Wales ‘could be plunged into a circuit-breaker lockdown in the next few days’ as ‘unenforceable’ travel ban comes into effect tonight Wales currently has 17 areas under higher local lockdowns than the country But businesses have asked for more details about future direction of restrictions First Minister Mark Drakeford said visits from high-level Covid areas … Read more
A national ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown lasting two weeks is being considered for Scotland this Friday. An NHS source has claimed they have been briefed for it to start at 7pm that day in an effort to curb coronavirus’s rampage. But it would come as the First Minister is warned a new national lockdown would take … Read more
Childhood vaccinations have plummeted in the US amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new report finds. Between March and May 2020, 1.7 million fewer vaccinations for children up to age two – who are covered under Medicare or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – were administered. That’s a 22 percent decline from the same time … Read more
Labour has narrowed the Tory lead to just two points this week as support for the Boris Johnson and the Conservatives dropped after the Government’s exams fiasco. A YouGov poll found that public support for the Tories had dropped four points to 40 per cent while Labour was up three to 38 per cent from … Read more
University admissions departments now face a ‘major headache’ amid the chaos of a Government U-turn on the way A-level results are awarded – and the scrapping of a temporary cap on how many students they can accept. English universities had only been allowed to recruit 5% more UK students than their targets this year in … Read more
Thousands more people may die of cancer after urgent hospital referrals plunged by 250,000 during lockdown compared with last year, report warns As less patients see GPs with symptoms, cancer picked up too late, experts fear GPs made 339,242 urgent referrals for cancer between April and June in England More than 200,000 fewer than 594,060 figure … Read more
Dramatic moment mountain rescue team save climber, 60, after he plunged 40ft down a crag A climber, 60, plunged 40ft down a crag in the Thirlmere area of the Lake District An anchor he placed in the mountainside to prevent him falling ripped out Rescue personnel placed him on to a stretcher and hoisted him … Read more
Families in a cliffside community where a house plunged off the edge in a landslide have been told to move as the council ‘will do nothing’ to save their houses. Mum-of-five Emma Tullett was left heartbroken as her dream £195,000 Spanish villa-style bungalow – ironically named Cliffhanger – collapsed over four days in May, making national headlines. Emma, 42, her … Read more
Number of people employed has plunged by 650,000 since coronvirus chaos erupted after tumbling another 74,000 last month with 2.6million on benefits – amid warnings that a THIRD of firms plan to lay off staff soon By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:17 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 07:37 BST, 16 July … Read more
Sydney could be plunged back into lockdown within days if Melbourne outbreak spreads – as cases cross the border into Albury New South Wales faces going back to lockdown if Melbourne outbreak spreads Health Minister Brad Hazzard this morning said new restrictions is a ‘possibility’ Mr Hazzard warned residents to not travel to Victoria unless … Read more