It’s Bounce Back Monday! Seven million Britons will hit the High Street in £4.5billion spending spree as the next step on our road to freedom starts Up to seven million shoppers are expected to flood UK high streets next week They will take advantage of extended hours and price cuts as lockdown eases Analysts predict … Read more
Hair salons will open for up to 18 hours a day from Monday to clear the backlog of millions of ‘desperate’ clients. Customers have booked appointments in their droves with many salons fully booked until June. Hairdressers hailed the reopening, saying it will give ‘a confidence boost to the nation’ and provide vital income to … Read more
Covid cases in England rise by 10% in a week with 160,000 people now infected – but ONS says data shows the outbreak is ‘level’ and has barely changed since mid-March Office for National Statistics data showed an estimated 140,000 people had the virus in the previous week But statisticians said the rise was nothing … Read more
Britney Spears enthusiastically revealed she’s had her Covid vaccine in an Instagram post on Thursday. ‘Got the COVID vaccine…. Great success …. High-five!!!!!!’ the singer, 39, wrote in the caption, before tagging her boyfriend Sam Asghari who said the jab was ‘a great success’. It comes after Britney was forced to deny claims that she … Read more
Outrage at AstraZeneca boss’s ‘silence over safety worries around Covid jab’ as critics say he should speak up to ‘give out the right message’ about the vaccine Top AstraZeneca investor says boss ‘failed to properly defend the jab in public’ Pascal Soriot is currently in Australia but is working EU business hours remotely Investment firm … Read more
Visa extensions for foreign-born frontline NHS staff as Priti Patel praises ‘heroic’ efforts during Covid pandemic Home Secretary will instruct officials to grant automatic 12-month extensions to vital workers if their visa is due to run out by October Announcement is expected to benefit up to 14,000 essential workers including doctors, nurses and paramedics Scheme … Read more
Ministers urged Britons to ‘do the right thing for their country’ and get vaccinated yesterday as figures revealed the jab has saved 10,400 lives. Tens of thousands turned up at ‘heaving’ vaccine centres, calming fears that uptake could be dented by concerns over rare blood clots. Officials have launched a campaign to maintain confidence in … Read more
The country’s major sporting bodies have written a joint letter to Boris Johnson and other party leaders collectively backing the idea of Covid passports to enable full stadiums at events this summer. The FA, Scottish football, Premier League, EFL, Wimbledon, Lawn Tennis Association England and Wales Cricket Board and Silverstone have made clear that the … Read more
Co-op pays bonuses to bosses after profits soar 500% but keeps £66m of taxpayer’s Covid-relief cash By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 8 April 2021 Co-op chief exec Steve Murrells and other company bosses will enjoy bonuses this year The Co-op will pay bonuses … Read more
More than one-fifth of Generation Z says they don’t plan to get a coronavirus vaccine when it comes available to them, a new survey finds. Conducted by STAT-Harris Poll, it showed that 23 percent of 18-to-24 year olds are not going to receive a COVID-19 shot. This is a much higher percentage than the share … Read more