The Prime Minister of St. Vincent has announced that only those residents of the Caribbean island who have received their Covid-19 vaccinations will be evacuated following the two explosions from the La Soufriere volcano. The volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted for a second time as thousands of residents were ordered … Read more
Unchecked Covid hotspots could lead to a third wave of the virus if the country reopens too quickly, scientists warn. Ministers have been blasted for ignoring their pledge to follow ‘data not dates’ when lifting lockdown in line with Boris Johnson‘s roadmap. As it stands, six groups – or two households – can meet outside. Outdoor … Read more
How guessing a four-digit PIN code on the first attempt is 100 times more likely to happen than suffering a blood clot after an Oxford-AstraZeneca jab People who take the AstraZeneca jab have a one in a million chance of dying An amateur playing a round of golf has a 1:12,000 chance of a hole … Read more
No room at the gym! Duncan Bannatyne predicts queues outside fitness centres before they reopen on Monday Gyms will be able to reopen tomorrow morning as Covid-19 rules are loosened Swimming pools and other indoor exercise facilities will also reopen tomorrow People will still have to adhere to social distancing rules during the activities By … Read more
Parents will NOT have to pay for Covid tests for children under 11 as part of new ‘traffic light’ system for foreign holidays from May 17 Under 11s won’t have to take Covid-19 tests before flying out and returning home Travel industry figures say families would be reluctant to book with big test costs Transport Secretary … Read more
Owners of London nightclub Bunga Bunga in £3m court fight over Covid claim Bunga Bunga, once frequented by Prince Harry, is owned by Inception Group It paid £130,000 for comprehensive annual insurance cover for 11 bars and clubs The group filed a claim in March last year after the first lockdown By Harriet Dennys For Financial … Read more
Owners of London nightclub Bunga Bunga in £3m court fight over Covid claim Bunga Bunga, once frequented by Prince Harry, is owned by Inception Group It paid £130,000 for comprehensive annual insurance cover for 11 bars and clubs The group filed a claim in March last year after the first lockdown By Harriet Dennys For Financial … Read more
Fears for small firms as banks prepare to claw back billions in Covid loans HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds have begun sending letters to customers Banks are allocating hundreds of extra staff to spearhead the recovery efforts They have handed out more than £75bn to 1.6m firms under Government scheme By Helen Cahill and Emma … Read more
Things are going according to plan. Despite a few wobbles about vanishingly small blood-clot risks, our vaccine rollout charges forward. And tomorrow we will enter the next phase of our roadmap to freedom. But at the Downing Street press conference last Monday, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty was circumspect. Moving ‘steadily’ was key, he … Read more
How 12 times more people are dying from cancer than Covid – as experts warn treatment backlog will become ‘collateral damage’ of the pandemic Figures show 36 people on average died each day from covid in the last week By comparison, cancer is claiming 450 live every day or about 166,000 annually Experts say NHS … Read more