The Whitehall workers who STILL aren’t back in the office: Number of civil servants at their desks plummets despite Government pleas for their return The largest drop was at the 800,000-square-foot Home Office headquarters Only one per cent of Dept for Education’s London workforce seen entering office The offices are understood to be running at … Read more
Teenage French climbing champion Luce Douady has died at the age of 16 after she fell from an Alpine cliff. Douady was climbing with a group of friends near Grenoble when she fell 500 feet while crossing an exposed path equipped with a handrail. The 16-year-old was already in the French climbing team and was … Read more
Six out of 10 voters believe Dominic Cummings should QUIT for breaking lockdown rules in a new headache for Boris Johnson as the row over his chief aide sees his own approval rating plummet from 19% to minus 1% – its lowest since the pandemic began Some 71%t of people polled by YouGov believe Mr … Read more
Boris Johnson’s popularity plummets in the wake of the Dominic Cummings lockdown row with his approval rating going from 19% to minus 1% – below zero for the first time since coronavirus pandemic began Mr Johnson had a net approval rating of 19% on Friday before the row over his chief aide’s travel began But … Read more
Boris Johnson’s approval rating plummets nine points over bungled first week of easing out of lockdown Opinium poll showed 39 per cent of people backed Government’s response That number is down nine points on the 48 per cent recorded a week ago Means disapproval is now higher than approval for first time during outbreak Poll … Read more
Sound of the sea: Underwater noise pollution from ships plummets during the coronavirus lockdown offering respite for ‘stressed’ whales and other marine life The COVID-19 crisis has seen a reduction in shipping traffic around the world Experts recording sound off of the coast of Canada have seen noise levels drop Researchers are now racing to … Read more
The huge impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Britain’s economy is starting to emerge, fresh data revealed today. With the services and manufacturing sectors thrown into deep freeze, output in both sectors has fallen off a cliff. The closely-watched Markit/CIPS Flash UK Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to a new record low of 12.9 – … Read more
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