National Health Service

PM rejects calls to tighten restrictions but hints at new measures after Christmas

Britain’s foreign secretary to take role of negotiating London relationship with EU

Rejoicing in Brussels and Dublin may be misplaced as Liz Truss takes over role with own issues

78,610 infections in 24 hours as experts warn Omicron variant will break more records

More than 70 Tory MPs threatening to vote against government over new restrictions

Eighteen Conservatives call for independent assessment of NHS staffing needs

NI firm posts £142.3m in revenues in first half with pre-tax profits up 3% to £24.8m

Britain’s vaccine rollout has slowed and country has fallen behind neighbours in share of its population fully vaccinated

Government has abandoned many of the levers used in other European countries to control the spread of the virus

UK prime minister claims increase will tackle NHS waiting lists and fund social care

Britain’s workers to pay 1.25% more national insurance to fund NHS and social care

Dark threats from Tory MPs fade away amid rumours of cabinet reshuffle

Stimul.ai co-founders Prof Barry O’Sullivan and Naomh McElhatton seeks seed-funding

London Letter: ‘Big speech’ in Coventry proves a damp squib as PM offers mere ‘skeleton of a plan’

Covid cases doubling week by week in worst-hit areas, and ICU numbers on the rise

The former Labour leader is back on the front bench – ‘the zeitgeist is different now’

Belfast company provides digital technology services to customers that include the NHS

No verification that ‘real data’ has been released, says Donnelly

Level of infection ‘still alarmingly high’ and NHS under huge pressure, Johnson says

Northern Irish software company sees 18% rise in share price on latest trading update

UK records 1,564 coronavirus deaths, the highest daily figure so far

The transition from school to third level can be a challenge. This is what you have to do

PM says emergence from lockdown will not be a ‘big bang but a gradual unwrapping’

One-off grants of £9,000 available to soften expected recession from Covid-19 surge

Johnson says surge in infections putting NHS under more pressure than at any time since start of pandemic

Limerick-based medical nutrition company bought by Ajinomoto Cambrooke

Revenues rise 23% to £107.2m in first half as pretax profits increase from £12m to £24m

‘Serious’ second wave of Covid-19 has left more than 11,000 hospitalised across country

Brokers reiterate Buy recommendation as software company reports strong trading

Former tánaiste among two appointments to digital therapeutics company’s board

Dublin-headquartered medtech firm looks to raise €3m-€5m and take on more employees

British PM looks to winter and 2022, urging people to help NHS by getting flu vaccine

London Letter: Raab muddies waters ahead of release of delayed Russia report

Coronavirus scientific work in Britain, US and Canada targeted by Russian-backed APT29

PM pledges extra £3bn to NHS as top medic admits UK’s coronavirus outcome is ‘not good’

Trinity study finds problems with bluetooth technology, particularly on public transport

Britain’s NHS to start giving coronavirus patients on ventilators the steroid that has cut deaths by a third in clinical trials

British PM pressured by Starmer to exempt key workers in Covid fight from £400 charge

Eamonn Cronnolly says his age and medical history put him in the high risk group for coronavirus

London Letter: New emphasis on testing capacity cannot override terrible death toll