Bosses have warned there will inevitably be mass job losses when employers are asked to start sharing up to 50 per cent of the cost of the government’s furlough scheme in August. Industry experts also claim Chancellor Rishi Sunak‘s extension to the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) – where the Treasury bankrolls 80 per cent of … Read more
Dua Lipa and her beau Anwar Hadid appear to flout lockdown rules as they visit her parents’ home for dinner after isolating in a ‘random London AirBnB’ By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 15:58 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 15:58 BST, 13 May 2020 Dua Lipa and her boyfriend Anwar Hadid appeared to flout … Read more
Around 560,000 people could die from coronavirus if half of Britain gets infected, a leading scientist has warned after results from the government antibody surveillance scheme suggested the virus kills 1.7 per cent of all cases. Sir Patrick Vallance, Number 10’s chief scientific adviser, revealed last night in the Downing Street press conference that around … Read more
Matt Hancock has been involved in a series of ill-tempered live TV and radio interviews today where he appeared frustrated when repeatedly asked for ‘clarity’ on how Britain would be eased out of the coronavirus lockdown. The Health Secretary was grilled on whether the Government‘s ‘road map’ was confusing and even appeared to roll his eyes … Read more
Matt Hancock has said summer holidays abroad will ‘not be possible this year’ after the government announced a 14-day quarantine for all international arrivals into Britain. Speaking to Philip Schofield on This Morning, the Health Secretary poured cold water over some Britons’ plans to fly abroad this summer, as holiday companies revealed a spike in … Read more
People’s lives will be affected for the ‘foreseeable future’ by coronavirus, Boris ohnson warned today as he admitted that a vaccine against the deadly pathogen may never be found. In his 50-page roadmap for the nation to ease its way out of lockdown he said the only long-term hope to get the country back to … Read more
Furious Nicola Sturgeon today laid into Boris Johnson over plans to ease lockdown – warning that ditching ‘stay at home’ guidance at this point would be ‘catastrophic’. The First Minister took an axe to the UK’s united front on coronavirus as she insisted there can be no loosening at all for at least another week … Read more
Coronaphobia could end up thwarting Boris Johnson’s efforts to ease lockdown – as a poll today suggested the public fears the virus far more than immediate economic meltdown. Exclusive research for MailOnline shows 62 per cent are more worried about the effects of the draconian curbs ending too early, while 38 per cent say their … Read more
Boris Johnson today announced he is hoping to begin easing the UK’s coronavirus lockdown on Monday as Matt Hancock suggested cafes could reopen if they have outdoor drinking areas. The Prime Minister said some measures will be lifted from the start of next week if the latest scientific evidence shows the spread of the disease is … Read more
Professor Neil Ferguson’s mother-in-law has rushed to his defence, claiming that it is not a big deal that he allowed a woman into his home twice during the lockdown he has repeatedly advocated. Eileen Pirie, 79, said the Imperial College scientist, who resigned from all government roles after his trysts became public, had been working … Read more
Professor Neil Ferguson’s mother-in-law has rushed to his defence, claiming that it is not a big deal that he allowed a woman into his home twice during the lockdown he repeatedly encouraged. Eileen Pirie, 79, said the Imperial College scientist, who resigned from all government roles after his trysts became public, had been working long … Read more
The UK has today become the first country in Europe to record 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus after it announced 649 more victims today. Now at a total of 30,076 dead because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the UK has hit the grim milestone before either Spain or Italy, which were widely considered to have the … Read more
British authorities today announced the deaths of a further 449 people from COVID-19, taking the total to 29,876. The UK now has the highest death toll in Europe after it rose above the 29,000 recorded in Italy yesterday. And the true number is known to be higher – NHS statistics are still lagging by almost … Read more