The Government has signed off on plans to relax the rules for close contacts of Covid-19 cases, the Minister for Health has confirmed. Stephen Donnelly presented advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) to Cabinet on Wednesday, and the changes to isolation rules will now take effect fromContinue Reading
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North Lincoln might just be one of those heavily-backed Sir Mark Prescott-trained ‘specials’ in a compelling seven-runner Novices’ Stakes over six furlongs of Lingfield polytrack this afternoon when two most interesting rivals are already noted! Magical Dias and Income have been recent losing naps (both unlucky seconds!) but neither hasContinue Reading
THE Covid isolation period is reportedly likely to be cut to five days to help combat the staffing crisis and get Brits back to work. Government scientists have reportedly told Boris Johnson he would have to accept a slightly increased risk of people leaving isolation while still infectious if heContinue Reading
VGstockstudio/Shutterstock Two years into the pandemic, most of us are fed up. COVID case rates are higher than they’ve ever been and hospitalisation rates are once again rising rapidly in many countries. Against this bleak picture, we yearn to get back to normal. We’d like to meet friends in aContinue Reading
wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock In an episode of the popular TV series Black Mirror called Crocodile, an investigator asks a witness to smell a bottle of beer. The aim is to refresh her memory of a crime scene (the crime took place near a brewery). This might not exactly be standard practice, butContinue Reading
Since the start of the pandemic, anyone wishing to enter Australia has had to contend with one of the strictest immigration and quarantine regimes in the world. While requirements have been loosened for vaccinated visa-holders, tough rules remain in place for the unvaccinated. Naturally, Australian residents and others around theContinue Reading
Dr Robert Simpson-White is celebrating his 100th birthday on January 18th. Dr Simpson-White was a very well known family GP in Plymouth, from the early 1950’s, after taking over his father’s practice on Union Street. In 1961 he moved his surgery to Adelaide Street, Stonehouse, where he practised single handedlyContinue Reading
In response to the government’s announcement on cladding in Parliament today, Luke Pollard, the MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport said: “It was clear that the Government’s refusal to help leaseholders was unsustainable. Today’s announcement is a step in the right direction but it’s still a job half done becauseContinue Reading
The Music Lotto is an independent fundraising lottery project, helping to raise regular and substantial funding for independent artists and grassroots venues in England, Scotland and Wales – starting in Feb ‘22. It’s no secret that funding for artists and venues has been sparse during and even before the lastContinue Reading
