Boris Johnson will lead a Covid press conference remotely from Chequers at 5pm today. The prime minister will appear via video link from his official country residence where he is in self-isolation after coming into contact with health secretary Sajid Javid, who has tested positive for coronavirus.UK chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and England’s deputy medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam will also contribute from Downing Street.It is not yet clear what Mr Johnson will be dis

The public have been urged to lose weight to help ease back and joint pain, as part of a new government health campaign. More than three in five adults-63 per cent-are at increased risk of disease and becoming seriously ill with Covid-19 because they are overweight, the Department of Health and Social Care( DHSC) said.A new Better Health marketing campaign with 15 weight loss and fitness organisations will help people understand these risks and provide tools and resources to lose excess weight.

Susan Hall has vowed to tackle antisocial behaviour on the tube( Image: Getty) Passengers on the London transport network may be booted off their train or bus if they’re caught playing music out loud or taking calls on speakerphone, under plans mooted by the capital’s Tory mayoral candidate. Susan Hall vowed to revise the Transport for London( TfL) conditions of carriage to include a ban on those blaring music and videos.by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Link Sponsored Link Promoted Links Promoted

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