England dealt major blow as Lawes is ruled out for the rest of the Six Nations
The Northampton Saints player sustained a chest injury in training.
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The Northampton Saints player sustained a chest injury in training.
An estimated 20.3% of people aged 16 to 69 had received their first jab as of 21 February.
Tim Wigmore, author of The Best: How Elite Athletes are Made, is this week’s guest on Behind the Lines.
Johnson is under pressure from his own MPs as around one in three adults in the UK have received their first vaccine dose.
Mary Teresa Collins said she feels “very hurt and let down” by authorities in Ireland.
Jones has promised England will improve again for their round-three appointment with Wales.
The Wasps back row was driven from the field on a medical cart.
Eddie Jones’ men had too much for an Italian side that showed promise at Twickenham.
The coldest UK temperature for 65 years was recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire on Wednesday night.
Harry Williams and Tom West are making way from Eddie Jones’ squad ahead of their clash with Italy.
Scotland’s 38-year wait for away win over England is over following this 11-6 win.
Jones has questioned whether expectation levels are too high for the Scots.
The tournament starts this weekend in Rome, London and Cardiff.
An RFU spokesperson said a bid with Ireland, Scotland, and Wales was being considered.
Mobile testing units and home testing kits will be deployed across eight communities in England.
Wasps’ Jack Willis has been called up to Eddie Jones’ side as a replacement.
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said an announcement on the plans will be made later today.
Eddie Jones has also lost experienced lock Joe Launchbury to injury.
Gregor Townsend and Wayne Pivac have named their 35-man Six Nations squads.
The Lionesses boss is on his way back to the men’s game in Major League Soccer.
Elsewhere yesterday, the Springboks’ ‘very good’ Eben Etzebeth returned in Toulon’s win at Racing.
Seven mass vaccination centres opened across England today.
“I’m absolutely going to back the police because the challenge here is that every flex can be fatal,” the UK Health Secretary said.
Sadiq Khan said that in some parts of London, one person in 20 now has Covid-19.
England’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed the exams would be cancelled.
The British Prime Minister made the announcement in a televised address setting out new emergency measures.
The 30-year-old has also been fined £70,000.
The country has seen a new variant of coronavirus spread through parts of London, the south-east and Wales.
Boris Johnson says the NHS would be overwhelmed without action to curb the new coronavirus strain.
The total number of Covid-19 patients in hospital in England stood at 15,465 on 16 December.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has also expressed concerns over the five-day “Christmas window”.
The idea to close schools early for Christmas was also raised in Ireland in recent weeks.
New records have already been set in the north and Midlands.
Some educational settings in England re-opened earlier than others during the summer break.
There was sensational drama at Twickenham in the Autumn Nations Cup final.
The Saracens prop has barely trained this week due to a sore achilles and Ellis Genge takes his place at Twickenham.
The incident happened this morning in the town of Halifax.
Emergency services were called to the explosion involving one of the chemical tanks yesterday.
Victory for Eddie Jones’ side means Ireland cannot now reach the inaugural final of the competition.
More than 55 million people will be placed into Tier 2 and Tier 3 from next week.