Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam ‘urge red list is expanded to stop Covid variants

Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam ‘urge expansion of the red list to stop Covid variants arriving in UK from Europe’ – as Priti Patel says tough border measures could last ALL summer France is of particular concern because it has a large presence of mutant strains  But the majority of people crossing the Channel are … Read more

Save our homes: 400 residents of fire trap flats urge MPs to help

Save our homes: 400 residents of fire trap flats urge MPs to help after they’re told they face eviction if they don’t pay £100,000 safety bill 400 residents at Royal Quay in Liverpool face homelessness over fire safety cost They have already been plunged into debt after their service charge increased  It comes as MPs … Read more

Conservative MPs urge Boris Johnson to lift Covid lockdown a month early

Boris Johnson is urged to lift Covid lockdown a month early as MPs warn we risk ‘squandering the advantages’ of vaccines rollout by delaying moves to reopen economy MPs warned ‘squandering advantages of vaccine programme’ by moving slowly  String of Tory MPs ready to vote against Government’s plan to extend Covid laws Comes after third … Read more

Small banks urge Bank boss to help them inject £28bn

Lenders urge Andrew Bailey to relax tough rules on small banks to unleash an extra £28bn of lending By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2021 Lenders have urged Andrew Bailey to relax tough rules on small banks to unleash an extra £28billion … Read more

Experts urge more Americans to get shots amid fears of another COVID spike

Public health experts say the U.S. is currently in a race between vaccinating the population against the coronavirus and a surge in cases following spring break. On Wednesday, the U.S. recorded 58,480 new infections, a 16 percent drop over the last month, and 1,173 deaths.     However, over the last week or so, seven-day rolling averages … Read more

Covid lockdown England: Tory MPs urge Boris Johnson not to ‘move goalposts’

Ministers were yesterday accused of ‘moving the goalposts’ and creating uncertainty in plans to lift the lockdown. They were urged by MPs to stick to Boris Johnson’s ‘data not dates’ pledge and publish target figures for when restrictions could be eased. It came as business leaders warned more than 3,500 pubs, bars and restaurants face … Read more

Carter, Clinton, Bush and Obama – but not Trump – urge COVID vaccination

All the living former presidents except for Donald Trump took part in two public service announcements encouraging Americans to get the COVID vaccine. In one video, the former first ladies – except for Melania Trump – are also pictured getting their shot. The one-minute spot shows Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George … Read more

Viewers urge Queen to remove Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal titles after Oprah interview

British viewers called on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to be stripped of their royal titles following their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, with some accusing the couple of being disrespectful to the Queen. In the biggest royal interview for decades, Meghan made racism claims about Harry’s family whom she claims were worried about how … Read more

Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green urge PM to publish social care plan

Tory heavyweights Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green demand Boris Johnson use the Budget to produce long-awaited plan to pay for social care as they warn it is ‘now or never’ Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green wrote joint op-ed calling for social care plan Tories promised in 2019 manifesto to urgently seek consensus on the issue … Read more

Owners of Dorset beauty spot urge government to teach ‘culturally diverse’ tourists how to behave

The owners of a renowned British beauty spot that was ravaged by litter and vandalism last summer have urged the government to educate ‘culturally diverse’ tourists how to behave in the countryside.  The Lulworth Estate, which owns Durdle Door in Dorset, has complained that huge crowds that headed for Britain’s coasts during the easing of … Read more