Sadiq Khan wants a LONGER lockdown: Mayor of London demands Boris Johnson reject calls from Tory MPs for swift easing of national rules – despite experts saying PM can move faster and infection rates halving every two weeks Boris Johnson will unveil his formal lockdown exit strategy on Monday next week PM is under growing … Read more
Pressure on NHS intensive care has started to ease for the first time since the second wave of coronavirus took off and Test and Trace data shows cases of the disease are down 40 per cent in a fortnight. The number of hospital patients in general beds with Covid-19 has also dropped to its lowest level … Read more
Lockdown measures could last ‘beyond Easter’ despite the rollout of the Covid vaccine after the deadliest day on record saw 1,610 new victims. Ministers have been warned that, with the possible exception of schools, there is unlikely to be any relaxation of the lockdown at the first formal ‘review point’ in the middle of next month. … Read more
Lorraine Kelly has admitted she believes easing coronavirus restrictions for Christmas would be ‘crazy’. On Tuesday morning, ministers revealed bubbles are ‘under review’ as they urged families to do the ‘minimum’ of mixing amid fears a more infectious mutant strain has emerged. And on her eponymous ITV programme, the presenter, 61, claimed ‘we’ll reap the … Read more
A psoriasis sufferer who once heard a lady in a shop comment to her husband that she was an acid attack victim when she saw her facial psoriasis, has claimed that a £8.50 shampoo helped to clear her skin condition after five washes. Nicola Jones, 33, from Buckinghamshire, who lives with partner Dan, 35, an electrical … Read more
British couples who feared their wedding receptions would remain cancelled due to the pandemic have shared their relief at the government’s decision to allow the celebrations from today. Downing Street announced last night that wedding receptions for up to 30 guests will be permitted, but only in the form of a sit-down meal and in … Read more
The Prime Minister raised a chubby paw aloft like an overzealous lollipop lady and announced in that peculiarly elastic voice he was calling things to a halt. His easing of lockdown, which he’d moved along at a lickety-split pace these past few weeks, was being stopped dead in its tracks. ‘We should squeeze that brake … Read more
Business leaders today warned that Boris Johnson postponing a further easing of England’s coronavirus lockdown was a ‘hammer blow’ to the economy. The British Chambers of Commerce said businesses and consumer confidence will be damaged again after the Prime Minister warned the UK ‘cannot be complacent’ amid a rise in the Covid-19’s prevalance in communities. … Read more
Spain has been hit by at least 200 new coronavirus outbreaks since it began easing lockdown restrictions. A beach in Barcelona, a wedding in Tudela and a Red Cross centre in Malaga are among the places where new clusters have been found in recent weeks, leaving health officials scrambling to carry out mass tests. Dinner parties, … Read more
Thirsty Britons went out boozing with their friends and munching on fast food last night on the first Friday night out since pubs in England reopened after months of coronavirus lockdown. Groups of millennials in Leeds yesterday dolled up and went drinking with pals before tucking into kebabs, pizzas and fish and chips in the … Read more