SAJID JAVID

Saturday's front pages focus on the rise of the bacteria infection and the first extracts from the former health secretary's diaries.

Rishi Sunak ran for Britain’s top job and lost.

Rishi Sunak ran against Liz Truss to lead the Conservative Party, and is the bookies' favorite to win, followed by Boris Johnson. Is the UK "ready for Rishi"?

Rupa Huq faces criticism after describing Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as "superficially" black.

The health secretary says hospitals could face "very serious challenges" this autumn and winter.

The contest to choose a leader to succeed Boris Johnson is strikingly multicultural. How did Conservatives get so good at this?

Moves by allies of Boris Johnson to stop Rishi Sunak becoming Tory leader and fears over the coming heatwave feature on the front pages.

Much more than the opposition left, the Conservatives have consciously promoted minorities and women. They are on the verge of making history, again.

Nominations in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have closed, with eight Conservative lawmakers securing enough support from their colleagues to make the first ballot.

Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party members.

Potential successors to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are rushing to differentiate themselves from an increasingly crowded field.

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party’s leadership race has ruled himself out of the contest.

Conservative party candidates are beginning to declare their intentions to replace departing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The latest scandal to rock 10 Downing Street was one too many.

The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has begun after he announced he is resigning as Conservative Party leader.

Multiple unconfirmed reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to resign pushed sterling higher Thursday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced his resignation amid a mass revolt by top members of his government.

In twenty-four hours, more than three dozen ministers and aides deserted Johnson and left the U.K. with gaping holes in its government.

More than 30 junior ministers and ministerial aides have resigned so far.

Two top ministers and a slew of more junior officials resigned this week, saying they could no longer serve under Johnson's scandal-tarred leadership. He narrowly got by a no-confidence vote in June.

The latest stain on the premier's credibility came in the form of his shifting account on when he knew about sexual misconduct allegations against a man he promoted.

The latest stain on the premier's credibility came in the form of his shifting account on when he knew about sexual misconduct allegations against a man he promoted.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to stay in power after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers.

Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determined to cling to power despite an open revolt within his Conservative Party.

A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to stay in power after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers

A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to remain in office, shrugging off calls for his resignation after two top ministers and a slew of junior officials said they could no longer serve under his scandal-plagued leadership.

The resignations of Sunak and Javid would have knocked out any other prime minister. This one’s still standing.

Despite politics and some fearsome statistics, Britain isn’t doing badly thanks to all that stimulus.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is facing a fresh crisis after two of his most senior Cabinet ministers resigned within minutes of each other.

The two ministers resigned after a day in which the prime minister acknowledged he had changed his story on how he handled sexual misconduct allegations against a government official.

Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sajid Javid, the health secretary, announced their departures within minutes of each other.

"I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning," Rishi Sunak tweeted Tuesday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is clinging to power after two of his most senior Cabinet ministers quit, saying they had lost confidence in Johnson’s leadership amid shifting explanations about his handling of a sexual misconduct scandal.

By March 2024, the app should offer face-to-face video consultations, the government says.

Health officials in Britain are warning parents to ensure their children have been vaccinated against polio after the virus that causes the disease was found in London sewage samples in recent months

A review is expected to suggest a gradual increase as part of the drive to eradicate smoking by 2030.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson managed to narrowly win a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party, but the result dealt a heavy blow to his authority.

Women from across British politics called Monday for action to tackle misogyny after a newspaper ran a story accusing the deputy opposition leader of trying to “distract” the prime minister during debates by crossing and uncrossing her legs.

British authorities have authorized a coronavirus vaccine for adults made by French drugmaker Valneva.

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases globally increased by 7% in the last week, driven by rising infections in the Western Pacific.

Not all countries are impacted equally by the BA.2 subvariant. That tells us a lot about what works and what doesn’t.

Britain is ending some of its most comprehensive COVID-19 testing and monitoring programs.

British cabinet minister Sajid Javid accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin of war crimes and threatened war with NATO should he send forces into allied territory.

Britain says all remaining coronavirus measures for travelers, including passenger locator forms and the requirement for unvaccinated people be tested for COVID-19 before and after their arrivals, will end Friday.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening.

Senior NHS staff say they disagree with the prime minister's planned changes to English Covid rules.

But the roll out will be "non-urgent", with a focus on parental choice, the government says.

The ongoing problems at Downing Street lead many of Saturday's papers.

Most coronavirus restrictions including mandatory face masks have been lifted in England, after Britain’s government said its vaccine booster rollout successfully reduced serious illness and COVID-19 hospitalizations.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an investigation into a Conservative lawmaker’s claim that she was fired from a government job in part because of her Muslim faith.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday evening.

An MP calling on Boris Johnson to resign says rebels are facing intimidation from government.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening.

England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam, one of the scientists who led the U.K.’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will leave his role in March.

U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital.

A hospital consultant has told the Health Secretary he refused to be vaccinated because he has immunity from being "antibody" positive after exposure to the virus.

The U.K. government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the latest record spike in coronavirus infections.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday morning.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.

The Broadway revival of “The Music Man” has been one of the hottest tickets in town and it has limped along without co-star Sutton Foster.

New Year celebrations are approaching and across the world there is an urge to party.

Thousands of people across England are spending a few minutes of Christmas Day to line up under leaden winter skies to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the omicron variant fuels a surge in infections across the country.

Britain's public health agency says preliminary data suggests that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are 50% to 70% less likely to be hospitalized than those with the delta strain.

South Korea has set a new record for daily COVID-19 deaths as it struggles to resolve a shortage of hospital beds amid weeks of surging cases.

Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant

Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant.

David Fuller, who killed Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce, abused 102 female corpses in two morgues.

British lawmakers have voted to approve new restrictions to curb the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant.

British Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading so rapidly that it has the potential to overwhelm Britain’s hospitals.

Unvaccinated workers will have to declare their vaccination status to their bosses for the first time, as new rules mean they cannot test themselves daily to avoid self-isolation.

The increase in omicron cases in the U.K. is on such steep trajectory that the country's health security agency has issued a stark warning.

Another seven million people will be able to book their top up jab, including those in at-risk groups.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday evening.

A Nigerian official has criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.”.

Britain’s government has tightened travel restrictions amid concerns about the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant.

The global initiative to share coronavirus vaccines fairly already scaled back its pledge to the world’s poor once.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday evening.

A reduction in time between doses and extending the programme to younger age groups could be approved.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Sunday morning.

Boris Johnson introduces a raft of measures to slow the spread of Omicron ahead of Christmas.

The health secretary said the two people are self-isolating alongside their households while contact tracing and targeted testing takes place.

The cases involve travel to southern Africa, where the latest COVID variant of concern was first identified, the British health secretary said. No cases have been identified in the U.S. so far.

Remko de Waal/GettyAs the world waits to find out how dangerous the super-mutated COVID variant Omicron might be, Dutch authorities revealed that 61 people arriving on two flights from South Africa—where the strain has been spreading—have tested positive.It’s not known whether the passengers were infected with Omicron or an earlier version of the coronavirus, but the discovery underscores the possibility that the new variant has already gone global.Previously, cases had been identified only in S

Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant as the world grapples with its emergence.

A new variant of concern in South Africa has prompted a ban on flights to the U.K. for an undetermined period of time.

The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to Black and Asian people getting sick and dying disproportionately from COVID-19.

The British government says all health care staff who work with the public will have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus starting in April.

Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral.

With coronavirus cases rising in Britain, the government is urging millions of people to get booster vaccine shots.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has demoted his top diplomat and fired his education minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, as he attempted to move on from a series of political missteps and U-turns.

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Britain’s chief medical officers say children ages 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Australia’s capital will remain locked down for a second month after the local government reported 22 new coronavirus infections.

Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other crowded events in England.

West Virginia set two daily records in the past week for positive coronavirus cases as the pandemic continues to ravage the state.

A leading scientist behind the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine says booster shots may be unnecessary for many people.

The independent body advising the British government on the rollout of coronavirus vaccines says the direct health benefits of offering the jabs to all healthy 12-to-15-year-olds are marginal.

State health officials in Nevada say hospitals are seeing a severe shortage of nurses and some northern Nevada hospitals are nearly out of staffed beds for patients.

As Britain enjoyed a summertime lull in COVID-19 cases, the nation’s attention turned to the end of pandemic-related restrictions and holidays in the sun.

Britain’s competition watchdog says it will look into the cost of COVID-19 testing for travelers after Health Secretary Sajid Javid complained that high prices for the government-mandated tests were preventing some people from going on holiday.