EASTENDERS’ Maisie Smith entertained fans as she lip-synced to Gemma Collins while downing a huge pink gin. The 18-year-old – who plays Tiffany Butcher in the BBC soap – has been keeping herself busy during lockdown by filming some hilarious videos for her fans to watch. 4 EastEnders Maisie Smith entertains fans as she lip-syncs … Read more
Matt Hancock’s target of testing 100,000 people a day for coronavirus ‘could come back and bite him’, Downing Street sources have reportedly warned. The health secretary made the pledge on April 2 at a daily coronavirus press briefing, saying by May 1, Britain should be testing people at the rate of 100,000-a-day. Currently the British Government … Read more
Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, looked mildly blank when the thorny issue of care homes was raised at yesterday’s Downing Street press briefing. Someone had made the not unreasonable point that NHS Nightingale hospital was largely empty, so why couldn’t it be used to provide support for elderly patients from care homes? … Read more
Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings FINALLY returns to work at Downing Street after two weeks away with coronavirus symptoms (and brings a very unusual packed lunch with him) Prime Minister’s chief of staff went into symptomatic self-isolation on March 30 It came three days after the PM tested positive and also quarantined himself Cummings … Read more
Boris Johnson is making ‘very good progress’ in his recovery from coronavirus, Downing Street says Johnson was moved out of the ICU at St Thomas’ after three nights this Thursday Downing Street said on Friday he had managed to start walking around the ward Carrie Symonds sent him pregnancy scans of their unborn baby during recovery … Read more
Fears over a power vacuum at the heart of government were fuelled today after it was confirmed that the coronavirus lockdown will not be reviewed next week. Downing Street has confirmed the draconian restrictions will not be reconsidered on Monday as scheduled, with warnings the peak of the outbreak might not come for another week … Read more
A man is pictured wearing a hazmat suit in Wuhan, China. Boris Johnson’s allies turned on China over the coronavirus crisis yesterday Boris Johnson’s allies turned on China over the coronavirus crisis yesterday, as Britain’s death toll from the epidemic reached four figures. Ministers and senior Downing Street officials said the Communist state now faces a ‘reckoning’ … Read more
Could this be the ultimate revenge for Brexit? The coronavrius that has laid Boris Johnson low may have passed into Westminster’s inner circle via the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, according to one theory. The Mail on Sunday has traced connections between those known to have the virus in an attempt to identify Downing … Read more
It’s London as you’ve never seen it before. That is unless you have X-ray vision. These fascinating illustrations peel back the exteriors of some of the capital’s most instantly recognisable buildings to reveal a fascinating cross-section of the interior. The buildings featured include the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben and a little known prison, … Read more
Downing Street hits back against critics of its ‘herd immunity’ virus strategy – insisting top priority is to protect as many people as possible Downing Street has hit back against critics of its coronavirus strategy UK’s chief scientific adviser had said No 10 wanted to build up ‘herd immunity’ Public health experts demanded ‘transparency’ from … Read more