Ex-con who was locked up with Charles Bronson says ‘caring’ lag has ‘a lot to offer society now’

A reformed criminal who spent three years locked up with Charles Bronson has claimed Britain’s most violent prisoner is ‘very caring’ and ‘has a lot to give society now’ – and he hopes the ‘misunderstood’ lag will be set free soon. Stephen Gillen, 49, who now lives in Windsor, Berks, was incarcerated next door to … Read more

Chris Whitty defends coronavirus lockdown lag in bad-tempered interview

The Government’s scientific advisers today butted heads about whether the UK was too slow to enforce lockdown. In an uncharacteristically bad-tempered interview, England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty claimed there were ‘operational difficulties’ that made it difficult to shut the country down in a week.   During a virtual grilling with MPs, Professor Whitty denied there … Read more

The coronavirus death lag explained: How it can take weeks for fatality to be recorded

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Britain’s coronavirus death toll could be 80% HIGHER than official figures show because of lag

Britain’s coronavirus death toll could be 80% HIGHER than official figures show because of a delay in how fatalities are recorded Department of Health and Social Care had declared just 926 deaths by March 27 This was 78 per cent lower than the 1,649 deaths recorded by NHS England If the ratio has followed same … Read more