England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare again today as data revealed just a third of people aged between 50 and 54 have been inoculated in parts of the country. And three boroughs — all of which are in London — have still yet to even reach 60 per cent of everyone over the … Read more
More than 200,000 pupils are self-isolating at home because they have Covid or have been in contact with positive cases after schools reopened, new figures show Secondary school attendance has risen to 91 per cent since schools reopened But up to 201,000 pupils aren’t in classrooms because of Covid-19 concerns The figures – up from … Read more
Vicky Pattison looks chic in a floaty white dress while Denise Van Outen turns heads in bright orange trousers as they arrive for filming in Leeds By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 13:58 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 14:03 GMT, 15 March 2021 Vicky Pattison and Denise Van Outen cut very stylish figures as … Read more
Wait for the little green WOMAN: London transport bosses change the figures on traffic crossings to mark International Women’s Day Transport for London changed the figures as part of International Women’s Day Pedestrians will have seen the new look icons in several London high streets TfL says they ‘serve as a reminder of the contribution … Read more
One in six parents of children under five will reject the Covid vaccine as they are suspicious of inoculations, figures suggest Parents of pre-school children are among the most suspicious of Covid jabs About one in six will reject jab or have doubts, Office for National Statistic found Figures showed suspicion of the vaccine was high … Read more
England records another 185 Covid hospital deaths in preliminary figures By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 14:02 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 14:03 GMT, 6 March 2021 A further 185 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, the NHS said today. A total of 84,276 people have now died in … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: The figures are frightening… God help us if interest rates go up By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 3 March 2021 Never in peacetime has a Chancellor of any political hue lavished sums so generously as Rishi Sunak to preserve jobs and … Read more
Sickness absence falls to record low after people worked from home or shielded during pandemic, figures show Coronavirus crisis helped cut absence rates as people worked from home The Office for National Statistics said the rate fell to 1.8 per cent last year Some 118 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury … Read more
BBC ‘bullies’ spent £7m on fee threats: Corporation sent out 26million payment demands during Covid pandemic, figures reveal More than 26million ‘bullying’ letters sent out to unlicensed properties in 2020 Cost 27p for each, meaning the price of sending the letters was about £7million Annual colour TV licence costs £157.50, charge increases to £159 from April … Read more
The UK granted asylum or offered some form of protection to almost 10,000 people last year – falling by more than half that of 2019, new figures show. Protection in the form of asylum, humanitarian protection, alternative forms of leave and resettlement was offered to 9,936 people in 2020, said the Home Office. This figure … Read more