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The lockdown rules on exercise have been further clarified to avoid confusion. England officially went on lockdown over a week ago, with the government ordering the public to stay at home unless absolutely necessary – w...
The Moderna vaccine has been approved for use in the UK. By January 6, over 1.3 million people in the UK had been vaccinated against coronavirus – and that number is only going to go up with this news. UK regulators hav...
GP surgeries across England will be rolling out the Oxford vaccine shortly. Hundreds of GPs across England are to start administering the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, as Covid-19 infection rates continue to r...
The first Covid-19 vaccine ‘smart patch’ is being produced by British scientists. Two Covid-19 vaccines (Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca) have now been approved and the mass rollout is well underway. Over 1.3 mil...
It will be one of seven to open in the UK next week. Pop-up vaccination centres are set to open in the UK next week, with Millennium Point now confirmed to be one of seven to open first. Starting from Monday, the space...
The Amazon rainforest will be wiped out over the next few decades, environmental expert warns. The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical forest, covering well over two million square miles. It also happens t...
It’s a dark, cold January, and we’re all being asked to stay home – luckily, the Body Coach is back to help us get up and moving! When the first UK lockdown hit and school children were sent home, the parents of nearly...
The UK’s lockdown rules have changed once again, but what does it all mean? Life as we currently know it has become quite confusing again with the arrival of England’s third nationwide lockdown, currently scheduled to l...
For the third time since March, England will enter a nationwide lockdown. New year, same old story, isn’t it? Despite the pages of the calendar flipping over to 2021, we’re getting in a throwback to 2020 qui...
Brian Pinker became the first UK patient to receive the Oxford vaccine this morning. 82-year-old dialysis patient, Brian Pinker, became the first person in the world to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The Oxford...