England records NO influenza cases so far in 2021 due to social distancing measures

Flu may have almost completely disappeared in England after brutal lockdown curbs thwarted the spread of the virus. Public Health England not recorded a single case of the virus so far this year through routine surveillance tests, despite it being height of the usual flu season.  But this doesn’t mean it has been completely wiped … Read more

NO cases of influenza have been detected in England this year because of social distancing measures

Flu may have almost completely disappeared in England after brutal lockdown curbs thwarted the spread of the virus. Public Health England not recorded a single case of the virus so far this year through routine surveillance tests, despite it being height of the usual flu season.  But this doesn’t mean it has been completely wiped … Read more

Local elections in England and Wales are given green light with strict Covid safety measures

You CAN vote on May 6… but you must wear a mask and bring you own PENCIL! Local elections in England and Wales are given green light with strict Covid safety measures in place Local council, mayoral and police and crime commissioner votes set to go ahead Government officials had been mulling over plans to … Read more

Skytrax hygiene audit team left shocked by Zanzibar airport’s ‘complete lack of Covid-19 measures’ 

‘A complete lack of Covid-19 measures’ at an airport on the paradise archipelago of Zanzibar has left a hygiene audit team shocked. Respected UK-based air transport rating agency Skytrax said that Abeid Amani Karume International Airport was ‘failing on Covid-19 safety protocols’ after it assessed measures and standards at the airport earlier this month. It … Read more

Children easily bypass age-checking  measures on social media sites

Age-verification protocols put in place by social media sites are ineffective and easily sidestepped by children, a study has found.  The age at which children are allowed on social media platforms varies depending on country, with the UK and US allowing 13-year-olds to have accounts. France, Ireland and Germany, however, have a minimum age of … Read more

Hilarious ‘Covid-Okie’ video pokes fun at government’s coronavirus measures

‘You put your household in, your children out’… Hilarious ‘Covid-Okie’ video pokes fun at government’s coronavirus measures as England prepares to enter third lockdown The TikTok clip entitled ‘Covid-Okie’ is a compilation of coronavirus policies  New lyrics mock government’s response to pandemic which is full of u-turns The hilarious video has been shared over 28,000 … Read more

Officers say enforcing new measures puts them under ‘a lot of pressure’

Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said harsh restrictions will ‘put a lot of pressure’ on constables in London Police chiefs have warned that enforcing the third national lockdown will increase the load on officers, whose numbers are already stretched because of the pandemic. Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said … Read more

David Lloyd warns on future as lockdown measures bite

David Lloyd is latest gym chain to warn over its future as lockdown measures bite By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 3 January 2021 David Lloyd is the latest gym chain to warn over its future as the lockdown measures bite.  In its accounts, … Read more

Traffic-easing measures are introduced at UK port to stop Brexit jams

Traffic-easing measures are introduced at UK’s second biggest ‘roll-on roll-off’ port to stop Brexit jams A temporary contraflow will begin on Monday on the A55 approaching Holyhead The port carries 1,200 lorries and trailers a day across the Irish Sea Traders will need to fill in online forms to ensure their goods are ready for checks … Read more

Greater Manchester police is placed in special measures after failing to report 80,000 crimes

Greater Manchester Police is to be placed in ‘special measures’ today following a damning inspection report revealed that its officers failed to record 80,000 crimes in 2020. Inspectors expressed said they had ‘serious cause for concern’ about the way England’s second biggest police force was being run after it was revealed they had not recorded a fifth … Read more