Britain will only have 530,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine at its disposal from Monday, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed today after the game-changing jab was approved by the UK medical regulator. The initial doses fall significantly short of the number touted by the Government in recent months. In May, officials suggested 30million doses of … Read more
Britain on track for ‘greenest year on record’ amid renewable energy push and reduced power demand due to coronavirus pandemic The National Grid takes measurement’s of the power system’s carbon footprint Last month’s figure was just 215g/kWh, compared to an average of 215g last year This year’s lockdowns have seen energy demand fall as offices … Read more
Britain records 53,135 Covid cases in record daily high and another 414 deaths By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 16:49 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 17:04 GMT, 29 December 2020 Advertisement Britain today recorded 53,135 cases of coronavirus in a record daily high and 414 deaths as the second wave of the disease continues … Read more
After years of failed New Year’s resolutions, it appears the global pandemic has helped Britons collectively pay off personal debt like credit cards and loans. Between March and October, the latest figures available from the Bank of England, Britons have paid £15.6billion off their plastic and other loans. When the pandemic swept the country in … Read more
Ex-Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the UK ‘is beginning to look weak’ and is being ‘pushed around’ over its failure to protect Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The British-Iranian dual national has been detained in Iran since 2016, when she was sentenced to five years in prison over allegations of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government. Iranian officials … Read more
Breakthrough for Afghans denied sanctuary in Britain: Hundreds of those who risked their lives helping Britain will be allowed to come to the UK under a new Government scheme Hundreds of Afghans at risk from Taliban will be allowed to relocate to Britain The new scheme will offer relocation to current and ex government employees This will … Read more
Albanian rapper, 20, makes ‘instruction videos’ on how to sneak into Britain illegally – with tips on using fake IDs and claiming asylum Albanian rapper Dijonis Biba, 20, shares guides on sneaking into Britain illegally Hip-hop star has posted ‘instruction videos’ to YouTube boasting about UK life Biba has posted photos of himself drinking at The … Read more
Drivers were warned to avoid heading out unless it is vital today after three inches of snow caused chaos on Britain’s roads and forced motorists to abandon their cars. Parts of the north such as Wigan, Liverpool and Manchester were hit by downpours overnight, along with Stoke-on-Trent and other areas of the Midlands. Areas of … Read more
Britain records 41,385 Covid cases and 357 more deaths as second wave continues to grow Department of Health figures show the UK’s daily Covid infection toll is technically the largest ever recorded But the true scale of the coronavirus crisis in the first wave was never laid bare because of a lack of testing Government … Read more
There are not many things that had a better 2020 than the QR code. Although the scannable square barcode dates back more than 25 years, it became an everyday fixture this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Pubs and restaurants digitised their menus and Britons across the country were asked to scan black and white … Read more