Riders hold ‘electric scooter discos’ in car parks as one of England’s first trials of the vehicles descends into chaos Rented vehicles used to hold ‘scooter discos’ in car parks during pilot scheme Northampton council’s leader said it ‘seems easy to remove tracking devices’ The Mail on Sunday saw people riding orange scooters on pavements … 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
Britain’s coronavirus outbreak is still heading in the right direction with cases continuing to tumble, according to official figures and estimates. Department of Health bosses posted another 3,150 Covid cases today – down by 7 per cent on last week. Another 60 victims were added to the official tally, up slightly on last Friday’s figure. … Read more
All of England’s Euro 2020 group games ‘will have 22,500 fans in attendance’ with Wembley fixtures against Croatia, Scotland and Czech Republic ‘given special status as test events’ England will face Croatia, Scotland and Czech Republic at Wembley in June The Times claim the FA guaranteed UEFA a 25 per cent capacity crowd then The … Read more
England’s biggest rhododendron has bloomed and is looking bigger and better than ever – just in time for the end of lockdown. The magnificent bush has grown since last year and is now so large that a double decker bus could fit inside it. Ordinarily it would attract enthusiasts from around the world. But due to … Read more
The Church of England’s first black female bishop has criticised the conclusions of a government report on race and said Britain is not yet ‘a model for other white-majority countries’. The Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who became the Church of England’s first black female bishop in 2019, voiced her concerns following the release of a 250-page report by … Read more
England’s coronavirus R rate has not changed since last week, No10’s scientific advisers claimed today. SAGE estimated the figure – the average number of people each infected person passes the virus on to – was still between 0.8 and one but may be as high as one in every region because cases are ‘levelling off’. Advisers … Read more
There were 403,171 spills of sewage leaked into England’s rivers and seas in 2020 due to ‘storm overflows’, Environment Agency figures have revealed. During heavy rain, storm overflows prevent sewers becoming overloaded with a combination of sewage and rain – but they to this by releasing the diluted wastewater into rivers, polluting waters. Use of … Read more
Boris Johnson wished ‘the very best of luck’ to those returning to outdoor sports today as England tentatively stepped out of lockdown and straight into a three-day spring heatwave. In a video address, the PM said he knows ‘how hard it has been to be separated from your teammates and your coaches and the sports that you … Read more
England’s coronavirus R rate may now be as high as one, No10’s scientific advisers revealed today as a catalogue of data showed the outbreak has ‘levelled off’ since schools reopened. But experts today insisted the troublesome figures were ‘not yet evidence’ No10’s ultra-cautious lockdown easing plans needed to be pushed back, saying the disease was … Read more