Coronavirus UK: Death toll jumps to 578 with 11,658 cases

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

Coronavirus UK: Daily death toll halves, rising by 43 to 465

The UK has recorded 43 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours compared to 87 yesterday, but new infections have sky-rocketed by a record 1,452 to 9,529 as Britons continued to flout the lockdown today. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 435, with 8227 diagnosed cases

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

Doctor: coronavirus pandemic could kill off NHS bed blockers

A coronavirus pandemic would be ‘quite useful’ in killing off hospital bed blockers, a senior doctor claimed today in the wake of the first UK death.  Professor June Andrews, a former Scottish government official, conceded the comments sounded ‘horrific’ but insisted they were an honest assessment of the consequences of a Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to … Read more

Boris Johnson to launch ‘charm offensive’ in Scotland

Boris Johnson is to embark on a ‘charm offensive’ in Scotland after Nicola Sturgeon demanded a second independence referendum.  The SNP took 48 of the country’s 59 Westminster seats in the General Election, re-igniting calls from Scottish nationalists for a further ballot. The Prime Minister contacted senior Tories on election night to acknowledge the enormous … Read more