England’s biggest rhododendron has bloomed and is looking bigger and better than ever – just in time for the end of lockdown. The magnificent bush has grown since last year and is now so large that a double decker bus could fit inside it. Ordinarily it would attract enthusiasts from around the world. But due to … Read more
There were 403,171 spills of sewage leaked into England’s rivers and seas in 2020 due to ‘storm overflows’, Environment Agency figures have revealed. During heavy rain, storm overflows prevent sewers becoming overloaded with a combination of sewage and rain – but they to this by releasing the diluted wastewater into rivers, polluting waters. Use of … Read more
England’s Covid R rate may now be at the crucial level of one as a catalogue of troublesome figures showed the outbreak has ‘levelled off’ since schools reopened. But an expert insisted this was ‘not yet evidence’ that lockdown easing plans needed to be put on hold, while a second said the disease was still … Read more
England hero Sir Geoff Hurst’s position as an FA ambassador and McDonald’s representative is under threat after he was condemned for his reluctance to be formally interviewed by the inquiry team looking into child abuse at Chelsea. Clive Sheldon QC last week published his long-awaited four-year investigation into sexual abuse in football between 1970 to … Read more
UK economy on course for a rapid recovery as restrictions ease, Bank of England’s chief economist predicts By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 Positive outlook: The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane The economy is on course for a rapid recovery … Read more
Portugal is taken OFF England’s travel ban red list but Qatar is added, Government announces By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 18:06 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 18:06 GMT, 15 March 2021 Portugal will be removed from England’s travel ban red list but Ethiopia, Oman, Somalia and Qatar will be added, the Department for … Read more
England now has a lower coronavirus infection rate than Scotland for the first time since April and cases have dropped by a third in a week, official figures revealed today, sparking fresh calls for Boris Johnson to ease restrictions earlier. Department of Health statistics showed England’s weekly rate was 61 cases per 100,000 people by … Read more
Four out of England’s seven Nightingale Hospitals set up to cope with the Covid crisis will close for good in April. The facilities in Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Harrogate will shut their doors permanently in April, the Health Service Journal reported. Officials spent more than £500million on the hospitals, set up in convention centres and … Read more
England’s deputy chief medical officer has assured parents that pupils will never be forced to take a Covid-19 test amid concerns that some refused to let their children be checked. Hundreds of primary and secondary schools reopened today for the first time since January, when rising infection rates prompted England’s third national lockdown. All secondary … Read more
England’s deputy chief medical officer, Dr Jenny Harries, is the odds-on favourite to run No10’s National Institute of Health Protection — which will replace Public Health England. PHE is set to be disbanded when the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is over and replaced by the NIHP, which will be bigger and more powerful. Dr … Read more