Russian diplomats are forced to leave North Korea on foot while pushing their luggage on a rail trolley after Kim Jong Un closed border to fight Covid Pictures showed Russia’s third secretary Vladislav Sorokin pushing his family The group of eight people took a 32-hour train ride, then two hours on a bus The youngest … Read more
Famous names worth billions have claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money from the government to furlough staff during the coronavirus pandemic. They include well-known figures like Guy Ritchie, Cara Delevingne, Petra Ecclestone, the Queen’s nephew David Linley and even former US President Donald Trump. The job retention scheme was designed to help employers keep and … Read more
Fury erupted today after the Government confirmed police officers and teachers would not be bumped up the Covid vaccine priority list once the NHS has made its way through 32million people in the top nine priority groups. Ministers confirmed they will follow the age-based approach recommended by leading scientists, paving the way for everyone in … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus R rate is still at its lowest ever level and England’s outbreak has almost halved in a fortnight, official figures revealed today, but there are signs the speed of the decline may have started to slow. The rate – which measures the spread of the virus – remains below the crucial level of one, Sage … Read more
A single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine may block 75 per cent of symptomless infections, a study on NHS workers has suggested. Asymptomatic screening of staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge showed the number of people testing positive fell from 0.8 per cent to 0.2 per cent 12 days after their injection. The ‘very impressive’ … Read more
Long Covid sufferers are making dramatic recoveries after being vaccinated against the virus, scientists have said. Officials estimate about one in ten Brits suffer from tiredness, headaches and fever months after beating the coronavirus. But a handful of sufferers given the jabs have told their doctors that they felt better after being inoculated against the … Read more
Covid symptom-tracker app estimates UK cases have levelled off at 9,500 a day and are no longer shrinking – but expert behind study says No10 is still on track to lift restrictions ‘SOONER rather than later’ because UK is in ‘similar position’ to last May ZOE Symptom Study estimated there were 9,545 daily infections, a … Read more
Dancing On Ice‘s Joe-Warren Plant and Vanessa Bauer are said to be heartbroken after losing their place in the show over coronavirus diagnosis. The Emmerdale actor, 18, and his pro partner, 24, have just left 10 days of isolation and while they are said to have hoped bosses would let them back, The Sun report … Read more
Health chiefs will today unveil who will be in line for Covid vaccines once the over-50s are jabbed. Britons as young as 40 are expected to be invited within weeks, with Government advisers expected to recommend the next phase continues on the basis of age. Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) bosses will reveal … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘plans tax raid on pensioners’ to pay off Covid debts: Chancellor could freeze lifetime allowance in next week’s Budget leaving savers facing extra 25% levy on income Rishi Sunak is considering freezing lifetime allowance for the rest of parliament Freeze would push thousands above cusp and slap future payments with 25% tax But … Read more