Members of the public are continuing to flout the government’s rules by heading out to sunbathe on the second day of the coronavirus lockdown. Footage has emerged showing police dispersing Britons gathering in parks and other public places. In Shepherd’s Bush in West London, people soaked up the sun, seemingly oblivious to the tight restrictions … Read more
A 39-year-old father left on the brink of death by coronavirus has pleaded with the British public to ‘not be an idiot’ and heed the government’s advice to stay at home. Matt Dockray, from Marlow in Buckinghamshire, was ‘at one point given a small window of survival’ when his lungs began to fail after he was … Read more
British tourists stranded abroad as the coronavirus pandemic paralyses international travel will be offered emergency loans to get them home, the Government said today amid fears from some that they will be left to ‘live on the streets’. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told MPs that the UK was putting pressure on airlines to help lower … Read more
Terrified British tourists and expats face ‘living on the streets’ as they remain stranded in India after their flights home were cancelled. A junior doctor turned current Miss England is one of thousands of Brits stranded in India has pleaded for help from the British government to get her home – so she can help … Read more
Britons have insisted they will ‘go insane’ cooped up in their homes for weeks as Boris Johnson today announced a three-week coronavirus lockdown. Mr Johnson plunged the UK into a lockdown as he ordered the immediate closure of all shops selling non-essential goods, as well as playgrounds and churches in a bid to stop the … Read more
Britons have insisted they will ‘go insane’ cooped up in their homes for weeks as Boris Johnson today announced a three-week coronavirus lockdown. Mr Johnson plunged the UK into a lockdown as he ordered the immediate closure of all shops selling non-essential goods, as well as playgrounds and churches in a bid to stop the … Read more
The 1.5million ‘extremely vulnerable’ people across the country will offered food, medicine and other deliveries as the nation tries to cope with the coronavirus outbreak. At the daily press conference Boris Johnson confirmed the NHS is to begin sending out letters to the people most at risk of the disease urging them to remain at … Read more
‘The Stay Inn’: Britons are drinking almost double the amount of alcohol at home as they join friends for a pint online amid coronavirus lockdown Millions expected to join virtual phenomenon, knocking back pints on video chat Home-drinking has almost doubled to 100 million pints a week in the UK Britain’s top psychologist Sir Cary … Read more
Boris Johnson will today urge Britons to celebrate Mother’s Day remotely by using video calls – as he admits the NHS is on the brink of being ‘overwhelmed’ by the coronavirus outbreak. The Prime Minister’s warning that ‘the numbers are very stark and they are accelerating’ came as the UK death toll soared to 233 … Read more
Boris Johnson tells Britons to ‘think very carefully’ before paying a Mother’s Day visit on Sunday amid coronavirus concerns for elderly people Boris Johnson said a moral judgment must be made to save thousands of lives The Prime Minister said he ‘hoped’ to see his 77-year-old mother Charlotte A spokesperson later clarified he would speak … Read more