Coronavirus cases rose in a THIRD of England’s 150 councils in England last week… but outbreak is ONLY being driven by huge spike in school testing as data shows infection rates in over-70s are at lowest levels since AUGUST Some 56 of 149 local authorities saw an uptick in their Covid infections last week, says … Read more
England hero Sir Geoff Hurst’s position as an FA ambassador and McDonald’s representative is under threat after he was condemned for his reluctance to be formally interviewed by the inquiry team looking into child abuse at Chelsea. Clive Sheldon QC last week published his long-awaited four-year investigation into sexual abuse in football between 1970 to … Read more
UK economy on course for a rapid recovery as restrictions ease, Bank of England’s chief economist predicts By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 Positive outlook: The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane The economy is on course for a rapid recovery … Read more
Portugal is taken OFF England’s travel ban red list but Qatar is added, Government announces Portugal was placed on Britain’s red list over historic Brazil links and virus strain Travel to the 33 countries mostly in South America and Africa were banned Department of Transport has said Portugal and Mauritius will be taken list However, four countries … Read more
England now has a lower coronavirus infection rate than Scotland for the first time since April and cases have dropped by a third in a week, official figures revealed today, sparking fresh calls for Boris Johnson to ease restrictions earlier. Department of Health statistics showed England’s weekly rate was 61 cases per 100,000 people by … Read more
England’s deputy chief medical officer has assured parents that pupils will never be forced to take a Covid-19 test amid concerns that some refused to let their children be checked. Hundreds of primary and secondary schools reopened today for the first time since January, when rising infection rates prompted England’s third national lockdown. All secondary … Read more
England’s deputy chief medical officer, Dr Jenny Harries, is the odds-on favourite to run No10’s National Institute of Health Protection — which will replace Public Health England. PHE is set to be disbanded when the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is over and replaced by the NIHP, which will be bigger and more powerful. Dr … Read more
The hunt for the missing case of the Brazil coronavirus variant in England ‘should be easy’, an expert has said as the Department of Health continues its scramble to find them. A positive test from a home test kit done in mid-February was found to be the mutant P1 strain that officials are desperately trying … Read more
Fascinating time-lapse charts show how England’s Covid vaccine drive has left more than 90% of over-85s with antibodies 22% of over-85s in England had Covid antibodies at start of 2021, before the roll-out began to pick up pace But that rate stood at nearly 91% on February 11, according to the most up-to-date estimate from … Read more
Southend is England’s top resort… for dodging rain: Essex town is driest with just eight wet days a month (while Bournemouth gets the most rainfall) Surprising figures show the driest seaside town in England is Southend-on-Sea The resort with the highest amount of rainfall is Bournemouth on Dorset coast Experts think the Essex town could … Read more