Ministers are using mantra of ‘following the science’ as a defence to answer difficult questions about the coronavirus, Professor Brian Cox today claimed. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other Number 10 officials have often remarked in response to the pandemic that they have been guided by the science. ‘The science’ Professor Cox referred to is … Read more
Allowing the Cheltenham Festival to go ahead in March could have helped ‘accelerate the spread’ of Covid-19, a former government chief scientific adviser has warned. Sir David King, who advised the government between 2000 and 2007 criticised the decision to allow the National Hunt festival to go ahead which saw a total attendance of some … Read more
Cheltenham landlord, 67, who was pulling pints during horse-racing festival dies from coronavirus amid calls for probe into why event was allowed to go ahead Alexander Grierson, 67, died in hospital after a two-week battle with coronavirus ‘Boyzie’ ran the bar at The Beehive pub while the Cheltenham festival was on Andrew Parker-Bowles and comedian … Read more
A leading Oxford professor has blasted the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner and says it was ‘completely out of step with almost all other European countries’. David Hunter condemned the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ attitude among ministers, while scientists have repeatedly pressed the ‘panic button’. When EU neighbours Spain, the Netherlands, France … Read more
‘Lives were lost because Cheltenham Festival went ahead’: AP McCoy says race organisers ‘followed government advice’ to let 70,000 racegoers attend Gold Cup despite coronavirus fears Sir AP McCoy has admitted that ‘lives have been lost’ because of Cheltenham Retired champion jockey spoke about Festival which took place on March 10-13 He told Good Morning … Read more
Georgia Toffolo soaks up the sun in a cropped crochet cardigan and khaki green shorts as she walks new puppy Monty in Chelsea By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 16:54 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 16:54 BST, 10 April 2020 Like the rest of the nation, the I’m A Celebrity star is in lockdown. … Read more
The Cheltenham Festival organisers have said that Boris Johnson‘s trip to the England versus Wales rugby match was one reason they did not cancel the race meeting, it has been revealed today. The four-day, that attracts 250,000 people, went ahead just two weeks before the lockdown on March 23, but there was a huge debate … Read more
Dozens of celebrities and royals along with hundreds more Cheltenham Festival racegoers could have been infected with coronavirus, it was feared today. Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles today joined a growing list of famous names thought to have caught the virus at the event held from March 10 and 13, including comedian Lee Mack and West … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Camilla Parker Bowles’s ex-husband Andrew has coronavirus and fears he caught it at packed Cheltenham Festival Andrew Parker Bowles believes he contracted coronavirus from Cheltenham Duchess of Cornwall’s ex is among hundreds of racegoers displaying symptoms Brigadier Parker Bowles was seen in close contact with Royal Family members Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should … Read more
Peter and Autumn Phillips prove they have remained on good terms despite their split as they attended Cheltenham Festival together today. The estranged couple, who announced their separation last month, put on a united front as they attended the Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the racing event. However, it couldn’t be said whether Autumn, 41, … Read more
‘Will cancelling everything solve it? I’m not entirely sure:’ Mike Tindall shares his views on cancelling major UK sporting events as thousands of Cheltenham Festival revellers defied coronavirus fears Around 68,000 people packed into Prestbury Park in Gloucestershire today Mike Tindall admitted it was a ‘shame’ to see the sporting calendar torn up Singer Lily Allen, … Read more
An estimated 70,000 racegoers have flocked to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup as Boris Johnson refuses to ban mass gatherings to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The festival has gone ahead despite fears of the deadly virus which has decimated this weekend’s Premier League football and international rugby fixtures. The UK’s total number of coronavirus cases soared to … Read more