Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 18 August 2017

  • Plans revealed for third river crossing

  • Rail disruption continues

  • Third win in a row for Ipswich Witches

  1. Five Cummings claims fact-checkedpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Boris Johnson's former chief adviser made a series of claims and allegations about the government's response to the pandemic.

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  2. Hancock: 'It took time to build the testing' for care homespublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Testing wasn't possible in the early stages of the pandemic, says the health secretary.

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  3. Johnson and Hancock reject Cummings' criticismpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The ex-chief adviser accused the government of causing tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths.

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  4. Hancock: Indian variant is still spreadingpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The health secretary says nearly three quarters of new Covid cases are of the Indian variant.

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  5. We may need to wait to end restrictions - PMpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    But Boris Johnson says he sees nothing "currently in the data" to suggest unlocking will have to be delayed.

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  6. Hancock constituents react to Cummings' criticismpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Matt Hancock's constituents share their views on him as their MP and as the health secretary.

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  7. Hancock: I have been straight in public and in privatepublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Matt Hancock says he gets up each day and asks "what must do I to protect life?" as that is the job of the health secretary.

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  8. Hancock: 'I haven't seen Cummings' performance in full'published at 22:08 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Dominic Cummings said Hancock should have been fired for lying, while giving evidence before a joint session of the Commons Heath, and Science and Technology committees.

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  9. Cummings' accusations can not easily be dismissedpublished at 21:09 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    No 10 will try to brush off the ex-aide's claims but they reveal an administration scrambling on many fronts.

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  10. Colchester sign Skuse from Ipswichpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Colchester United sign Ipswich Town midfielder Cole Skuse on a two-year deal, while centre-back Tom Eastman signs a new contract.

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  11. Who could represent the UK at Eurovision 2022?published at 13:43 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Could Bill Bailey, some drag queens, a rock band, a bhangra act or Ed Sheeran restore some pride?

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  12. UK passes 60m Covid vaccinations milestonepublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Health chief urges people to get their second jab, as more than 760,000 doses are given in a day.

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  13. Pfizer and AZ jabs work against Indian variantpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    They are effective against symptomatic disease but protection is low after only one dose, a study says.

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  14. More than 50m vaccine doses given in Englandpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    The health secretary hails the milestone as 32 and 33-year-olds are offered the jab.

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  15. Wife of patient reacts to Hancock blood inquiry statementpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Su’s husband Steve was diagnosed with hepatitis C 21 years after first receiving contaminated blood products.

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  16. Plymouth sign Ipswich defender Wilsonpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Plymouth Argyle sign centre-back James Wilson from fellow League One side Ipswich Town on a free transfer.

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  17. UK to trial Covid booster jab, says Hancockpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    A new trial has been announced that will look at whether a third dose can protect against new variants.

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  18. Indian variant 'underlines importance of getting jab'published at 17:39 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    Matt Hancock says the B.1.617.2 Covid variant is "not tending to penetrate into older, vaccinated groups".

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  19. Hancock: Confident we can take next step of easingpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    But Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns that we should all be careful about how we take the next step.

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  20. Hancock on variant hospitalisations despite jabspublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Health Secretary Matt Hancock says six vaccinated people have been hospitalised with the Indian variant in Bolton.

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