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<p>Matt Hancock was health secretary at the time of the covid crisis and appeared on 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' having been the subject of a controversy during restrictions.</p>

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Irish Examiner view: Are there any lessons we should learn from covid?

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Love Island and Matt Hancock were the UK's most complained about TV events for 2022

Terry Prone: I'm a celebrity... Get me out of any chance of taking responsibility for my actions

Fergus Finlay: Brexit Britain's response to Ukraine crisis is an international joke

Fergus Finlay: Matt Hancock was a complete dope

Alison O’Connor: How damaging will Dominic Cummings' revelations be to British politics?

Into the fog: How the UK lost track of Covid-19

To tackle the invisible virus, doctors and health specialists first needed to find it. But with few tests, little contact tracing and a government culture of secrecy, they lost sight of the enemy, writes Stephen Grey, Andrew Macaskill, Ryan McNeill, Steve Stecklow and Tommy Wilkes

Sat, 04 Jul, 2020

Irish Examiner view: Consumers need better protection

Covid-19 has changed our world. The changes are dramatic, sobering, and humbling — they remind us emphatically of our vulnerability, of our dust-to-dust inevitability.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

Simon Harris hopes for ‘close alignment’ with NI on coronavirus strategy

Simon Harris said it made sense from a scientific point of view to have similar plans for easing lockdown measures in the North and Ireland.

Fri, 01 May, 2020

British government ends support for four new ventilator designs

Designs from Dyson and BAE Systems, who are among those who offered to create devices, currently have support but are to be reassessed by a clinical panel next week.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2020

Sturgeon vows to investigate PPE claims as Scotland coronavirus deaths rise to 615

A total of 615 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by 40 from 575 on Monday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

British Health Secretary expresses admiration for foreign staff amid immigration reform calls

Matt Hancock has expressed his admiration for staff who have come from overseas to work for the NHS while calls continue for immigration reform for medical workers during the pandemic.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2020

11 further Covid-19 deaths in the North

The number of people with coronavirus who have died in a hospital setting in Northern Ireland has risen to 118, with 11 further deaths reported on Sunday.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2020

Covid-19: UK death toll rises to 621

A total of 4,934 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Saturday, the Department of Health said, up by 621 from 4,313 the day before.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2020

HSE briefing: 'Capacity exists for surge' as revealed 794 being treated for Covid-19 in hospitals

HSE CEO Paul Reid thanked the public for observing social distancing and quarantine measures but encouraged them to remain vigilant.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2020

Larry Ryan: Footballers caught on back foot by cynics

This week’s viral sensation was Caio, a kid playing football barefoot on a Sao Paulo street who pulled off an audacious flick.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2020

Irish Examiner View: The message is the same - Stay at home

It is tempting to suggest that those who believed the guff from a Waterford city tanning salon that sunbeds could kill coronavirus should have been left to enjoy their delusion, but that would have been a dangerous indulgence, a cheap trick at this moment of crisis.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Coronavirus: Three more deaths confirmed in Ireland - 22 in total

There are also 302 new confirmed cases of the virus, the National Public Health Emergency Team announced.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Boris Johnson tests positive for Coronavirus after experiencing mild symptoms

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for the Coronavirus, Covid-19.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Mick Clifford: Battle is on to maintain supplies of ventilators [Podcast]

Engineers are coming together to build alternative versions of the life-saving breathing apparatus and supplement potentially dwindling hospital stocks, writes Mick Clifford

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

Global shutdown as battle rages to contain cornovirus

Panic buying in Australia, the United States and Britain saw leaders appeal for calm over the virus that has infected over 138,000 people globally and killed more than 5,000.

Sun, 15 Mar, 2020

Coronavirus: Start of UK peak expected soon as sixth death confirmed

The start of the UK peak of the coronavirus epidemic is expected within the next fortnight, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said, as cases rose to 373 and a sixth death was announced.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

Boost to Cheltenham as no plans to cancel mass gatherings, despite increase in coronavirus cases

Hopes of next week’s Cheltenham Festival going ahead as scheduled received a boost on Tuesday as British Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed no current plans to cancel mass events, despite the ongoing threat of coronavirus.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2020

Irish reunification poll and Scottish independence real threats of no-deal, says British MP

A push for Irish reunification and Scottish independence are "real threats" of a no-deal Brexit, UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has said.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2019

Ten MPs enter first round of voting in Tory leadership race

It came after a day of back-to-back leadership launches.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2019

Higgins criticises Trump over 'regressive and pernicious' climate record ahead of visit

President Michael D Higgins has lashed out at Donald Trump’s “regressive and pernicious” record on climate change as he arrives in Ireland today.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2019

Instagram boss says site is 'not yet where it needs to be' on self harm images

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has said the social media platform is "not yet where it needs to be" on its handling of content around self-harm and suicide.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2019

UK not planning to review Comcast’s €25bn Sky bid

The UK has said it is unlikely to refer Comcast’s bid for Sky for a lengthy investigation by regulators after an initial review found that the $30bn (€25.5bn) offer did not raise public concerns about media ownership.

Tue, 22 May, 2018

Facebook to probe 'tens of thousands' of apps - Zuckerberg

Facebook will investigate "tens of thousands" of apps to discover if any other companies have accessed data in a similar way to Cambridge Analytica (CA), Mark Zuckerberg has told US politicians.

Wed, 11 Apr, 2018

Disney offers to buy Sky News

Walt Disney offered to buy Sky News to help Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox win over UK regulators reviewing Fox’s £11.7bn (€13.3bn) acquisition of broadcaster Sky.

Wed, 04 Apr, 2018

Sky News to be sold to Disney or ringfenced under Fox proposals

Sky News would be sold off to Walt Disney or ringfenced under improved concessions put forward by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox as part of its efforts to seize full control of broadcaster Sky.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2018

UK to impose unlimited fines on ticket touts in crackdown on resale sites

Tech-savvy touts who use computer programs to mine for concert tickets in vast quantities before selling them for huge profits are to face unlimited fines in the UK.

Sat, 11 Mar, 2017

Brexit ‘decade of uncertainty’ claims rejected

Divisions on the EU deepened as Eurosceptic ministers poured scorn on claims a vote to leave could create a “decade or more of uncertainty” for Britain.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2016

QUIRKY WORLD ... Girl flipped and said yes to aquarium proposal

ENGLAND: Love was in the air, or, rather, the water, as one man made Valentine’s Day incredibly special, by popping the question in front of an audience of finned friends.

Tue, 16 Feb, 2016

UK government considering sale of Channel Four

Britain is considering selling the Channel 4 public broadcaster as part of its drive to pay down debt, a government official has accidentally revealed.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2015

Ex-Barclays boss faces showdown with MPs

Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond will make an explosive appearance before MPs today after dragging senior Bank of England and UK government figures into the rate-rigging scandal.

Wed, 04 Jul, 2012