More than a quarter of Britons found it harder to follow the second lockdown compared to the first, a survey has revealed. The most common reasons for struggling were feeling fatigued by Covid restrictions, a belief measures were unjust and bad weather restricting people from going outside and seeing friends and family. Experts feared that ‘lockdown … Read more
Leicester hasn’t yet been able to start mass testing for Covid because of a logistical blunder that has meant 10,000 rapid swab kits local officials received are currently unusable, it was claimed today. Matt Hancock promised that areas put into Tier Three local lockdowns would get access to rapid Covid testing when the national lockdown … Read more
A pub landlord has jokingly renamed an ale ‘Substantial Meal’ in a cheeky bid to get around new Covid-19 restrictions. Brett Mendoza, 40, who owns the Caxton Arms in Brighton, East Sussex, came up with the idea while discussing what constitutes a substantial meal with another landlord after the latest measures were announced last week. … Read more
Rita Ora‘s mother Vera was pictured visiting her daughter’s London home on Tuesday, a day after the singer apologised for hosting a 30th birthday party in defiance of lockdown rules. Vera, 56, is a psychiatrist who returned to the NHS in March 2020 to support A&E doctors during the coronavirus pandemic. It was during the UK’s … Read more
Welsh pubs and breweries have today demanded to see ‘scientific evidence’ that coronavirus is being spread in pubs and restaurants. Beleaguered landlords are facing yet another blow as Wales is plunged into lockdown again, just weeks after restrictions were lifted. But now bosses have issued rallying cry and want the Welsh government to provide ‘proof’ … Read more
Experts have warned of a spike in cats and dogs being abandoned after two million British millennials bought a pet during the coronavirus pandemic. The RSPCA is ‘bracing for a spike in abandonments and call-outs as life returns to normal and as the recession hits some households.’ Animal welfare expert Dr Samantha Gaines added: ‘Life … Read more
The Undoing Sky Atlantic, last night Rating: 4/5 Did you guess it? There seemed to be as many possible solutions to this nationwide game of Cluedo as there were characters. No need to give it away, for those waiting to watch on catch-up. In any case, the identity of the murderer is almost incidental. Was … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer was accused of ‘playing politics’ in the middle of the pandemic after he ordered his MPs to sit out a crucial vote tonight on the rules that will replace lockdown. Labour will abstain on the Commons vote on whether to adopt the stiffened three-tier system wanted by the Government, a move that … Read more
Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s fiancé Andre Gray apologises for flouting lockdown by hosting a poker party for friends while she was away Andre reportedly invited six friends around to his £5M Surrey pad on Saturday Leigh-Anne, 29, was believed to be away working with Little Mix at the time The Watford FC striker has since … Read more
Snow could fall across the UK this week with temperatures set to plummet as the UK’s national lockdown comes to an end. As Britons head out for a first post-lockdown drink and shoppers head to the High Streets to buy their Christmas gifts, temperatures are set to fall from 8C (46F) to as low as … Read more