With almost 42 million people in the UK having received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, the rollout programme is well under way. But not everyone who is eligible has taken up the offer of a jab, for various reasons. Now, care home staff will be required to have Covid-19 vaccination “to protect… Continue reading Dec 2021. Compulsory Covid Vaccination Part 3
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Dec 2021. Compulsory Covid Vaccination Part 2
The government has finished a consultation about making COVID vaccines compulsory for health and care staff in England. They intend to bring in new regulations to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for anyone deployed by a registered person delivering Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated activities who has direct, face-to-face contact with service users. This includes health and… Continue reading Dec 2021. Compulsory Covid Vaccination Part 2
Dec 2021. Compulsory Covid Vaccination Part 1
The UK government has opened consultations on mandatory vaccination for frontline health and social care staff in England. The plans could require vaccination against COVID-19 and flu for workers who come into contact with patients and those receiving care. The Government, if they get away with this, will then move on to the rest of… Continue reading Dec 2021. Compulsory Covid Vaccination Part 1
Nov 2021. The Migrant Crossings Crisis Part 6
Five alleged traffickers linked to the incident have been arrested in France. Two people have already appeared in court and an investigation into aggravated manslaughter has been opened by prosecutors, Mr Darmanin said. He said the boat used to cross the Channel, called a zodiac, was purchased in Germany. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239202
Nov 2021. The Migrant Crisis Part 5
At least three children and a pregnant woman were feared to be among 27 migrants who drowned in the Channel when a flimsy, overcrowded dinghy sunk. As the full horror of the tragedy was emerging, a fifth suspected member of the people smuggling gang that arranged the crossing was arrested. French prosecutors are carrying out… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Migrant Crisis Part 5
Nov 2021. The Migrant Crossings Crisis Part 4
Regarding the Migrant deaths in the Channel, the cause of the ‘accident’ remains unknown, but when the long inflatable boat the migrants were using was found by rescuers it was mostly deflated. Mr Darmanin described the boat as a dinghy that was “extremely fragile”. He said “it was like a pool you blow up in… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Migrant Crossings Crisis Part 4
Nov 2021. The Migrant Crossings Crisis Part 3
More than 25,000 people have made the dangerous journey from France to the UK across the Channel in small boats this year, which is more than three times last year’s total.
Nov 2021. The Migrant Crossing Crisis Part 2
At least 27 people have died trying to cross the English Channel in a small boat. A fishing boat sounded the alarm on Wednesday afternoon after spotting several people in the sea off the northern coast of France. Those who drowned were 17 men, seven women – one of whom was pregnant – and three… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Migrant Crossing Crisis Part 2
Nov 2021. The Migrant Crossings Crisis Part 1
Despite Wednesday’s tragedy, people have continued to attempt the dangerous 20 mile (32km) journey across the Channel. On Thursday two more boats arrived in Dover, carrying about 40 people. This is all happening a week after a large migrant camp near Dunkirk in northern France was dismantled and up to 1,500 migrants were evacuated from… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Migrant Crossings Crisis Part 1
Nov 2021. The Migrant Deaths
The price to cross the English Channel varies according to the network of smugglers, between 3,000 and 7,000 euros. Often, the fee also includes a very short-term tent rental in the windy dunes of northern France and food cooked over fires that sputter in the rain that falls for more than half the month of… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Migrant Deaths