8 h. ago Health chief who heard Trump call Xi Jinping convinced Covid was leaked from lab

Dr Robert Redfield was in charge of the US CDC during Trump's previous administration - and believes Covid-19 was developed by 'arrogant' scientists in Wuhan who were trying to push the genetic data to its limits

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14 h. ago What did the UK's top scientist know of China lab leak theory?

Lord Vallance took part in a multinational teleconference in February 2020 after which the lab-leak hypothesis was allegedly discarded as implausible.

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16 h. ago Patrick Vallance faces questions over a controversial meeting which led to the Covid Chinese 'lab leak' theory being dismissed

Lord Vallance took part in a multinational teleconference in February 2020 after which the lab-leak hypothesis was allegedly discarded as implausible.

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67 h. ago Scientists' shock claim that 'lab leak' in Wuhan was behind Covid

As the world marks five years since the devastating arrival of Covid-19 , new revelations continue to emerge about the origins of the virus that brought global life to a standstill.

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4 d. ago Norovirus: NHS chief urges Britons to isolate for two days if feeling unwell amid second wave fears

England’s top doctor has urged the public to isolate for two days if they feel unwell, after a surge in Norovirus cases has gripped the country.

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4 d. ago NHS medical director becomes second health chief to quit in a week

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who was a familiar face of the No 10 pandemic press conferences, to stand down a week after shock resignation of Amanda Pritchard

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4 d. ago Lesotho ‘shocked and embarrassed’ by mockery in Trump’s Congress speech, says foreign minister

Lejone Mpotjoane says behaviour is unexpected from head of state, after Trump claimed ‘nobody has ever heard of’ the countryLesotho was taken aback by US President Donald Trump’s mockery of the southern African nation, its foreign minister has said, vowing that the country was “not taking this matter lightly”.Trump called Lesotho a country “nobody has ever heard of” as he defended his sweeping cuts in aid during an address to Congress on Tuesday. He singled out a past US aid project of “eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago I'm the FBI agent who led the Covid lab leak investigation... here's what my colleagues are too afraid to tell you

Dr Jason Bannan defended his agency's conclusion that Covid escaped from a lab, saying he was speaking up to counter ideas that this was a right wing conspiracy.

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7 d. ago Humiliated Zelensky may have to quit after White House row with Trump, says top Republican official

Zelenskyy insisted yesterday as he left the U.K. that he was 'ready to sign' the minerals deal with Trump and 'just wanted the Ukrainian position to be heard'

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7 d. ago Will Zelensky be forced into grovelling Trump apology? Ukrainian leader may have to quit after White House row fiasco, says top Republican official

Zelenskyy insisted yesterday as he left the U.K. that he was 'ready to sign' the minerals deal with Trump and 'just wanted the Ukrainian position to be heard'

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7 d. ago Volodymyr Zelensky says he's 'ready to sign' minerals deal with the US and insists he 'just wanted Ukrainian position to be heard' during disastrous Oval Office meeting with Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he is 'ready to sign' the minerals deal with America that was put on hold after his stormy meeting with Donald Trump.

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1 week ago Wes Streeting to axe thousands of jobs at NHS England after ousting of chief executive

NHS staff fear power grab by health department as health secretary looks to shrink body due to ‘duplication’ of rolesWes Streeting will axe thousands of jobs at NHS England after his ousting of its chair and chief executive in what health service staff fear is a power grab.The health secretary’s plan follows Amanda Pritchard’s shock announcement on Monday that she was stepping down as the organisation’s chief executive next month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NHS chief’s shock resignation puts spotlight on Streeting’s vision for health service

Minister reveals that tighter Whitehall control will form part of government’s ‘plan for change’

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1 week ago NHS boss Amanda Pritchard QUITS as Labour's Wes Streeting bids to tighten his control of health service

Her departure as NHS England chief executive follows a meeting with the Health Secretary yesterday to discuss his plans for an overhaul.

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2 w. ago ‘He’s taking a sledgehammer to it’: how do Trump voters view his whirlwind start?

In Georgia, those who backed the president remain supportive – but they want prices to come down quickly Estefany Frost still gets calls from people who heard her talk to Donald Trump at a campaign stop in Georgia last year about how difficult running her restaurant had become in an era of inflation.One month into the new administration, she and other conservatives here are still absorbing the whirlwind pace of change. While she remains supportive of Donald Trump’s agenda, she said she’s wrestling with some of the implications. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer

British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia from attacking the country again.The UK prime minister’s appeal to Trump came after an emergency summit in Paris that heard widespread calls by European leaders for a large boost in defence spending. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago RFK Jr. makes savage cut to the CDC and its vaunted team of 'disease detectives' on his first day as Trump's health chief

The newly confirmed Secretary of Health and Human Services for President Donald Trump fired nearly half of the vaunted team of 'disease detectives.'

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