What is the rail dispute – and how can it be resolved?
Sky’s business correspondent, Paul Kelso, explains the issues surrounding the rail dispute including the effect COVID has had on revenue. Union leaders are preparing for talks with the government on…
Covid cases soar 110% over Christmas with 2.9million now infected as ‘twindemic’ cripples NHS
CASES of Covid-19 soared over 110 per cent over the Christmas period, new data has revealed. It comes as the NHS is facing mounting pressure with flu hospital cases also…
Warning as popular holiday destination brings back Covid measures – here’s what you need to know
HOLIDAYMAKERS heading to Thailand have been warned as some Covid measures have been reintroduced. Pandemic-related travel restrictions were mostly scrapped globally last year, but some have been brought back amid…
Covid ripping through China’s celebrity elite as stars’ deaths ‘among 16,000-a-DAY virus toll being covered up’
CHINESE celebrities are dying at an alarming rate amid fears the Covid ravaged country could be suffering up to 16,000 deaths every day from the virus. Daily infection rates are…
NHS: Data shows excess deaths in the UK 20% higher than last year
Sky’s Tom Cheshire takes a closer look at the “excess deaths” data for the UK, in light of the winter crisis of flu and COVID within the NHS. Read more…
The 10 most common Covid symptoms right now as new ‘Kraken’ strain spreads
BRITS coming down with Covid are most likely to experience a sore throat, as the new ‘Kraken’ strain spreads across the country. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it’s…
Figures show a fall in COVID and flu cases
Weekly figures on COVID-19 and flu cases have been published by the UK Health Security Agency. It follows new data showing a 20% increase in the number of deaths in…
New ‘Kraken’ XBB.15 Covid variant running rife in the UK is ‘most transmissible yet’, WHO warns
THE World Health Organisation has warned that a new Covid variant sweeping the UK could be the ‘most transmissible yet’. The aggressive new Omicron strain, officially named XBB.1.5, but nicknamed…
Dozens of beds outside Shanghai hospital
Some patients at Zhongshan Hospital in Shanghai, China, were placed on beds outside the emergency department entrance as the city sees a surge in COVID infections. #shorts #China #covid19 Sky…
Spain brings back Covid restrictions – here’s everything you need to know
SPAIN has brought back some of their Covid restrictions due to soaring cases abroad. Passengers arriving at Spanish airports from China will now be screened for Covid. Spain has brought…