'I've never seen it this bad': Paramedics speak out with more than 1,000 staff off work and Covid call-outs rising

direct to your inboxA further 1,200 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus, government figures show.As of Saturday, January 30, the UK Covid death toll now stands at 105,571.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 122,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.The government also

direct to your inboxMore than 300,000 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine so far in Greater Manchester.As of Tuesday (January 26), 309,469 first doses of the vaccine had been administered and 96pc of care homes have now been offered the vaccine.Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has praised the progress of the rollout, saying the region is in a good position to reach the mid-February deadline.There are around 560,000 people in the four highest priority groups

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 28,000 people in Lanarkshire have received their first Covid-19 vaccination.The health board have reported that since the roll-out of the vaccine started on December 8, “good progress has been made”.Dr Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, is leading on the delivery of the vaccine in Lanarkshire.He said: “This is the largest vaccination programme ever

Rutherglen and Cambuslang Conservative Association and the Glasgow Conservative Forum before sending out numerous cheques to a snack shop’s bank account.

South Lanarkshire, the stats showed 9335 days were missed in 2017/2018, before a leap to 15,643 in 2018/2019. That number then dipped slightly to 13,378 for the curtailed 2019/2020 year, with 3745 absences already recorded to date for 2020/2021.Andy Harvey, of the South Lanarkshire branch of the EIS teaching union.

Wigan, also admitted to carrying out multiple child sex offences.

direct to your inboxA Tesco superstore in Old Trafford has been hit with an outbreak of Covid-19.The supermarket giant said a number of staff employed at the Chester Road store in Stretford were currently self-isolating.It has been claimed that up to fifty members of staff working at the Tesco Extra store are currently off due to coronavirus.The supermarket chain would not confirm the exact number of staff at the store currently off sick, but said that a 'number of colleagues' are unable to work

direct to your inboxThe UK has recorded 1,280 further deaths and more than 55,000 new cases in the last 24 hours.The Department of Health said a further 1,280 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of today.That is the third highest daily death toll since the pandemic began.It brings the total number of deaths in the UK to 87,295, according to the Department of Health.However, separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has

direct to your inboxMore than 14,000 people in Tameside have received the Covid-19 jab as the borough pushes ‘ahead of the curve’ and bosses now want to see teachers immunised to ‘stop the damage’ to young people.By the end of Friday a huge 16,000 residents of Tameside and Glossop will have received the first dose of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.And a further 2,000 have already received their second dose which should guarantee up to 95pc immunity from the

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereMore than 7,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered so far across Wigan with thousands more expected to be vaccinated this week.Approximately 4,000 vaccines had been administered by GPs and their staff at centres in Wigan and Leigh by Friday, including 400 care home workers.Most of those vaccinated at these two vaccination centres – Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan and Leigh Leisure Centre –

direct to your inboxMore than 54,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours.A further 54,940 more tested positive in the UK as of 9am on Sunday, the government said.It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 3,072,349. The government also said a further 563 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday.

ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Founder and chief executive of B&M Bargains, Simon Arora, said the staff payout would be made "in recognition of their considerable efforts", while a new special dividend of 20p-a-share would also be handed out to shareholders.