Only four areas in England saw a spike in Covid infection rates during the first week of February, official figures revealed today. All key metrics now indicate that England is well past the peak, with the number of Covid patients being admitted to hospital dropping to its lowest level so far this year and in … Read more
Infection rates increased in only four English local authorities last week as lockdown restrictions continued to slow coronavirus transmission. It means just 1 per cent of the country recorded a week-on-week increase of cases in the seven days to January 28, according to Public Health England figures. The areas were Melton in Suffolk, East Lindsey in Lincolnshire, … Read more
French blockade of British border over mutant Covid strain that left thousands of HGV drivers stranded and sparked chaos at ports cost Kent Police £1.2m, figures reveal Emmanuel Macron ordered closure of the border with the UK on December 20 Thousands of HGV drivers spent Christmas parked in laybys near Port of Dover Freedom of … Read more
Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have reportedly boosted This Morning’s Friday viewing figures by 44 per cent. It’s claimed that the former Big Brother star, 45, and the X-Factor host, 47, have averaged 1.3million viewers during their debut month at the helm, after replacing show stalwarts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes after 14 years. The news comes … Read more
Insiders recently accused Dancing On Ice star Joe-Warren Plant of having figure skating lessons before his training started with Vanessa Bauer. And the Emmerdale actor, 18, kept a low profile on Monday in a beige-coloured hoodie and shorts as he wrapped up a late-night training session with his professional skating partner, 24. He appeared to brush … Read more
Britain managed to dish out 220,000 coronavirus vaccinations on Sunday, as the pace of the NHS drive to inoculate the most vulnerable slackened for the first time in five days. Department of Health figures showed 220,249 first doses and 818 second doses were administered across the country on January 24. This is half the almost 500,000 jabs … Read more
Britain managed to dish out 220,000 coronavirus vaccinations on Sunday, as the pace of the drive slackened. Early figures show England vaccinated 199,202 yesterday, while a further 11,519 were done in Scotland and 6,838 in Wales. There was no data for Northern Ireland. These numbers are preliminary and will be updated by the Department of … Read more
Hospitals in the UK today recorded 904 coronavirus deaths as the number of fatalities rose 15 per cent on last Saturday – bringing the total to 90,147. Last Saturday, 789 deaths were recorded in British hospitals, as the latest figure marks the highest total since Saturday, April 11 last year. It comes after 479 hospital deaths … Read more
More than 15,000 migrants tried to cross the Channel and sneak into Britain last year, new figures show Report says Channel crossings grew as clandestine smuggling in lorries declined Figures show 8,500 reached the UK in 2020 and more than 15,000 tried to cross The number of unsuccessful crossings had not previously been disclosed By … Read more
‘We WERE right to stay out of EU’s vaccination scheme’: Decision to run our own Covid-19 inoculation drive is vindicated after figures show UK has given out more jabs than rest of Europe combined, MPs are told Figures show the UK is fourth in the world for number of vaccines administered The only countries ahead … Read more