Long-awaited changes are being made to the UK’s coronavirus lockdown with the four Home Nations now adopting different approaches to the loosening of draconian rules. Boris Johnson set out his plans which mostly only relate to England at a Downing Street press conference last night with those changes coming into force on Monday. But more … Read more
Britain today announced 324 more Covid-19 deaths, taking the official number of coronavirus victims past 38,000 as separate data shows the true number of fatalities is at least 10,000 higher. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the figure tonight at Downing Street’s daily press conference, where he also revealed 2,095 more Britons had been diagnosed with the virus, taking … Read more
Britain today announced 177 more Covid-19 deaths, taking the official number of coronavirus victims past 38,000 as separate data shows the true number of fatalities is at least 10,000 higher. Department of Health officials have yet to confirm the final tally, which is expected to be much higher because it takes into account fatalities in … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific officer, today said the R number of the coronavirus is now between 0.7 and 0.9, down from 0.7 to 1 last week Another 377 people have died of the coronavirus in Britain, officials announced today, pushing the total number of fatalities to 37,837 as a blood-testing survey suggests seven per … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today declared that lockdown is easing in Scotland – with up to eight people allowed to mix in parks and gardens. The Scottish First minister unveiled the move in Edinburgh hours before Boris Johnson is due to make his tweaks to the draconian coronavirus curbs, She said from tomorrow two households will be … Read more
Boris Johnson will today face a 90-minute grilling from the Commons Liaison Committee over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and his top aide’s decision to travel during lockdown. Questions on Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham, along with three other coronavirus topics, will be crammed into a 20-minute slot after intervention from Committee … Read more
Six Cabinet ministers are thought to have privately told colleagues Dominic Cummings should resign, with 40 Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to sack his top aide amid fury over his breach of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Cummings has faced intense criticism over his decision to drive his family 260 miles from London to Durham at … Read more
A Government minister has resigned over Dominic Cummings‘ lockdown trip to Durham, delivering a significant blow to Boris Johnson and Downing Street. Douglas Ross, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced this morning he is quitting the frontbench because he was unconvinced by Mr Cummings’ defence of the 260-mile journey. Mr … Read more
Britain today announced 77 more coronavirus deaths, taking the official death toll to 36,870 as sun-worshippers descended on parks and beaches today amid an expected 79F heatwave. NHS England recorded 59 Covid-19 fatalities across hospitals. While Scotland declared three deaths in all settings, Wales seven and Northern Ireland eight. Department of Health bosses, who release … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus death toll dropped again today as health chiefs announced 338 more victims, meaning the official number of victims has now surpassed 36,000. The Department of Health toll – which takes into account deaths in all settings – is the lowest figure recorded on a Thursday since March 26 (103) and is even … Read more
Britain today recorded another 227 coronavirus deaths, taking the UK’s total number of fatalities past 35,000. Among the latest victims was a seven-year-old patient in England who had an undisclosed underlying health condition. The preliminary figure – still to be confirmed – is calculated by adding up the individual updates from each of the home nations. … Read more
Outdoor gatherings of up to six people from outside the same household will be allowed in Northern Ireland from tomorrow, First Minister Arlene Foster has said. Mrs Foster announced this afternoon a series of lockdown measures will now be eased, including allowing places of worship to reopen for private prayer as long as people socially … Read more
One of the most remote towns in the country has suffered more coronavirus cases per capita than anywhere else in England or Wales, official figures show. At least 552 people in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, have caught COVID-19 since the outbreak began in February, according to the latest Government data. That gives the small industrial town of … Read more