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Ministers with far too much time on their hands: Ministers have backed calls for God Save the Queen to be played more frequently by the BBC and other public broadcasters. The culture minister, Chris Philp, told MPs the “more we hear the national anthem sung, frankly, the better” in response to...

"Unboxed" sounds like a YouTube video or so - of highly self-indulgent individuals showing off what they can afford.

Did you even know he had one...? Desperate Andrew’s £17M Ski Chalet Sale Daily Mirror front page headline – 7th January 2022.

The UK advice starts: You can only use this service if: you do not have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms No-one should be in your category 1. And how long is "recently" for category 5?

I can understand antagonism to mandates. It might be more sensible to recognise that you can disagree with the legal imposition but still get vaccinated. California prosecutor who campaigned against vaccine mandates dies of Covid Kelly Ernby, who recently ran for the state assembly, was...

Slightly different at Zoe: Here is the current ranking of COVID symptoms after 2 vaccinations: Runny nose Headache Sneezing Sore throat Persistent cough The previous ‘traditional’ symptoms as still outlined on the government website, such as anosmia (loss of smell), shortness of breath and...

Not happy but not unhappy enough to wash his hands of Johnson and walk. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jan/06/no-10-refurb-lord-geidt-criticises-pm-but-says-he-did-not-deliberately-mislead

I see the Lord Geidt report is being published this afternoon. Let's see how tame it is?

No signs of diabetes, prediabetes, h1a1bc or whatever. Probably not ideal to discuss on the brexit thread?

I just got dismissed shortly after diagnosis. So, certainly in current situation, no chance. I think I have had a heart which can ramp up bpm forever. But it is a bit unstable in that it can switch between tachy and ordinary levels and back, repeatedly, in what seems like no time at all...

I don't think so but cannot be sure.

But not always. Mine can go up to least 160 bpm and I really wouldn't know without checking it.

Sounds like a barely workable system. Which won't be a surprise... Hauliers report problems with post-Brexit customs system but HMRC insists it is 'online and working as planned' Originally launched as 'minimum viable product', GVMS has the necessary upgrades, UK taxman says...

37 billion, then give up a significant part of it.... UKHSA has confirmed that the requirement for asymptomatic people testing positive on lateral flow to do confirmatory PCR will be suspended - from Jan 11 in England - devolved administrations possibly sooner. Will we ever again be able to...

There could well be an excess of precaution in the EU ban. But artists using substances with significant health risk could already be regarded as criminals. I had thought the inks (at least) nowadays had been extensively tested and deemed pretty safe. Certainly compared with those in use many...

Interesting - from my point of view, especially for the possibility of microclots being significant in other disorders. Could microclots help explain the mystery of long Covid? Resia Pretorius My lab has found significant microclot formation in long Covid patients. Unfortunately, these are...

So - because the authors are pig-headed and failed to consult with others as they should.

Next we'll get stuck with one from Germany. Uhu. :) Why is it being called IHU?

Interesting how the 100,000 are expected to manage to get LFTs. The PM will attempt to lessen Omicron’s threat to essential services - power, food, nuclear, air traffic control - by requiring around 100,000 workers in specified industries to take daily Covid-19 tests. Sorry, there are no home...

One of the quadrillions of brexit lies: Johnson wrong to say crown stamps on pint glasses only possible after Brexit, says EU The European Commission has rejected Boris Johnson’s claim that EU law prevented the British crown mark being embossed on pint glasses. In his...