The numbers of people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 have levelled off in huge areas of England as data suggests the country is being dragged into panic by an out-of-control outbreak in the north. In London, the South East and the South West – home to around half of the country’s population of 55million … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Coronavirus gives us the chance to be radical in pursuit of a more productive, less divisive economy – this time we must grasp the opportunity By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 5 July 2020 One of my big hopes is that the … Read more
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis has broken months of silence and penned an op-ed where he denounces Donald Trump’s leadership and endorses the aims of the protesters. Mattis condemned the flexing of military might against protests he calls a legitimate response to demands for equal justice. He writes that his former commander in chief is … Read more
NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app could cause ‘digital divide’ as only half of manual workers, pensioners and unemployed say they will download it compared to three quarters of ‘professionals’ Independent charity the Health Foundation surveyed around 2,000 Britons They found that intended use of the tracing app varied across the population In addition, level of education … Read more
UK device owners are being encouraged to donate working tablets and smartphones that they no longer need to help those without access to technology in lockdown. As part of the ‘Great British Tech Appeal’, which kicks off Thursday and runs for six weeks, Brits can donate old devices that are still in working condition by … Read more
The startling inequalities in lockdown learning are laid bare today after it was revealed that an estimated 700,000 state school pupils are not being set any work by their teachers. Some schools have simply decided against online lessons because they say many children have only limited internet access. Astonishingly, one head teacher said teachers might … Read more
Europe has seen an East-West divide in the coronavirus crisis with eastern countries suffering far less after shutting their borders earlier in the outbreak. Political scientists in Poland and Greece say the vulnerability of health systems in Eastern Europe spurred leaders into decisive action, while governments in the west felt a ‘greater sense of complacency’. … Read more