Dominic Cummings blasts the press for not social distancing as he returns home

Under-fire Dominic Cummings tonight blasted press waiting outside his home for not social distancing shortly after he was given Boris Johnson’s backing over claims he twice broke the government’s lockdown rules. The Prime Minister’s top aide, who faces calls to resign over claims he travelled between London and Durham while the country was in lockdown, … Read more

And now we go to… ROBBIE SAVAGE? Ex-player makes unexpected appearance at No10 press conference

And now we go to… ROBBIE SAVAGE? Ex-Leicester and Wales star makes an unexpected appearance at No10 press conference with question on why country is allowed to play golf and tennis but not football Player-turned pundit, 45, highlighted the mental health benefits of football  He contrasted the distancing rules for footballers to those like golf … Read more

Brazil’s President does press ups at anti-lockdown protest as hospitals reach ‘near collapse’

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was filmed performing press ups with his supporters at an anti-lockdown protest on Sunday as Sao Paulo’s hospitals are said to be ‘near collapse’ in the battle against covid-19. Mayor of Sao Paulo Bruno Covas, who is leading the response in Brazil’s most-populous city, today warned that the city’s health service is on … Read more

Trump’s pandemic ‘plan’ that press secretary waved at reporters was savaged in wargame report

A pandemic ‘plan’ that Donald Trump’s press secretary waved at reporters on  Thursday to show the president was in control of the coronavirus outbreak had been savaged by another report – that she was also holding.  Trump insisted on Thursday that he did have a playbook to battle the pandemic as a whistleblower testified on Capitol … Read more

Donald Trump claims he DID have a pandemic plan and makes his press secretary brandish it

President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that he did have a playbook to battle the coronavirus pandemic as a whistleblower testifed on Capitol Hill that a ‘dark winter’ was ahead because of a lack of ‘standard, centralized, coordinated plan.’ Trump, before he left to visit a medical supply factor in Allentown, Pennsylvania, had his press … Read more

Hot off the press! How the Mail Force PPE was made in Britain

Early yesterday morning, they were just a drum of white granules on a lorry from Grangemouth.  Hours later, they had been heated, rolled, pressed, stamped, cut in to medical aprons, folded and boxed at a factory in Blackburn before delivery to a warehouse in Preston.  By this morning, they should be on their way to … Read more

Is this the most self-centred press conference EVER?

Viewers have accused government minister Robert Jenrick of being smug and arrogant after a self-congratulatory appearance at today’s Downing Street coronavirus briefing.  Mr Jenrick, 38, is the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and gave today’s government update on the battle against the pandemic.  However, viewers took to social media to accuse him … Read more

Trump says at Lincoln Memorial town hall that he’s ‘treated worse’ than Abe by press

Donald Trump says at Lincoln Memorial town hall that he’s ‘treated worse’ than Abe by the press – as a supporter asks him why he bullies, rambles and doesn’t answer reporters’ questions President Trump was asked by a supporter Sunday night why he didn’t comport himself in a more professional fashion during press briefings  The … Read more

No10 under pressure to explain Priti Patel’s absence from coronavirus press conferences

Downing Street is under growing pressure to explain the continued absence of Priti Patel from the government’s daily coronavirus press conferences.  They have been running since March 16 and have seen numerous senior ministers drafted in to update the nation on the latest in the fight against the deadly disease.  But the Home Secretary is … Read more