Minggu, 02 Januari 2022

'Right thing to do': Commons Speaker defends Tony Blair's knighthood - Sky News

It was "respectful" and the "right thing to do" to give Tony Blair a knighthood, the Commons Speaker has said.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle said all former prime ministers should be given the honour because it is "one of the toughest jobs in the world".

"Whatever people might think, it is one of the toughest jobs in the world and I think it is respectful and it is the right thing to do, whether it is to Tony Blair or to David Cameron. They should all be offered that knighthood when they finish as prime minister," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

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"I would say if you've been prime minister of this country, I do believe the country should recognise the service they've given," Sir Lindsay added.

"It is not about politics, it is about the position they have held in this country: It's about the position and it's the respect that we show to those people who've led this country.

"And I think it's a fitting tribute to the job they've carried out."

Sir Tony, who was in office from 1997 to 2007, was appointed as a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry.

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The honour from the Queen has regularly been given to former occupants of Number 10, including most recently Sir John Major, who was PM from 1990 to 1997.

Appointments to the Garter are in the Queen's gift and are made without prime ministerial advice.

They are usually announced on St George's Day in April, but the monarch can pick any other point in the year.

The honour is for life, unless a Knight or Lady Companion offends against certain "points of reproach".

The Garter is awarded by the monarch for outstanding public service and achievement and was founded in 1348 by Edward III.

Reacting to the news, Sir Tony said it was an "immense honour", adding: "It was a great privilege to serve as prime minister and I would like to thank all those who served alongside me, in politics, public service and all parts of our society, for their dedication and commitment to our country."

Some were critical of the award, citing the legacy of his decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 - based largely around the false belief that the regime of Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction - as rendering him unsuitable for a knighthood.

A petition on Change.org calling for the honour to be rescinded has passed 100,000 signatures.

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2022-01-02 05:02:14Z
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UK ministers told to draw up ‘robust contingency plans’ for Covid absences - Financial Times

Boris Johnson has called on ministers to draw up ​“robust contingency plans” to tackle coronavirus-related staff absences threatening to disrupt UK businesses and supply chains over the coming weeks.

With rising case numbers exacerbating the staff shortages already plaguing many sectors, public sector leaders have been asked to test plans against worst-case scenarios of workforce absences of up to 25 per cent.

The Cabinet Office said leaders had already identified a range of measures, including identifying additional staff — such as volunteers in the public sector or former teachers in schools.

Steve Barclay, cabinet office minister, will chair regular meetings with ministers in a bid to closely monitor the impact of Omicron on workforces and supply chains.

Labour accused the government of leaving contingency planning to the “very last” moment.

The Cabinet Office claimed disruption caused by the new variant has been controlled in “most parts of the public sector” and insisted the government’s move to shorten the Covid self-isolation period from 10 days to seven would help reduce absences.

“As people return to work following the Christmas break, the high transmissibility levels of Omicron mean business and public services will face disruption in the coming weeks, particularly from higher than normal staff absence”, Barclay said.

“We have been working through the Christmas period to prepare where possible for this, with all departments liaising closely with public and private sector leaders who are best placed to operationally manage their workforces. The best way to combat Omicron is to get boosted and I encourage anyone who is eligible to get boosted now.”

England reported 162,572 new cases on Saturday as health secretary Sajid Javid insisted additional restrictions “must be an absolute last resort”.

Writing in the Daily Mail on Friday, he said: “Since I came into this role six months ago, I’ve also been acutely conscious of the enormous health, social and economic costs of lockdowns. So I’ve been determined that we must give ourselves the best chance of living alongside the virus and avoiding strict measures in the future.”

Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents hospital, ambulance, community and mental health trusts, said the impact of Omicron on the NHS would only become clear over the next few days.

Ministers “must be ready to introduce new restrictions at pace if they’re needed”, he said on Twitter on Saturday.

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has warned pressures on the NHS could force hospitals to reintroduce bans on visitors.

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said: “Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership means his government has dithered and delayed, leaving contingency planning to the very last moment.

“Boris Johnson should have instructed his ministers to start planning weeks ago, but instead he went missing for days on end.

“With record Covid infection numbers, the prime minister must immediately get a grip on workforce pressures, keep essential services moving, keep schools open and keep people safe.”

The government also announced that mask wearing would be recommended for secondary school pupils in England from the start of the new term.

Officials said the move would “maximise the number of children in school” for the “maximum amount of time” as the virus continues to sweep the country.

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The government said an additional 7,000 air cleaning units would be provided to schools, colleges and early years settings.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: “Seven thousand more air purifiers is something, but it is completely inadequate for what should be a basic human right, the provision of clean air in every classroom in every educational setting.

“The fact that the government have provided the extra purifiers shows that it recognises the problem but with over 300,000 classrooms in England they have failed to provide an effective solution.”

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Sabtu, 01 Januari 2022

COVID-19: England reports 162,572 new cases and 154 further coronavirus-related deaths, daily figures show - Sky News

England has reported a record high of 162,572 new COVID cases along with a further 154 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to official data.

The latest figures compare with 160,276 cases and 178 fatalities recorded in England yesterday.

The government usually releases daily figures for the whole of the UK, but Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have not released their data today.

The government figures also show there were 12,395 people in hospital with COVID in England on New Year's Eve - the highest number since 25 February last year, when there were 12,449 hospitalisations.

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Data last month showed 71% of COVID patients were primarily being treated for the virus, while 29% were there "with COVID", suggesting they tested positive on arrival for another ailment or tested positive during their stay. Some medics call the latter group incidental COVID patients.

The UK reported 189,846 cases on New Year's Eve - a record total for all four nations in the pandemic.

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A further 203 people died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

The latest figures for England come as the health secretary said further COVID restrictions are an "absolute last resort" and the UK will have to "live alongside" the virus in 2022.

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Sajid Javid said the wave of Omicron infections will "test the limit of finite NHS capacity even more than a typical winter", with reports suggesting a return to the work from home order in England could be installed in January to halt the spread of the variant.

The record number of cases in recent days is in spite of difficulties accessing lateral flow and PCR tests.

PCR tests have now completely run out across the UK, according to the government website.

People must have COVID symptoms to be eligible for such a test.

Leading scientists had warned that shortages of COVID tests across the UK were a "great concern" ahead of New Year's Eve.

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Mr Javid said the government will triple the supply of lateral flow tests to 300 million per month by February, but added that as current shortages persist "we expect to need to constrain the system at certain points over the next two weeks".

It comes as data showed another 92 people had their first dose of a COVID vaccine on 31 December but this figure was just for Northern Ireland. England, Scotland and Wales have yet to update their figures.

Also in Northern Ireland, 161 more people had their second jab, while 3,037 received their booster or third dose.

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2022-01-01 17:27:55Z
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Croydon stabbing: Boy, 15, killed in London park named - BBC News

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A 15-year-old boy stabbed to death in south London has been named by police.

Zaian Aimable-Lina was found fatally injured after police were called to Ashburton Park in Croydon shortly after 19:00 GMT on Thursday over reports of an assault.

A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the heart.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder on Friday but was bailed until late January, police said.

Zaian's death marked the 29th killing of a teenager in London in 2021.

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A 16-year-old boy stabbed in west London on Friday took the total number of teenage homicides in the capital in 2021 to 30 - the highest number since 2008.

Police said the victim's family had been informed and they were being supported by specialist officers.

Det Ch Insp Richard Leonard said: "My thoughts continue to be with Zaian's family and friends as they cope with this tragic loss. My team are continuing to work around the clock so that we can give Zaian's family the answers they deserve.

"Zaian's death has sent shockwaves through the local community and London as a whole.

"He was just 15 years old and had his whole life ahead of him and we need the community to work with us to bring those responsible to justice. No matter how insignificant you may think it, if you have information that can help, you must do the right thing and contact us immediately."

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2022-01-01 16:10:51Z
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COVID-19: NHS leaders warn of intensifying 'health emergency' as coronavirus hospital admissions rise - Sky News

The NHS faces intensifying strain over coming weeks as a "health emergency" created by pressures such as surging hospital admissions and staff absences build further, it has been warned.

Matthew Taylor, head of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations in the healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, acknowledged the current Omicron-driven wave of COVID cases looked "less bad" than previous waves, with apparently milder symptoms.

But he suggested that if a doubling in hospital admissions seen over the last two or three weeks continues over coming weeks, the stress on the system would build further.

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"We would then be a situation where it would be just very hard for the health service to do anything else than deal with coronavirus," Mr Taylor told Sky News.

Hospital admissions in England have risen to their highest level since January 2021, while the number of NHS hospital staff absent due to the virus nearly doubled in a month.

And in Wales, one hospital has told people to stay away from A&E.

Swansea Bay NHS trust tweeted: "A staff shortage worsened by COVID means we can only provide a limited service at Morriston ED over the bank holiday weekend. ED is for life-threatening illness or serious injury ONLY. Please use alternatives whenever possible."

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Government figures show there were 12,395 people in hospital with COVID in England on New Year's Eve - the highest number since 25 February last year, when there were 12,449 hospitalisations.

Another top health official, NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson, told Sky News that the NHS was already "beyond full stretch" and warned that the knock-on effects of different generations mixing over Christmas could see it come under "extreme pressure".

Mr Hopson stressed that if hospital admissions reach a point where the NHS "is not going to be able to treat the people who need to be treated then obviously the issue of further restrictions will need to come back on the agenda".

The comments from the NHS leaders came after Health Secretary Sajid Javid said in a newspaper article that further restrictions triggered by the pandemic must be an "absolute last resort" and that the UK would have to "live alongside" the virus in 2022.

His remarks were published a day after figures showed rising infection numbers across the UK, with the rate of infection at one in 25 in England and one in 15 in London, in the week to 23 December.

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Mr Taylor echoed Mr Javid by saying that "in the medium term we should be very hopeful" and that this year should reach a stage where COVID is no longer "something which has to disrupt our day to day lives".

But he added: "That doesn't take away from the really acute challenges facing the health service now, challenges which are absolutely bound to continue for several weeks to come."

Mr Taylor said the NHS was heading for its traditional mid-January peak while facing the added strain of waiting lists that have been building over the last couple of years as well as the latest coronavirus surge - causing higher admissions while also adding to staff absences.

Such pressures have created a situation where some hospital managers have been cancelling visiting, itself a last resort for the health service, he added.

"I don't think anyone is denying that we are in anything other than a health emergency right now," Mr Taylor said.

"We cope in difficult circumstances and we'll carry on doing that.

"But if these numbers continue to rise then every day that becomes more difficult to do."

Mr Hopson said that the NHS was currently "absolutely flat out" with emergency cases, surgery that cannot be delayed any longer, and the vaccine booster programme.

He said that in London, which has borne the brunt of the Omicron wave, growth in COVID-19 hospital admissions had slowed over the last few days.

"But what we are very worried about is that if we see the effect of intergenerational mixing over Christmas you could see those rates go back up again - and if they go back up again the NHS really will come under extreme pressure," Mr Hopson added.

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UK weather latest: Britain could see warmest New Year's Day ever after record-breaking New Year's Eve - Sky News

A record-breaking New Year's Eve could be followed by the warmest New Year's Day on record as Britain begins 2022 with a bout of "exceptionally mild" weather.

The Met Office is expecting highs of 14C or 15C on Saturday, with the previous record temperature on New Year's Day standing at 15.6C.

Friday saw temperatures reach 15.8C in Merryfield, Somerset, and Nantwich, Cheshire, which beat the previous New Year's Eve record of 14.8C.

The Met Office later announced that temperatures rose overnight in some parts of the UK, with Bala in Wales reaching 16.5C to make New Year's Eve provisionally the warmest on record.

Although the higher temperature was reached overnight, the Met Office uses the 9am-9am time period for historical records.

Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said the prospect of records also being broken on New Year's Day were "not out of the realms of possibility".

"It is the first time since December 2016 that we have had three consecutive days reach 15C," he said.

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"It has been a prolonged mild spell.

"It may break records (on New Year's Day), but I was much more confident we would see record-breaking temperatures on New Year's Eve because the record for New Year's Day is a bit higher.

"It will still be an exceptionally mild start to 2022."

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Mr Snell added that the average temperature in December and the beginning of January is usually around 7C or 8C, and this year's warmer temperatures have been due to a south-westerly wind making its way across the country.

He added that the higher temperatures are usually localised, but "plenty of places" have seen highs of 15C over December.

However, he said January could see a drop in temperatures.

One victim of the warm weather has been the ice rink at Somerset House in London, which will now be closed on New Year's Day.

A Twitter account for Somerset House said the "difficult decision" was taken "due to the effect of the ongoing warm temperatures on the quality of the ice".

Customers will be given a full refund.

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2022-01-01 11:12:20Z
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New Year Honours 2022: Wales' Covid heroes recognised - BBC News

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Doctors, campaigners and a supermarket worker have been recognised in the New Year Honours for their roles supporting Wales through the pandemic.

Wales' Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Frank Atherton said he was "thrilled" to be knighted.

Dr Bnar Talabani from Cardiff has been appointed MBE after combatting vaccine myths on TikTok.

Supermarket worker Joan Scott from Gwynedd said she was "so emotional" to be honoured for supporting customers.

The 55-year-old from Morfa Nefyn is a community champion at Asda in Pwllheli and has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the community.

Known locally as Jo Asda, through the pandemic she has worked as a safety marshal for the supermarket where she greets customers, hands out personal protective equipment (PPE) and made sure everyone had access to what they needed.

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Joan Scott

Over the past 17 months she has also awarded more than £8,600 in Asda Foundation grants to groups and handed out more than £4,500 worth of donations of essential products to 145 groups.

She said after wrestling the letter from her dog, she spotted it was marked "On Her Majesty's Service" and thought it was a speeding ticket or jury summons.

"I opened it and it was it was an honours and I was over the moon, I burst into tears, it's just the most bizarre experience I've had, such lovely news," she said.

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Joan Scott

She said she could not wait to tell her grandchildren and wished her parents were alive to share the experience.

"It's so emotional, it's just overwhelming - the joy that I feel from this because somebody has taken the time to nominate me," she said.

"I'm so proud of my colleagues because we've all been through so, so much together so this honour is for them as well."

Dr Bnar Talabani
Dr Bnar Talabani

'Incredibly grateful'

Dr Talabani is a kidney and transplant medical specialist at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.

She has become a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the NHS and the accessibility of the Covid vaccination to ethnic minority communities in Wales.

The 32-year-old is an Iraqi-born Kurdish refugee who moved to the UK in 1998.

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As well as her work with Team Halo to dispel the misinformation surrounding the vaccine, she has worked to help Public Health Wales understand the ethnic breakdown of vaccine uptake by conducting multiple surveys to generate good quality data from ethic communities.

She also helped support the vaccine programme in mosque vaccination pop up centres across south Wales.

"It was and it still is a complete shock. I'm so grateful for the recognition but I also know there's so many others that I've worked with who also deserve that recognition," she said.

"It is difficult to put into words because my family has sacrificed so much to be able to bring us to safety and we've been so incredibly fortunate, not just to be given a home in the UK but to be given opportunities through education.

She said there was a "lot of anti refugee and anti asylum seeker sentiment" spreading on social media, adding: "That's a real shame because when you give someone who has lost everything a home and opportunity they will spend the rest of their life repaying that kindness back.

"I'm also incredibly grateful that I've had the opportunity to do that."

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'Really delighted'

Dr Atherton will become a Sir after being knighted for services to public health after he "significantly shaped the distinctive approaches taken in Wales to protect the Welsh population".

"He has, by necessity and with credibility, stepped well beyond the normal boundaries of the Chief Medical Officer role in responding to this global event," the honours committee said.

The former GP, who took up the role of CMO of Wales in 2016 following an extensive career in public health, said he was "absolutely thrilled and really delighted".

"I'm so proud of all my colleagues across Wales and the wider UK... we feel we're in the right place at the right time to try and make a difference."

He said his increased profile following his regular televised briefings during the pandemic had sometimes felt odd but it was "quite nice when people sometimes come up to you in the street to say thank you".

Two others being honoured for their work during the pandemic are campaigner Joshua Reeves and fundraiser Gerald Stanley Beaumont - both are being awarded BEMs for services to people with disabilities.

Mr Reeves, 24, from Cardiff, received the award after highlighting the impact of the pandemic on disabled people by sharing his daily video diaries on social media.

Mr Beaumont, 62, from Usk, Monmouthshire, is a prolific fundraiser and at the start of the pandemic transported PPE supplies, at times through the night, between residential homes across Wales and lifted the spirits of residents and care staff by baking cookies.

Who else is being honoured?

Damehoods are being handed to chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency Jenny Harries, from Monmouthshire, the UK ambassador to France Menna Rawlings and Julie Lydon, the former vice-chancellor of the University of South Wales.

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In the world of sport, sailor Hannah Mills, athlete Aled Sion Davies and boccia player David Smith have been appointed OBEs.

Boxer Lauren Price and fellow Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Matthew Richards, Calum Jarvis, Laura Sugar and Jim Roberts have all become MBEs.

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Timothy Walkden-Williams

Timothy Walkden-Williams has been appointed MBE for services to business and his community in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.

He opened his first shop, selling designer menswear, on Prestatyn High Street in 1973 then, 20 years ago, created the Prestatyn Classic Car Show, which attracts thousands of people every year.

"I can't believe it to be honest with you, it was quite a surprise when I opened the envelope, I had to read it a couple of times to believe what had happened," he said.

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Mortgage broker Des Lally from Brecon, Powys, said he was "extremely humbled" to be appointed BEM after single-handedly raising £85,000 for cancer and armed forces charities.

He said: "Mum and dad have both had three different types of cancer between them and dad spent 26 years the armed forces, so I just wanted to give a bit back to those two organisations and ensure they can continue to help people."

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Head teacher at Craigfelen Primary School in Swansea, Alison Williams, has been appointed MBE for her services to education and the community.

In 2018, the school received an excellent Estyn inspection report and she was asked to write two best practice guides.

She was also praised for helping to fund a community park, allotment, garden, skate ramp and holiday clubs and setting up a community cafe.

"My passion is to be inclusive, to make sure every child has a chance," she said.

"It's unbelievable really... it is quite humbling because I honestly do just feel I've been doing my job."

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