Britain suffered another grim day in its coronavirus crisis today as officials recorded another 953 deaths in the home nations, taking the UK’s spiralling victim count to 8,931. England recorded 866 new fatalities among infected patients in hospital, while another 87 were today confirmed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The preliminary figure – the … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus death toll jumps by 953 to 8,931 By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:16 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 14:21 BST, 10 April 2020 The UK’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 953 to 8,931, according to figures released by all of the home nations. England recorded 866 new fatalities … Read more
More than nine in 10 fatalities from coronavirus in England were people aged over 60, figures have revealed. Just five under 20s (0.07per cent) have died from the infection. People aged 20-39 made up 0.7 per cent of the deaths and 40-59 7 per cent. The NHS England data reveals the other 92 per cent … Read more
The UK has announced 938 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking the total number of fatalities to 7,097 and marking another record one-day high in the nation’s deepening crisis. An update on testing revealed 5,491 more people tested positive for COVID-19 since Monday, meaning there have been 60,733 officially diagnosed patients since the outbreak … Read more
Lorry driver Maurice Robinson, 25, pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people found dead in refrigerated truck in Essex Robinson, 25, of Northern Ireland, pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people It comes after the bodies of 39 people found in refrigerated lorry in Grays, Essex By James Robinson for MailOnline Published: 15:25 BST, 8 … Read more
The UK has announced 936 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking the total number of fatalities to 7,095. NHS England has confirmed 828 more people have died in its hospitals, aged between 22 and 103 years old. Scotland, where 77 more deaths have been confirmed, also diagnosed a further 336 infections in the past … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more
Today has been Britain’s darkest day yet in its coronavirus crisis with 786 more fatalities confirmed in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 6,159 victims. A 23-year-old who had no other known health problems was among those who have died, as well as hundreds of others aged up to 102. In … Read more
UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by record-high 854 in a day with 6,227 known victims England records 758 more deaths, along with 74 in Scotland, 19 in Wales and 3 in Northern Ireland Yesterday’s statistics had been the lowest for a week and a two-day decline, a glimmer of hope But a surge today suggests … Read more
Domestic abuse has soared by an estimated 30 per cent as victims are trapped with abusive partners during the coronavirus lockdown, it has been reported. The victims’ commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, has called on the government to find extra funding for the sector to support victims and announce a strategy as it’s ‘another epidemic alongside … Read more
Britain’s water birds have declined by a QUARTER in 10 years as climate change leads to milder winters and endangered ducks and waders become more reliant on protected wetland sites Volunteers survey British wetlands every month to assess population numbers The British Trust for Ornithology has been running the bird survey for 70 years Its results … Read more
The UK has recorded another 563 coronavirus deaths today, marking the worst day so far for two days in a row. The increase takes the country’s total death toll to 2,352 – a jump of almost a third overnight. And 29,474 people have now tested positive for COVID-19. The UK is the fifth hardest-hit nation … Read more