News/Events

News/Events

Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine 'dose error' explained

Some trial volunteers were given shots half the planned strength, so how does that affect the results?

Coronavirus infections levelling during England lockdown

But in Scotland infection rates appear to be rising, according to Office for National Statistics data.

Covid-19 tiers: Almost all of England facing tough virus rules

More than 55 million people will remain banned from meeting other households indoors from 2 December.

Social care funding falls 'alarmingly short' - council directors

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said an extra £1bn in social care funding would be available to councils.

Covid: PPE price rises cost taxpayers £10bn, report says

"Inadequate" stockpiles meant the government had to boost supplies quickly, the spending watchdog says.

Meghan: Duchess of Sussex tells of miscarriage 'pain and grief'

"I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," Meghan writes in an article.

Covid Christmas rules: Caution urged over household mixing

The UK's five-day relaxation of rules will throw "fuel on the Covid fire", scientists warn.

Brain imaging technology designed for babies

Scientists demonstrate a scanning device that will make it easier to study the brain.

Coronavirus: French lockdown to ease after second peak passes

Non-essential shops will reopen this weekend but bars and restaurants will stay closed into January.

Deaths in UK 'a fifth higher than normal levels'

Nearly 14,000 deaths occurred in the week ending 13 November - with 3,000 linked to Covid.

26th November 2020

24th November 2020

Everyone has their own special reasons why they want to see the back of the Coronavirus pandemic.

23rd November 2020

Patients with questions they want to be answered by NHS commissioners in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ...

23rd November 2020

People are being asked not to use A&E at Royal Stoke Hospital unless they have genuine emergencies ...

22nd November 2020

Residents in parts of Newcastle-under-Lyme are being ...