MPs and peers demand more public toilets and improved street lighting to ensure people can reconnect with friends and family outside during Covid recovery as part of plan to combat loneliness MPs and peers are calling on the Government to do more to tackle loneliness They believe there are ‘too many barriers that prevent people … Read more
Rishi Sunak today stoked hopes a £180billion consumer boom will fuel the UK’s recovery – but admitted that fears of mass unemployment ‘keep me up at night’. The Chancelllor voiced optimism that a fast bounceback will fueled by the huge savings warchest built up by those who have kept working through the pandemic. But he … Read more
Schools Minister Nick Gibb insists exams WILL return post-Covid as he categorically rules out a permanent shift to using teacher assessment to award grades Schools Minister Nick Gibb said he wants return to exams ‘as soon as possible’ He insisted exams are ‘fairest way of judging the attainment and ability’ of pupils Have been calls … Read more
Slimline Boris is forced to buy a whole new wardrobe as he drops a suit size in post-Covid health kick Sources claim he has even been throwing away old clothes to motivate himself PM, who was 16st 7 lb when he caught Covid, has already shed nearly two stone An insider said he is ‘determined’ … Read more
A trauma surgeon says lungs of recovered COVID-19 patients look far worse than even those of smokers. Dr Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, has been treating thousand of people ill with the disease since the pandemic exploded in March. She said X-rays of smokers’ lungs are a bit … Read more
Rolls-Royce’s shares rocket almost 16% as it announces plans for a post-Covid era shake-up, with smaller plane engines on the agenda A top executive said Rolls could restart making engines for smaller planes This marks a shift from the current strategy to only supply large jets The firm also announced a shake-up of its manufacturing operations … Read more
Prince Charles and Camilla appeared in high spirits while visiting a theatre and a nightclub in London today as the city reopens after the second Covid-19 lockdown. The Prince of Wales, 72, used the traditional namaste greeting as he and the Duchess of Cornwall, 73, visited Soho Theatre to celebrate the capital’s night economy. The … Read more
Britons reveal the 2021 experiences they’re most desperate for post-Covid – and it’s Lake District walks that’s No1, followed by a Cornish cream tea and inhaling fresh Highland air Researchers polled the nation to draw up a top 20 ranking of places Britons want to visit post-Covid crisis Catching a show in the West End … Read more
Iain Duncan Smith says Boris Johnson must create £460m ‘Universal Credit Part Two’ welfare scheme to save post-Covid Britain from a ‘jobs tsunami’ Iain Duncan Smith suggests benefit reform to create £460m support scheme The Universal Support scheme would help dealing with drug and alcohol abuse It could provide aid to homeless people and those … Read more
Boris Johnson set out his vision for post-coronavirus Britain today as he vowed a green revolution and investment in skills. The PM admitted 2020 ‘has not been the year we imagined’ but insisted the devastating effects of the pandemic would not prevent the government pushing its ‘levelling up’ agenda after Brexit. In an address to … Read more