Scientists urge No10 to ensure Brits get their second dose of Oxford vaccine after 12 weeks

Matt Hancock was today urged to ensure every vulnerable Briton gets their second dose of Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine within 12 weeks amid fears they may receive less protection if their top-up is delayed. A landmark study last night showed a single dose of the jab — made alongside drug giant AstraZeneca — was 76 … Read more

Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin lead Brits receiving Golden Globe nods

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical Emily in Paris Flight Attendant The Great Schitt’s Creek Ted Lasso   Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Drama Jason Bateman, Ozark Josh O’Connor, The Crown Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Al Pacino, Hunters Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason   Best Performance by an Actress in a … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Celebrities record five-minute video urging fellow BAME Brits to accept the vaccine

Celebrities have urged ethnic minorities to take the coronavirus vaccine when it’s their turn. The five-minute video, featuring comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Meera Syal as well as actress Shobna Gulati and the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, was launched this week to debunk conspiracy theories surrounding the jab. It comes after a study found ethnic minority … Read more

WW launch ‘fakeaway’ menu on Uber Eats as Brits indulge amid lockdown

Fast food that won’t ruin your diet! WW launches ‘fakeaway’ menu on Uber Eats – inlcuding chicken curry, fish and chips and a burger with fries The menu, which includes takeaway-style dishes at a fraction of the calories, aims to help people achieve their wellbeing goals The launch comes as 91 per cent of Britons … Read more

100,000 Brits abroad have five days to get home or face being banned without negative Covid test

Grant Shapps today revealed that the diktat forcing travellers to present a negative covid test when travelling to the UK will come in ‘next Wednesday or Thursday’ to give 100,000 Britons abroad the chance to get home. The Transport Secretary has said nobody will be able to depart to the UK by plane, train or … Read more

Brits take to social media to find humour in the prospect of lockdown 

Britons mocked the prospect of a third national lockdown tonight after Boris Johnson unveiled a dramatic set of restrictions for England in a desperate bid to control the new mutant coronavirus.   Social media users tried to find humour at the looming measures which will see schools shut from tomorrow and households banned from mixing as vaccines are rolled out … Read more

Weary Brits take to social media to find dark humour in the prospect of a new national lockdown 

Here we go again! Weary Brits take to social media to find dark humour in the prospect of a new national lockdown Britons have taken to social media to mock the prospect of a third lockdown Boris Johnson will unveil a new set of restrictions in his address to nation tonight Schools to shut to … Read more

Brits defy Covid rules to party at 2,500-strong underground curfew-busting rave in France

Britons defied Covid rules to party at a 2,500-strong underground rave in France where revellers attacked police trying to shut it down. The partygoers had set up the illegal rave in Lieuron, Brittany, on New Year’s Eve after skirmishes with officers, said a statement from the local prefecture. Many people were still on the site … Read more

African internet scammers target lonely locked-down Brits as romance fraud hits 7,000 cases in 2020

African internet scammers target lonely locked-down Brits as romance fraud hits record 7,000 cases in 2020 and detectives call on ministers to crack down on Facebook Graeme Biggar, head of National Crime Agency’s National Economic Crime Centre, said agency is combating surge in fraud during Covid-19 pandemic He warned social media companies like Facebook would … Read more

Food waste UK: Brits throw away 42% of the food they buy – but how can they cut down?

Britons are throwing away £2,675 in rotten food every year because they don’t know it needs to go in the fridge, research reveals Research found Britons chuck an estimated £2,675 of food in the bin each year  Two fifths of food Brits buy is thrown away, with ready meals one worst offenders One way to … Read more