Boris Johnson 'doesn't regret' ignoring advice which could have avoided 'worst case' Covid-19

Jenna Jameson appears to be on the mend after a weeks-long struggle with a mystery illness. The model and former porn star, 47, was hospitalized in early January after losing her ability to walk.  Taking to her Instagram Story this week, the former adult film actress wrote to fans, "Hey, guys. I’m still in the hospital, but I’m doing OK and i’ll be out soon," Page Six reports.

Boris Johnson has announced a shock plan to end all covid self-isolation laws in England in just two weeks time.

With the announcement that Boris Johnson hopes to scrap all coronavirus restrictions by the end of February, you may be wondering what restrictions are still in place.

The City of Saskatoon is lifting vaccine mandates along with the province — but it may be done more as a requirement than by choice.

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PHILLIP Schofield got a scolding from his This Morning bosses after joking he was still Covid positive - despite being back at work. The presenter returned to the daytime sofa after coronavirus forced him to isolate for a week.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Police in Surprise say they arrested a man after he stabbed his girlfriend multiple times during an argument over homework.According to court documents, 27-year-old Raymond Maltos was arrested on Feb.

coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

More European countries could scrap tests for fully vaccinated arrivals in the coming days, according to reports.

PHILADELPHIA - A water main break in Kingsessing is disrupting traffic and causing major problems early Wednesday morning. The water main break happened at approximately 6:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say they made an arrest in a carjacking that led to a wild pursuit Tuesday evening. The incident happened Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. when police responded to report of a man following his Mercedes Benz sedan that was stolen during a carjacking at gun point about a week ago. Police were able to catch up to the vehicle which was on the 4000 block of Aramingo Avenue. When police attempted to stop the stolen Mercedes Benz, the driver took off at a high rate of speed and refused to stop, according to officials. Officers continued their pursuit until the driver of that stolen vehicle got to the 4500 block of Richmond Street when the vehicle crashed, rear-ending a parked and unattended vehicle. At this point, the driver got out of the stolen vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.

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COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores, pharmacies and other settings.A government source with knowledge of the plan told The Canadian Press that Health Minister Christine Elliott will announce more details on Wednesday.The source said there will be a limit of one box of five tests per household per visit, though some stores might have different processes.Ontario provided free rapid antigen test kits at malls and liquor stores in December ahead of the holidays.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police confirmed the arrest of the main suspect wanted in connection with the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver on the 27th of January opposite the Panadura Base Hospital.Sri Lanka Police said 8 grams of heroin was seized from the possession of the 32-year-old suspect from Kuruppumulla on Tuesday (8) night.Detectives are planning on obtaining a detention order to detain and interrogate the suspect, after producing him to the Panadura Magistrate’s Court.Sri Lanka Police on Tuesday (8) also arrested a 51-year-old man in connection to the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver in Panadura, on the 27th of January 2022.The suspect was identified as the assistant to the ambulance driver who was the main target of the shooters.On Independence Day (4), the Kalutara Crimes Division arrested the ambulance driver who was the target of gunmen in Panadura.Sri Lanka Police said the ambulance driver was transferring an expectant mother to the Panadura Hospital when several people chased after him on four motorcycles and opened fire at him.However, the weapon used by the gunman had jammed.Police said the ambulance driver was arrested after it was revealed that he was transporting Heroin at the time of the incident.According to Police, the person who was driving the motorcycle and the person who assisted in the shooting were also arrested.The assistant to the ambulance driver had confessed to police that the ambulance was used to transport drugs on several occasions.In addition, another man was arrested from Panadura on Tuesday (8) for spying on the ambulance driver.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya on Wednesday (9) ordered to release of a Church worker, who was detained over the discovery of a hand grenade from All Saint’s Church in Borella.On the 2nd of February, the Additional Magistrate ordered to release of three other workers connected to the incident.Accordingly, all four church workers who were arrested and detained over the incident, have been released.Sri Lanka’s Attorney General had recommended that they be released given the fact that they were not involved in the incident.A week ago, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that it was revealed that the three other workers were not connected to the incident in any way, and the Attorney General had advised to release them.

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ANI reported. AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK Sharma in a letter today said in accordance with current ICMT's national guidelines, it has been decided to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalisations (regular as well as daycare) and also prior to any minor or major surgical or interventional or non-interventional procedures and imaging in clinically asymptomatic patients.AIIMS, Delhi announces to discontinue routine COVID-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalization and surgeries pic.twitter.com/R0wjcSdaFl

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Phillip Schofield has returned to This Morning after testing positive for coronavirus. The 59-year-old presenter had been forced to skip hosting This Morning and Dancing on Ice and admitted he was "bored out of his brain" while locked away in his home after testing positive for Covid seven days in a row.

Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine won the bronze medal in her Olympic debut at the Beijing Winter Games in women’s snowboard cross Wednesday.

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A review is set to be launched after four children were given Covid vaccine overdoses of more than twice the approved amount.

A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week.Today (February 9), the show’s production team announced that the premiere of A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week, attributing the delay to stricter COVID-19 protocols on the show’s set. The show will now premiere on February 28.“We have decided to inevitably postpone the first broadcast of A Business Proposal for a week due to COVID-19 in order to change the filming schedule and secure a safe production environment,” a representative from the show said, per Sports Chosun and translated by Soompi.“The first broadcast date has been changed from February 21 to February 28,” the representative added.

Boris Johnson may not reveal his Covid-19 lockdown roadmap on February 22, Number 10 has said - despite the Prime Minister repeatedly using that date.

Coronavirus lockdowns in the UK would remain in place until late May if it followed Israel's blueprint for easing restrictions.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson led a press briefing this evening to provide an update on the latest with coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a "road map" for relaxing England's coronavirus lockdown measures on February 22.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson will lead a Downing Street press conference later this afternoon, No 10 has confirmed.The Prime Minister will update the nation on the latest developments with coronavirus.It will take place at 5pm, however it is currently unclear who he will be joined by.Mr Johnson faced Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in the weekly Prime Minister's Questions earlier this afternoon.He told the Commons that we will have to “get used” to the idea of re-vaccinating in the autumn as the UK faces new Covid-19 variants.“We recently announced an agreement for 50 million doses with the manufacturer CureVac because we believe that may help us to develop vaccines that can respond at scale to new variants of the virus," Mr Johnson

coronavirus variants will likely mean booster vaccinations are needed later in the year after the second round of jabs is completed.During Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons, Johnson said a 50 million dose deal with pharmaceutical firm Curevac will assist in developing vaccines to respond “at scale to new variants of the virus”.He told MPs: “We’re going to have to get used to vaccinating and then revaccinating in the autumn as we come to face these new variants.”Mutations that give the variants some resistance to existing vaccines have prompted a race to develop booster shots, much like the need to revaccinate annually against seasonal flu.Oxford University is working on a modified version of its vaccine that is more effective

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson has not ruled out delaying the easing of lockdown restrictions if the South African variant of coronavirus has an impact on the vaccine.The prime minister is set to reveal his 'road map' out of lockdown on February 22, with schools set to reopen from March 8.But he would not rule out a delay to his plans when pressed by reporters during a visit to a coronavirus test manufacturing facility in Derby today.He was asked whether restrictions could be in place longer if it turns out that the South African variant reduces the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine’s effect on transmissibility.Scientists are currently looking into the potential impacts of new variants on the vaccine.Pressed on whether there could be a delay to

Boris Johnson could open schools during the period pupils would ordinarily be on summer break, it has been reported.

Fifteen towns and cities in England have recorded a small week-on-week rise in Covid cases, latest data shows.

Covid vaccine roll-out is making the UK safer "every day", it has been claimed.Nadhim Zahawi, the UK’s vaccine minister, told the House of Commons the UK is on track to meet its target of vaccinating the top four priority groups by mid-February.He said the country is getting "safer every day" and the next stage of vaccination will focus on the "most vulnerable".Once the most vulnerable have been vaccinated Mr Zahawi said he thinks Britain could start to see a "significant return to normality" as soon as summer.Boris Johnson's phased re-opening is expected to begin with schools, which are currently working under a provisional return date of March 8.

The health nudge is merely a mirage"Now that doesn't mean you can never have another peak but at this point in time provided people continue to follow the guidelines we're on a downward slope of cases, of hospitalizations and of deaths in all four nations in the United Kingdom. So I think we do think at this point, this peak, at least, we are past," Whitty added.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK government hopes to set out a route map on February 22 for exiting its current national lockdown.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that coronavirus infections remain "alarmingly high" and the NHS is still under "huge pressure", despite promising vaccination data.

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GOOD Morning Britain has been hit by a series of Ofcom complaints after Piers Morgan's furious rant about the UK's coronavirus death toll. Slamming Boris Johnson as "dithering" and "shameful" during a show last month, Piers blamed the PM for the 108,000 Covid-19 related deaths since March 2020.

Love Island'sDr Alex George says it still hasn't sunk in that he has been made Ambassador for Mental Health by Boris Johnson.

coronavirus pandemic.

Labour have branded Boris Johnson “beyond reckless” after he visited a vaccine firm despite a coronavirus outbreak at the site.

Dr Alex George is set to advise the government on how to make mental health a priority in the UK.

coronavirus  outbreak at the site. The  Prime Minister  went to Valneva, in Livingston, last Thursday during a  controversial trip north.

Join the Secret Elves to discover the best shopping deals and things to do this ChristmasDoorsteps have become the number one spot for big chats and even engagements, new research reveals.Our most intimate conversations from introducing a newborn baby to family members to gossiping with neighbours, the front door is reportedly the new place-to-be during the pandemic.With lockdown restrictions banning back garden catch ups and a cosy cuppa in the kitchen, the hub for socialising has shifted dramatically.The study found nearly half have had more conversations at their front door since the pandemic began, averaging three chin wags a week.And more than four in ten have discussed more in depth and personal topics than ever before on the

People over 65 could start receiving invitations for their first coronavirus jab from next week.

England’s system of regional coronavirus restrictions may be jettisoned once the national lockdown ends, Boris Johnson has indicated.