The Office for National Statistics has reported that the number of alcohol deaths increased at a record rate during 2020, with a rise in alcohol consumption observed over the first lockdown.
The group Together has released a press statement announcing its plan to hold an Action Week from December 6th – 10th to try and fight the imposition of vaccine passports in the U.K.
Recent data gathered from South African hospitals unveils that the Omicron variant, while potentially being more transmissible, is less likely to inflict severe illness.
Todholm Primary in Renfrewshire, Scotland, has been closed for a week due to a ‘suspected’ outbreak of the Omicron variant, with many pupils and members of staff currently in self-isolation.
We're publishing an original article on the Daily Sceptic by freelance journalist Chris Morrison disputing the idea that anyone who challenges climate change alarmism is a "conspiracy theorist". Some of them are actually quite respectable.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
New York City has become the first place in the U.S. to announce a vaccine mandate for private sector employees, with the policy coming into force later this month.
From today, all Italians must be fully vaccinated (or have recently recovered from the virus) before they are granted access to numerous public venues under the country's new 'super green pass' law.
In the wake of the murder of six year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, Dominic Raab and the Children's Commissioner for England have said that lockdown restrictions put vulnerable children at a greater risk of harm.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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