More than 100 top doctors have backed calls for the public to wear homemade face masks when they leave their homes. They signed a letter saying they were ‘increasingly alarmed at official inaction over the need for the public to wear face masks’. Ministers could make a decision this week on whether to order the … Read more
Captain Tom Moore has been given a fresh ‘burst of life’ by public reaction to his NHS campaign– but still doubts he’ll get a knighthood despite raising nearly £26m 99-year-old has vowed to keep walking lengths of his garden in Bedfordshire Today said the generosity of the general public during this is ‘amazing’ His daughter Hannah said … Read more
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Model Cara Delevingne thinks she can save the world with her 45million Instagram followers as she gets set to launch a charity to ‘influence government and public opinion’ with tours and festivals By Eden Confidential By Richard Eden For The Daily Mail Published: 01:10 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 08:55 BST, 18 … Read more
Police guidelines suggesting the public can visit the countryside to exercise are ‘hugely unhelpful’ and ‘could undo efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus across rural Britain’, Rural Crime Network warns Guidance it’s ‘lawful’ for Britons to drive somewhere to exercise during lockdown But NRCN said this risks encouraging people to travel to rural towns … Read more
Richard Findlay, Livestock Board Chairman of the National Farmers Union British farmers have reacted with fury at public sector caterers’ move to cut meat servings in schools, universities, care homes, and hospitals by 20 per cent. Public sector caterers have vowed to hit the target as part of a pledge which also aims to boost … Read more
Prince William and Kate Middleton team up with Public Health England for new mental health campaign as coronavirus lockdown is extended for another three weeks By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline Published: 06:33 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 06:33 BST, 17 April 2020 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have teamed up with Public Health … Read more
Office staff could be asked to wear masks to allow a widespread return to work. Ministers are discussing ordering the use of protective equipment in the workplace and on public transport, the Daily Mail can reveal. They believe it could be the only way to allow a widespread return to normality once the home lockdown ends. … Read more
Using a paper towel to dry your hands is ‘substantially’ more effective at removing viruses like coronavirus than a hand dryer, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of Leeds investigated whether the way people dry their hands in a public toilet made a difference to the way COVID-19 is transmitted. They found … Read more
Gypsies will not be moved from public land during the coronavirus lockdown, councils say – despite new figures showing crime near traveller sites is around 50 per cent higher than the national average. Kent Police are allowing illegal campers to stay on council-owned land provided they do not burn rubbish, drive on footpaths or go … Read more
What we think of as ‘valuable’ is changing amid coronavirus and firms will be judge on how they behaved, says former BoE governor Mark Carney He said companies would be judged by ‘what they did during the war’ This meant how they treated employees, suppliers and customers Writing in The Economist, he said the pandemic … Read more