Matt Hancock may be forced to reveal politicians behind 'VIP' Covid contract bids

Kanye West has made the argument that Black History Month – an annual commemoration of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, celebrated every February in North America – is no longer relevant, instead declaring in a new video that February will henceforth be known as “Black Future Month”.The video shows West – who is legally known as Ye – standing in the centre of a hooded group and delivering a powerful speech on his upbringing and struggles as a Black man in modern America.“The system has been separating families in every way that they can, for years” he said, noting that he was separated from his mother (the first female head of the English department at Chicago State University) and his father (a Black Panther) at a young age, leading to a fractured relationship between West and the latter.He continued: “America is made to enslave us. What they ever gave us? We’d improve.

Anna Kendrick can just hardly believe she’s meeting THE Barbie in Rocket Homes and Rocket Mortgage’s 2022 Super Bowl commercial.

Caleb Kennedy is under arrest.

Matt Hancock has opened the door to changing the law on doctor assisted suicide, it has been reported.

A close aide to the Health Secretary was one of the main routes for Tory-connected firms to win NHS contracts to supply emergency Covid equipment.

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Two fully vaccinated people could meet up and it would be "incredibly safe", England's deputy chief medical officer said.

Ministers have pledged vital oxygen equipment for desperate Indians today as the country's Covid death toll passes 200,000 and it reels from a devastating surge in infections.

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Matt Hancock was skewered for refusing to engage with "difficult questions" on Tory sleaze - after he blanked a series of questions on the mounting allegations against his party.

People may be able to hug their loved ones again from June 21 with up to seven in 10 of adults having been found to have coronavirus antibodies, an expert said.

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock will lead a Downing Street press conference at 5pm today.

Half the UK population has had the first Covid jab and more than 12 million are now fully vaccinated.

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Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey last month, King has been increasingly vocal in her defence of the couple. The 66-year-old claimed the tell-all, which was watched by 49.

coronavirus Hancock turned the tables on SNP MP Dave Doogan who asked the Health Secretary if he would match the SNP’s commitment to increase health spending by 20 per cent “to truly build back better”? First Minister Nicola Sturgeon committed the SNP to a four per cent increase in NHS spending for each of the next five years if returned to office.

coronavirus variant on Monday afternoon.The Health Secretary will discuss at 3:30pm, what the virus outbreak means for the UK's roadmap out of lockdown restrictions.Scientists are concerned that the Indian variant could spread more easily than other strains of Covid-19 in the UK. It is also feared that its double mutation will allow it to evade current vaccines, The Sun reports.The virus has led to Boris Johnson cancelling his trip to India, as the country struggles with an explosion of coronavirus cases.The Prime Minister had been due to meet with the Indian leader next week.Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, told Good Morning Britain that the Indian variant poses a threat.

Health Secretary declared in the MPs’ register of interests in March of this year that he now owns shares in company Topwood Limited, which specialises in secure storage, shredding and scanning of documents.