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Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid advice which kept couples apart

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages.

The Independent UK

Did Boris Johnson ‘follow the science’ on Covid? He couldn’t even do the maths

Leaked WhatsApps reveal his ignorance needing constant correction by advisers, says Kit Yates, director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath

The Guardian - UK

Devastated Covid families say Matt Hancock WhatsApp messages 'twist knife' in wounds

Bereaved relatives have told of their fury after Matt Hancock's bombshell texts on testing were leaked. Matt Forest, whose mum died of Covid, said the former Health Secretary 'betrayed' his mother

Daily Mirror

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Dame Angela McLean to be UK’s first female chief scientific adviser

Professor of mathematical biology to succeed Sir Patrick Vallance after advising MoD and working with Sage during pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Dame Angela McLean appointed as new Government chief scientific adviser

She will be the first woman to hold the role.

The Independent UK

Panel rules new disease may have caused sea creature deaths on North East beaches

The official report details how dredging and pyridine were very unlikely to have caused the tragic die-off.

Chronicle Live

No definite answer to cause of mass crab deaths on north-east coast as experts give their verdict

It had been claimed that work to expand a port in the area had triggered the deaths

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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

The Independent UK

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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The Guardian - UK

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

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'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

The Independent UK

‘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

Daily Mirror

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

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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