Plans to lift England’s third national lockdown earlier were effectively railroaded by SAGE advisers after a gloomy Imperial College report warned that easing restrictions would lead to a ‘significantly higher’ number of infections and a potential extra 91,000 deaths. Under an initial scenario, Prime Minister Boris Johnson had planned to reopen outdoor pubs and restaurants, … Read more
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty tonight insisted the risk posed by coronavirus to children at school is ‘incredibly low’ as he ‘categorically denied’ a claim he opposed a full return to classrooms on March 8. The Government’s top medical advisor said there are ‘huge advantages’ to reopening schools in terms of the mental and physical … Read more
Students at Cambridge University have allegedly been forced to write five-page essays on the ‘perils’ of breaking Covid-19 rules if caught flouting them. Bosses at the university have also allegedly asked repeat rulebreakers to carry out ‘community service’ and undergraduates at one college have even been banned from their own rooms as punishment. These punishments … Read more
Beer importers are seeing shortages of specialist brews from Germany and Belgium as a result of Brexit red tape and Covid-19. The company ‘Beers of Europe’, which claims to operate the biggest beer shop in Britain as well as offering online sales, has issued a warning about the problem to customers. British craft brewers have seized … Read more
Boris vows cities will ‘bounce back’ despite working from home rules potentially remaining until JUNE under his lockdown roadmap – while the ‘Stay at Home’ slogan will be swapped for ‘Stay Local’ at the end of March PM said working from home should go on until social distancing review ends Roadmap reveals that is expected ‘ahead … Read more
No10 has been urged to pick up the pace of its Covid vaccination drive because the number of doses dished out each day has dipped to below 400,000 for the first time since January. Department of Health statistics show 371,052 jabs were administered each day, on average, last week. For comparison, it almost reached 450,000 … Read more
Boris Johnson this afternoon unveiled his long-awaited roadmap out of lockdown for England, along a road that has four potentially sizable obstacles in the carriageway. The 60-page document set out the steps that will be taken to return the country to normal after more than a year of shutdowns and disruption. It will start with … Read more
Boris Johnson today said Britain must stomach the fact that more people will die when lockdown ends because vaccines are not perfect. The Prime Minister argued there was ‘no credible route’ to a zero Covid world in the long term and that a third wave would happen whenever restrictions are lifted. Laying out his ‘one-way’ … Read more
Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne did not break lockdown rules by travelling from Essex to Yorkshire to visit a puppy over the weekend, a police investigation has concluded. The actress, 29, and the former TOWIE star, 29, were met with criticism from fans after they embarked on a eight-hour round trip to the Total K9 … Read more
Step One Part One: March 8 From March 8, all pupils and students will return to schools and colleges across England. So-called wrap-around childcare will also be allowed to resume, paving the way for after and before school clubs to reopen. People will be allowed to meet one other person outside for recreation, for example, … Read more