Iceland was added to Britain’s quarantine list last night after its infection rate surged over the UK government’s threshold following an outbreak in Reykjavik linked to French tourists. The weekly infection rate per 100,000 people has risen from 7.3 to 89.7 in the space of 10 days, soaring over the threshold of 20.0 at which … Read more
Covid tests chaos is blamed on ‘mad’ frenzy by parents to get checks done on children who have colds Coughs and colds usually spike each September when pupils head back to class But No10 said people ‘not understanding’ test requirements played part in surge 300 schools sent pupils home after reported or suspected cases by … Read more
Month-long delay to get a mortgage blamed on home working at banks By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 19 September 2020 Home working by bank staff has been blamed for causing a massive backlog of mortgage applications that is hammering first-time buyers and delaying … Read more
Don’t blame us for testing fiasco! Senior SAGE advisor hits back at Dido Harding after she pointed finger at group for not predicting second wave during grilling by MP over shambles Dido Harding said nobody was ‘expecting’ a big surge in demand for tests That’s despite children going back to school and workers returning to … Read more
Tough teachers who predicted their pupils’ GCSE results fairly will face the blame if they are too low, warns education expert Teachers who give accurate marks ‘could be blamed,’ for not inflating grades Former headteacher predicts a shortage of sixth form places after results day Lord Blunkett has called for ‘Nightingale-style’ provision for further education … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is blamed for early failings of Cobra meetings as government sources claim he didn’t ‘challenge’ his own department’s Covid-19 crisis response Whitehall’s coronavirus finger-pointing has thrust Matt Hancock into firing line The Health Secretary is accused of poorly chairing the initial Cobra meetings Plans have been sketched out for independent minister … Read more
Cold callers are being blamed for failures in the NHS Test and Trace service because people do not want to answer ‘unrecognisable’ 0300 numbers. Call centre staff trying to reach people who have come into contact with positive coronavirus cases say many people ignore their calls because the 0300 prefix is often used by cold … Read more
Sir Paul McCartney revealed he found it ‘pretty hurtful’ when he was blamed for breaking up The Beatles when the group parted ways in 1970. Reflecting on the misconceptions he faced during his time with the band, the singer, 78, spoke candidly with British GQ on Tuesday about how he felt at the time. Saying people … Read more
Prince Andrew walked his daughter Beatrice down the aisle on Friday in the first ‘secret’ royal wedding for 235 years. The disgraced royal put his troubles over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal to one side to give the princess away in a remarkable private ceremony. The clandestine nature of the hastily arranged nuptials meant the Queen’s … Read more
Unable to rise to the occasion: Sharp increase in men suffering erectile dysfunction blamed on increased stress and alcohol consumption during the coronavirus lockdown Superdrug has reported a 13% rise in erectile dysfunction services since May Google data also shows that searches about the condition are at a 12-month high In response, Superdrug has launched a new erectile dysfunction … Read more