Sign up to FREE email alerts from the Northern Agenda Boris Johnson will hold a Downing Street press conference this afternoon to confirm the final stage of his roadmap out of lockdown.

The Prime Minister is set to warn that coronavirus case numbers will rise as the final lockdown restrictions are lifted from July 19.

Speaking ahead of today's briefing, the prime minister said England is “tantalisingly close” to restoring its freedoms. But he warned that "the plan to restore our freedoms must come with a warning". “While the phenomenal vaccine rollout has offered every adult some protection against the virus, and the crucial link between cases, hospitalisations and deaths is weakened, the global pandemic is not over yet," he said. “Cases

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Govt. program does not pay for crack pipes, White House says

Man holding a crack pipe. WASHINGTON (AP) - Following outrage on the political right, the Biden administration said Wednesday that a grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth."No federal funding will be used directly or through subsequent reimbursement of grantees to put pipes in safe smoking kits," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and White House drug policy adviser Rahul Gupta said in a statement.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said separately that was never the intention, complaining that impression was created by "inaccurate reporting."Monday was the deadline for service organizations and state and local governments to apply for a share of $30 million in federal money for "harm reduction" efforts intended to prevent disease, injury and other collateral trauma to people addicted to illicit drugs.RELATED: 93,000 Americans died of overdoses last year, a new recordThe original request for funding proposals from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration had listed "safe smoking kits/supplies" among the items that could be purchased with taxpayer money.

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Smithsonian Museum is asking for pictures from Disney vacations

FILE - Crowds fill Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World. Vacation photos have a new use.The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is asking for vacation photos from Disneyland in California or Disney World in Florida.

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2 men charged in string of New Castle County residential burglaries

NEW CASTLE, Del. - Police in New Castle County arrested two men they say are behind a string of home burglaries. Police say the men chose their victims because of their ethnicity.They say crimes similar to these have been reported to multiple police agencies from outside the state, including as far south as Georgia.Watches, jewelry, designer bags and sneakers.

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COVID-19: Ontario health minister says ‘not in the clear’ yet to end proof of vaccination, masking

As Alberta and Saskatchewan drop most COVID-19 restrictions, Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Wednesday there was no plan to drop the proof of vaccination or masking requirements yet as the province is “not in the clear” to do so.

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The Healing: Black men yoga takes shape to combat mental health

CHICAGO - When friends Tristan Lewis and Andrew Smith invited a few Black men to take part in a yoga class in Chicago in 2020, they didn’t know it would spur a nationwide movement.The two men created The Healing, a nonprofit aimed at promoting mental health for Black men and offering resources for improvement. Services include events where participants can share with each other about various struggles or sessions with mental health professionals.Most notably, the organization offers virtual yoga classes for Black men with the next one scheduled to place on Feb.

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Camden officials distribute KN95 masks, as slow rollout of free masks nationwide begins

CAMDEN, N.J. - Thousands of KN95 masks, recently donated by Cooper University Hospital, were given out in Camden County Wednesday, by city officials, in an effort to help halt the spread of COVID-19.Last month, the U.S. Government announced it would be handing out 400 million N95 masks to everyone in the country and those masks have started to appear in some stores.

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Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong's stolen classic car recovered in OC

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 24: Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp) ORANGE, Calif. - The Costa Mesa Police Department announced Wednesday the cherished classic car belonging to Green Day’s lead vocalist, Billie Joe Armstrong, has been recovered days after it was reported stolen.Green Day, formed in San Francisco's East Bay Area, is a Grammy award-winning rock band whose biggest hits include "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "When I Come Around," and "Holiday." The band's music is also featured in the musical "American Idiot." On the morning of Feb.

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Lanarkshire locals encouraged to beat winter blues with health walks

Lanarkshire locals are being encouraged to shake off the winter blues with free health walks throughout the area.

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‘It’s a lot’: At least 2M Quebecers infected during fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19: Quebec announces staggered reopening plan through to mid-March Nearly one million infections have occurred since Dec. 31, Boileau said.The government on Tuesday presented a road map to gradually lifting restrictions over the coming weeks, with most expected to be gone by March 14 — except mask mandates and the vaccine passport system.

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Global COVID cases top 400 million as levels decline again

The global COVID-19 total has passed the 400 million mark early into the third year of the pandemic, with cases last week declining in the world's fourth and biggest surge, fueled by the more transmissible Omicron variant.

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Police: Gunman opens fire on officer during shootout in Germantown, no injuries reported

PHILADELPHIA - No one was injured after a gunman opened fire on a Philadelphia police officer during a shootout Wednesday afternoon in Germantown.Philadelphia Police Sergeant Eric Gripp told reporters that two plainclothes officers in an unmarked car were patrolling the 4800 block of Keyser Street around 2 p.m. when they came upon a shootout between a 23-year-old and a 20-year-old. The officer in the passenger's seat identified himself as police and ordered both men to drop their weapons when one of the men fired towards the officer, Gripp said. The officer ducked behind cover as the suspect attempted to flee down Keyser Street. According to investigators, the officer that was still inside the vehicle drove after the suspect and fired once through the windshield but missed. Both suspects were uninjured and captured nearby due to a massive police response, Gripp said.Investigators believe something happened between the men before police arrived that involved more than just the two gunmen. Gripp said police are still looking for other suspects, but he did not provide a description. "It just continues to speak to level the gun violence that we're seeing almost every day in this city," Gripp said.

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CDC head says COVID-19 mask guidance stands, for now

Today Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the agency is working on updating and evaluating its mask guidance, but said COVID-19 transmission and hospitalization rates were still high throughout the country, and the recommendation of masking in indoor settings regardless of vaccination status remains in place.

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Body of missing Philadelphia woman, Kim Ezell, found on Delaware college campus, family says

Kim 'Darlene' Ezell (Family Handout) NEWARK, Del. - The body of a missing Philadelphia woman has been found weeks after she was reported missing when authorities found her roommate dead inside their home, family members tell FOX 29.The family of Kim Ezell says authorities informed them that they identified a body that was found in a vehicle at the Delaware Technical Community College - Stanton Campus in Newark as their mother. Ezell, 59, was also known as Darlene. Family members say Ezell last spoke to her daughter on the phone on Jan.

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Judge restores visiting rights for Quebec father unvaccinated against COVID-19

Quebec judge suspends unvaccinated man’s visitation rights with child With the suspension due to end Tuesday, the child’s mother had asked the court for it to be extended.The father, who described the suspension of his parental rights as “draconian,” argued that he is not a conspiracy theorist and that while he does not plan to be vaccinated, he will respect all public health regulations during visits with his son, who is vaccinated against COVID-19.Paquette ruled that the man, who has not had any parenting time with his son since Dec.

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COVID-19: 116 patients at LHSC, MLHU adds 139 cases but no deaths

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported zero deaths and 139 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, compared with two deaths and 190 cases last Wednesday. Wednesday marks only the second day this month that no new deaths were reported, the other being Monday.LHSC is caring for 116 inpatients with COVID-19, 22 of whom are in adult critical care.As noted, LHSC is caring for 116 COVID-19 inpatients, with 22 inpatients in adult critical care.

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COVID-19: Free rapid antigen tests now available at these Guelph locations

announced on Wednesday that it will be distributing 5.5 million rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 each week for eight weeks to various pharmacy and grocery store locations across the province.Over 2,300 locations will provide the tests while supplies last with a limit of one box of five tests per household. Free COVID rapid antigen tests now available at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies at one-box limit Some participating retailers include Costco, Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, Metro, Food Basics, Rexall, Sobeys, Real Canadian Superstore, Longo’s, Walmart, among others.There are at least 34 locations in Guelph that are offering the tests.

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COVID-19: 4 new deaths reported in Waterloo Region as hospitals care for 91 patients

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Alberta restaurants and customers react to COVID-19 restriction changes

Alberta has announced the end of the restrictions exemption program, and reaction to the news is divided. Jackie Wilson reports.

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Betty Davis, Queen of Funk, dies at 77

Portrait of American Funk, Soul, and R&B singer singer Betty Davis (nee Mabry), New York, New York, 1969. (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - Funk icon Betty Davis has died, Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday.

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FAA: Nearly 2 dozen planes hit with lasers near SEA this week

SEATAC, Wash. - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after crews from nearly two dozen flights reported getting hit with a laser near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this week. This comes after four flights reported being struck by a green laser near SEA on Jan. 28.FOX 13 News reached out to the FAA about the most recent strikes. Get breaking news alerts in the FREE FOX 13 Seattle app. Download for Apple iOS or Android. And sign up for BREAKING NEWS emails delivered straight to your inbox.On Tuesday, Feb.

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North Korea claims it can hit US, 'shake the world' with missile after month of increased testing

FILE - People watch the coverage of North Korea's latest missile launch in Seoul Station, South Korea on Jan. 31, 2022.

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Latest coronavirus infection rates borough by borough as cases continue to fall across Greater Manchester

Coronavirus infection rates have continued to fall across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.

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COVID-19 Scan for Feb 09, 2022

A prospective cohort study of US children diagnosed as having COVID-19 reveals that certain demographic characteristics, preexisting chronic diseases, and initial vital sign and lab values may portend disease severity, a finding that the researchers said could help improve outcomes.The University of Colorado-led study involved 167,262 COVID-19 patien

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Alberta drops mask mandate for kids, education minister says boards can’t enforce their own

Alberta’s education minister said school boards can’t enforce their own mask mandates after the province-wide one is dropped next week. Kendra Slugoski has reaction.

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Texas AG sues Instagram influencer for giving ‘bad health advice’

more than 464,000 followers on Instagram.Davis, 30, started selling online health and wellness packages back in 2014 after she became a popular social media influencer. The savvy star created the company Brittany Dawn Fitness LLC, which quickly garnered thousands of paying customers in plans ranging in price from $92 to $300 per month.According to the new lawsuit, obtained by the Dallas Morning News, Davis was contacted by at least 14 women suffering from eating disorders.

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COVID-19: Modelling predicts N.B. could loosen health measures if current restrictions remain for at least 1 more week

New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell told a press conference on Wednesday that COVID-19 modelling predicts the province could safely reduce public health measures if current restrictions are kept in place for at least another week.

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Boris Johnson 'warned he could kill the Queen' as Dominic Cummings claims PM mocked Covid impact on over 80s

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Cummings alleges Johnson was reluctant to heighten restrictions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he no longer believed "all this NHS overwhelmed stuff" as he resisted imposing England's second coronavirus lockdown, leaked messages suggest.

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US warns citizens against travel to UK amid spiralling coronavirus cases

travelling to the UK as a result of the country’s spiralling coronavirus cases. America placed the UK on the country’s highest level travel guidance - "Level 4: Very High" – today and warned that even fully vaccinated travellers could find themselves at risk.

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Two COVID-19 jabs needed for nightclubs and “large crowded settings” in England this autumn

“freedom day” today (July 19), which was reiterated during a remote press conference held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Johnson noted in the briefing that 35 per cent of 18-30 year olds are still “completely unvaccinated”.

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What Covid rules have changed in England today?

Today marks so-called "freedom day" in England when most remaining legal coronavirus restrictions are lifted after months of pandemic-related constraints.

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Boris Johnson performs spectacular U-turn on self-isolation after he is accused of 'destroying' covid rules

Get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterBoris Johnson has quickly caved to public anger and agreed to self-isolate after having contact with health Secretary Sajid Javid who tested covid positive on the weekend.The Prime Minister faced growing public anger on Sunday morning after officials said Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak would avoid self-isolating like thousands of others because Downing Street is taking part in a pilot daily testing programme.After widespread criticism the Tory leader took just two hours and 42 minutes to perform a dramatic U-turn and announce that he would be self-isolating at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country retreat.A Downing Street spokesman said: “He was

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Boris Johnson dodges his own self-isolation rules as Sajid Javid test covid positive on eve of England's 'Freedom Day'

Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace, rather than ‘pinged’ by the Covid-19 app, after the Health Secretary confirmed on Saturday that he contracted covid-19 despite being double-jabbed.

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UK PM Boris Johnson, FM Rishi Sunak exposed to Covid, confined to working from office

Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak will be limited to working from their offices and subject to daily Covid-19 testing after being identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for the virus.

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Boris Johnson 'pinged' by NHS as Covid close contact

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been contacted by NHS Test and Trace as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 but will not be self-isolating, Downing Street has said.

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Boris Johnson may have to bring back Covid lockdown rules in autumn, warns Jeremy Hunt

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Nightclubs and cinemas reject government’s COVID passports advice

COVID passports from attendees once restrictions are lifted.From Monday (July 19), all restrictions on social distancing and capacity limits for live shows in England will be removed as the country enters the fourth and final stage of its route out of lockdown.Ahead of the reopening, new Health Secretary Sajid Javid yesterday (July 13) encouraged events organisers and nightclub owners to put their own plans in place to ensure that only customers who have been vaccinated or can present proof of a recent negative test be admitted entry.At a Downing Street press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson added: “As a matter of social responsibility we’re urging nightclubs and other venues with large crowds to make use of the NHS COVID pass,

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Government advises nightclubs and large events to ask for COVID passports

COVID passports’ when the UK’s coronavirus restrictions lift next week.From July 19, all restrictions on social distancing and capacity limits for live shows will be removed as the country enters the fourth and final stage of its route out of lockdown.Ahead of the reopening, new Health Secretary Sajid Javid encouraged organisers of events and nightclub owners to put their own plans in place to ensure that only revellers who have been vaccinated or can present proof of a recent negative test be admitted entry.At a Downing Street press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “As a matter of social responsibility we’re urging nightclubs and other venues with large crowds to make use of the NHS COVID pass, which shows proof of

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Covid Scotland LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon due to announce Level 0 plans

First Minister will address MSPs at Holyrood on whether the country is ready to be placed at Level 0 from Monday. Such a move would mean Scots will be living with covid rules like social distancing longer than people in England, after Boris Johnson last night confirmed his intention to scrap all legal restrictions south of the Border from July 19.

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UK doctors say Johnson 'irresponsible' to ease lockdown

The British Medical Association has condemned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's "irresponsible" decision to press ahead with lockdown lifting in England despite Covid-19 infections continuing to surge.

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Boris Johnson accused of playing 'fast and loose' with public health after announcing end to face covering rules in England

Boris Johnson has been accused of playing “fast and loose” with public health after announcing an end to rules on face coverings in England from next week. The Prime Minister urged caution as he announced the lifting of lockdown measures in England from 19 July but caused confusion by dropping the mandatory use of face masks.

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Boris Johnson does not rule out return of coronavirus lockdowns

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Full COVID-19 unlocking on July 19 confirmed: festivals, gigs, nightclubs and more to return in England

coronavirus lockdown restrictions across England will go ahead on July 19.The move means that all social distancing rules and limits on social contact will be removed, paving the way for festivals and indoor concerts to go ahead and for nightclubs to reopen.As part of the move, businesses and large events organisers will be encouraged to use so-called “COVID passports” – proof of double-vaccination, negative test or recovery from coronavirus – in “high-risk” settings in order to limit the spread of infections in venues.Prime Minister Boris Johnson also today (July 12) encouraged businesses to use the NHS app or an emailed test result as a guidance for entry.The move has been welcomed across the music industry.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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