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Chris Whitty warns UK faces 'prolonged period' of excess deaths due to lockdown effects

Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance have published a report of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, saying if they did not act the way they did "the outcomes would have been significantly worse"

Daily Mirror

Sir Patrick Vallance issues warning over net-zero goal

The UK’s chief scientific adviser gave the warning at the Lister Memorial Lecture in Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Why does This England let Boris Johnson off so lightly?

No Partygate, no dodgy party donors and no sex pests. If only the Covid wards had been as well sanitised as Michael Winterbottom’s dramatisation of Boris Johnson’s pandemic government, writes Sean O’Grady

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The threat of Covid isn’t over – so why does Britain have a conspiracy of silence about it?

Our government is pretending that the pandemic is ‘done’, ignoring both protective measures now and preparations for the future, says science writer Philip Ball

The Guardian - UK

Sir Patrick Vallance to stand down as chief scientific adviser

Boris Johnson says it is ‘impossible to fully convey’ scientist’s impact

The Independent UK

Sir Patrick Vallance to step down as UK's chief scientific adviser

SIR Patrick Vallance, who played a crucial government role during the coronavirus pandemic, is to stand down as the UK's chief scientific adviser.

The National (Scotland)

Key Covid expert Sir Patrick Vallance to stand down as chief scientific adviser

Boris Johnson said it was ‘impossible to fully convey’ the scientist’s impact.

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Heatwave? No, it’s a national emergency, disrupting lives and threatening our health

The idea of climate change as a distant problem won’t survive the next stifling week

The Guardian - UK

Sir Patrick Vallance gives emergency climate briefing to UK MPs

Chief scientific adviser showed similar slides to those Boris Johnson said gave him ‘road to Damascus moment’ on climate

The Guardian - UK

Small minority of UK parliamentarians attend emergency climate briefing

Just 70 MPs and peers saw Sir Patrick Vallance showcase data that converted Boris Johnson to climate cause before Cop26

The Guardian - UK

Improved disease control in public buildings ‘could save UK billions a year’

Measures such as improved ventilation would boost economy by helping prevent ill health, says report

The Guardian - UK

'Partygate' rule-breaking in Westminster 'disappointing' says top government scientist

The public got to know Sir Patrick Vallance well as he co-hosted Covid-19 briefings from No 10

Wales Online

‘Disappointing’ No 10 didn’t stick to Covid rules, Patrick Vallance says

Covid rules worked best ‘when people stuck to them’, says the government’s chief scientific adviser

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's top scientist brands Partygate rule-breaking 'disappointing'

Sir Patrick Vallance, who became a household name due to his regular appearances at Downing Street press briefings, said the Covid rules only worked when people obeyed them

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The Independent UK

Vallance disappointed partygate scandal officials did not stick to Covid rules

Chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance made the comments after collecting an honour at Buckingham Palace.

The Independent UK

Vallance recalls ‘darkest days’ and vaccine that ‘changed course of pandemic’

Sir Patrick Vallance collected an honour from the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace for helping to lead the UK’s battle against coronavirus.

The Independent UK

Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance to receive honour

Sir Patrick Vallance and artist Edmund de Waal are to be presented with their awards at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Are UK coronavirus cases actually going down or are they just harder to count?

When the government ended free tests, daily case numbers became less reliable. What else can we look at?

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The Guardian - UK

Climate hunger striker expresses shock at being ignored by ministers

Angus Rose starved himself for more than five weeks outside parliament until Green MP Caroline Lucas arranged compromise

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s defence on Covid risk to care homes hit by new revelation

Prime minister had broached issue of asymptomatic transmission publicly with advisers long before testing rules were introduced

The Independent UK

Key points around the Government’s ‘unlawful’ care home discharge policies

Two women, whose fathers died during the first wave, mounted a legal challenge.

The Guardian - UK

MPs to get scientific briefing on climate after activist’s hunger strike

Angus Rose, 52, ends 37-day hunger strike as parliamentary group agrees to host briefing by Sir Patrick Vallance

Daily Mirror

Cases of Omicron XE Covid variant found in UK but 'too soon to say' how contagious

The variant is a "recombinant" form of Covid - meaning it has been brought together from at least two different viral sources, but UKHSA experts say it's too early to know whether it is more transmissible than previous versions

Daily Mirror

Where to get Covid tests and who will still get them free from today

The government has scrapped free Covid tests for most people in England from today - here's the select few groups who can still access them for free and where to buy them in the UK

Daily Mirror

Covid could 'reset' and dodge all vaccines with future pandemic 'certain', expert warns

Speaking at a virtual Royal Society conference, the Government's chief scientific adviser for England also said the "world needs to be ready" for inevitable future pandemics which look very different to the current one

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