Denmark becomes second country in Europe to go on coronavirus lockdown as Prime Minister announces all schools, kindergartens and universities are to close for two weeks PM Mette Frederiksen told a press briefing ‘we are in an extraordinary situation’ Tough measures include banning public gatherings of 100 or more participants All non-critical public sector employees will … Read more
PROFESSOR MATTHEW GOODWIN: Rishi Sunak’s bulldozer budget for Boris Johnson’s ‘red wall’ By Matthew Goodwin For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 11 March 2020 This is essentially a budget for blue-collar Britain – for the left-behind communities and left-out workers who, at the recent election, gave Conservatives … Read more
A Cabinet minister is currently in self-isolation and awaiting the results of a coronavirus test as five other MPs quarantined themselves following Nadine Dorries’ startling diagnosis. According to The Daily Telegraph, The minister withdrew from their regular duties after coming into contact with 62-year-old Ms Dorries. The newspaper agreed not to name the Cabinet member. The … Read more
When Rishi Sunak rose to his feet in the Commons yesterday to deliver his first Budget speech, Boris Johnson had every reason to feel nervous. Less than a month had passed since Sajid Javid quit as Chancellor in a spat with the Prime Minister over special advisers. Few voters had ever heard of Sunak when … Read more
An actor who appeared on Italian mafia crime drama Gomorrah was forced to plead for help on Facebook after being trapped with his sister’s dead body for 36 hours while quarantined at his Naples home over coronavirus fears. Luca Franzese, who played a member of the ‘sciarmante’ gang in mob TV show Gomorrah, has released … Read more
Travellers are still able to return to the UK from at least 10 countries with worsening coronavirus outbreaks without being considered a risk of having the killer infection. The Government and NHS do not consider people from France, Spain or Germany to be at risk of having coronavirus – even if they have symptoms. All three … Read more
New York City has canceled its St Patrick’s Day parade for the first time in more than 250 years as the coronavirus continues to spread across the Big Apple. The parade was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 17. New York’s parade is the most important St Patrick’s Day parade in the US and … Read more
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours by 196 to 827 as a top Italian doctor said intensive care wards should place an age limit on beds. Rather than admit patients on a ‘first come first served’ basis, hospitals should swap to ‘catastrophe medicine’ guidelines – … Read more
Poland has closed all schools, museums and cinemas, while Ukraine’s capital city Kiev will shut all educational buildings due to fears of coronavirus spreading despite both countries having lower rates of infection compared to the rest of Europe. Speaking at a joint conference following a special meeting on coronavirus, Polish ministers said that pre-schools and … Read more
London’s Tube has seen passenger numbers drop as coronavirus takes its toll on Britain’s transport network – as it’s revealed Heathrow has also reported a fall in people flying to Asia. The UK’s busiest airport revealed a 4.8 per cent year-on-year decline in passenger numbers in February due to coronavirus and said the fall to … Read more