Coronavirus Lockdowns

Revealed: Nearly half of boys in England's poorest areas are overweight or obese by the time they leave primary schoolGirls are more at risk of obesity as they tend to be less involved in sportLockdown had accelerated the trend…

 England's biggest Covid wave was not one that thrust the country into lockdown, fascinating data revealed today.Analysts at the Office of National Statistics (ONS) assessed the spread of the virus across six distinct waves.Experts also…

A shamed anti-vaxx campaigner who compared NHS workers to Nazi war criminals has been allowed back on Twitter.Kate Shemirani, who also likened Covid lockdown restrictions to the Holocaust, was 'permanently' banned from the social media site…

Do you struggle to sleep? If so, you’re far from alone. According to the latest NHS data, a record one million Britons are now prescribed insomnia medication each year.And this is despite studies that have linked some types of the pills to…

What should you take to help you sleep? Data shows sleeping pill prescriptions are at an all-time high – while pharmacists' shelves heave with natural remedies... But do any of them really work?By Barney Calman, Health Editor…

Eight in 10 Brits want Covid-infected people who travel to the UK from China to be made to self-isolate. From Thursday, passengers will need a negative test before they can fly to the UK from the Chinese mainland. But follow-up testing on…

China was today accused of withholding vital Covid data as fears grew that a new variant could emerge from its surge in cases.Israel and Spain joined the growing number of countries to announce they would impose Covid tests for travellers…

Britain's longest-hospitalised Covid patient spends THIRD Christmas away from his family as his brother hopes 2023 is the year he finally comes homeCovid-stricken DJ Steve Laviniere, 59, may go home for good next summerSteve…

David McCaffrey insists he has never been short of vim and vigour, despite a pretty active life: a father of three and a busy NHS infection control nurse, he manages to go to the gym at least five times a week, but says he still always has…

Parents struggling to get GP appointments could be fuelling Britain's unusually bad Strep A outbreak, according to one expert. Sixteen kids have already died this winter from a deadly complication of the usually-harmless bug. Although low,…