vaccine news and the PM’s post-Brexit deal.  In our special feature, we’re looking deeper into vaccine headlines; from the Oxford vaccine timeline to the ‘game-changing’ news and Britain’s rich trying to ski ahead of the queue.  Also featured: The latest Covid-19 figures, Sports, business and entertainment news.  …………………………….. The recurring message in Sunday’s papers is around the Oxford vaccine set to be approved and the post-Brexit trade deal. The Sun on Sunday thinks the jab will be given the green light on Monday. The vaccines…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, we look at the differing take on the new tier 4 restrictions announced. In our special feature, we’re looking deeper into the government’s U-turn, the new variant and the public’s reaction.Also featured: The latest Covid-19 figures, Sports, business and entertainment news. …………………………………………………….The recurring message in Sunday’s papers is that “Christmas is cancelled”.”Will this nightmare ever end?” asks the Mail on Sunday.Scotland on Sunday similarly describes the tightening of measures as the “nightmare before Christmas”.The Sun on Sunday points out that Boris Johnson is “the first British leader to ban Christmas since Oliver Cromwell in 1644”.The Daily…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, we look at the differing take on the final stretch of negotiations between the UK and EU as the deadline for a deal is just hours away.  In our special feature, we’re diving into the debate as to whether the rules should be relaxed over Christmas as fears grow it’ll lead to a third wave.  Also featured: The latest Covid-19 figures, Sports, business and entertainment news.  …………………………………………………. Merkel wants Britain to ‘crawl across broken glass’ The deadline for trade talks between the UK and EU dominates the Sunday papers. The Mail on Sunday leads…