GPs face calls to reopen amid concerns they prefer working from home

GPS are facing calls to resume face-to-face appointments amid concerns they are using the pandemic as a ‘stealthy’ way of changing how they deal with patients. Since March, surgeries have dealt with patients at arm’s length to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19.  Many have asked patients to fill in online forms before granting an … Read more

Holidays still in chaos as flights face being axed due to continuing confusion over air corridors

Holidays are still in chaos as flights face being axed due to continuing confusion over air corridors – with some airlines planning their schedules ‘hand to mouth’ The UK created ‘air corridors’ for residents to travel to some countries on holiday However some flights could still be cancelled due to the continuing travel chaos Several … Read more

Emmy Rossum dons a patterned face mask and thoroughly sanitizes her hands during errand run

Emmy Rossum dons a patterned face mask and thoroughly sanitizes her hands during errand run in Santa Monica By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 05:03 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 05:03 BST, 4 July 2020 Emmy Rossum recently urged her followers on social media to follow guidelines and wear masks in public amid COVID-19 spikes. … Read more

Magnificent animals at famous Twycross Zoo face CULLING

Shufai and Lope are just like any young, boisterous brothers — playing, climbing trees and banging as loudly and annoyingly as possible on a big, blue, plastic barrel. They fight, make up, enjoy the odd sniff at each other’s bottom, scratch their armpits and stay well out of father Oumbi’s way as he enjoys a … Read more

Plane passengers could soon face swab tests at airports, says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps 

Plane passengers could soon face swab tests at Heathrow and other airports, says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps Air passengers may face Covid-19 swab tests on arrival at UK airports in weeks Transport Secretary is preparing trial scheme to swab travellers after customs The tests provide results in hours those testing positive will be asked to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Face coverings on public transport enforced

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps FINALLY announces crackdown on people who refuse to wear face coverings on trains, Tubes and buses – with one in seven travellers breaking the law Grant Shapps vowed tougher enforcement of face coverings on public transport He said compliance was ‘high’ but 14 per cent of travellers not obeying the rule … Read more

Friday the 13th’s villain Jason Voorhees steps up to encourage people to wear face masks in new PSA

Jason Voorhees and his signature hockey mask have petrified moviegoers for decades in the Friday the 13th film franchise. The chainsaw wielding madman served as the inspiration for a new public service announcement encouraging people to wear protective face masks during the coronavirus crisis.  In the PSA released by Ogilvy Health in June, a character … Read more

Qatar Airways passengers in economy now have to wear a surgical face shield AND a mask

Qatar Airways has announced that economy passengers now have to wear a surgical face shield as well as a face mask throughout its flights. The shields will be handed out to all travellers either at check-in or the boarding gate. However, whether business-class customers wear their face shield and a mask on board is ‘at … Read more

Face coverings will be COMPULSORY in shops in Scotland from July 10, says Nicola Sturgeon 

Face coverings will be COMPULSORY in shops in Scotland from July 10, says Nicola Sturgeon as she announces two-metre rule will be eased to save hospitality sector Nicola Sturgeon has announced that face coverings will be compulsory in shops New rule in Scotland will come into force from July 10, the First Minister says  Ms … Read more

Road-rage driver leaps out of his car and threatens to ‘smash’ motorcyclist’s face

Road-rage driver leaps out of his car and threatens to ‘smash’ motorcyclist’s face because he and his learner daughter are doing 20mph in a 40mph zone Motorcyclist Richie Curtis, 49, from Saint Albans, approaches a roundabout An irate driver emerges from his white car and threatens to ‘smash’ his face in  Mr Curtis explains he … Read more