Fascinating time-lapse charts show how England’s Covid vaccine drive has left more than 90% of over-85s with antibodies 22% of over-85s in England had Covid antibodies at start of 2021, before the roll-out began to pick up pace But that rate stood at nearly 91% on February 11, according to the most up-to-date estimate from … Read more
Southend is England’s top resort… for dodging rain: Essex town is driest with just eight wet days a month (while Bournemouth gets the most rainfall) Surprising figures show the driest seaside town in England is Southend-on-Sea The resort with the highest amount of rainfall is Bournemouth on Dorset coast Experts think the Essex town could … Read more
Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane warns ‘sleeping tiger’ of inflation is prowling and may prove ‘difficult to tame’ as UK economy begins to recover from Covid Bank of England’s Chief Economist Andy Haldane warned of inflationary ‘tiger’ Raised issue of central bank complacency during COVID-19 pandemic recovery Comments saw government bond prices to fall … Read more
England’s salt reduction programme between 2003 and 2018 successfully slashed salt consumption of the average English adult by 15 per cent, a new study has found. Data shows 8.38 grams of salt are now consumed every day, down from 9.38 grams in 2000. If these salt intake levels are maintained, by 2050 the programme would … Read more
Wales presented Boris Johnson with a potential blueprint for England’s roadmap out of lockdown today as the First Minister revealed plans to allow holiday homes to open for Easter and have all primary school children back in class next month. Mark Drakeford said his administration would take a ‘careful and cautious step-by-step approach’ to easing lockdown … Read more
England’s 10pm coronavirus curfew on pubs had ‘no effect’ on the spread of the virus last autumn, study suggests Scientists looked at data from nearly 4,000 Britons last summer and autumn Controversial curfew had ‘no measurable effect’ on reducing social contacts London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also looked at Rule of Six By Connor Boyd … Read more
England’s World Cup qualifier in Albania next month WILL go ahead as planned after FA secured an exemption from the Government’s travel rules England’s World Cup qualifier with Albania will go ahead as planned All direct flights from the UK have been suspended since December 22 But the FA secured an exemption from the Government’s … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates have tripled or more in 42 council wards across England, with a six-fold surge in one village in East Yorkshire mystifying its residents – but overall cases are falling in 95 per cent of larger boroughs. South Cave, a village 13 miles west of Hull and home to fewer than 5,000 people, … Read more
England rugby star Anthony Watson has defended taking the knee ahead of today’s Six Nations clash with Italy at Twickenham. But the 26-year-old winger insisted it was not a show of support for Black Lives Matter, whose views he branded ‘a bit extreme’. Watson was among 12 teammates who made the anti-racism gesture before last … Read more
England’s cash-strapped councils make £891million profit in a year through parking charges and penalty fees Figures for 19/20 showed 388 authorities made a combined £2.44m every day Consumer groups say the UK’s 37million drivers are being unfairly targeted Westminster council earned the most over the year with a profit of £69.6m By Mario Ledwith for … Read more