The long-awaited Moderna coronavirus vaccine will be dished out in Britain within the next two weeks, No10’s vaccine minister revealed today. Nadhim Zahawi said the first batch of the jab — approved by regulators in January — is set to arrive in the third week of this month, with ‘more volume’ expected in May. Ministers … Read more
Weekly Covid deaths have almost halved in a fortnight and dropped to their lowest levels since before the second wave took off in the autumn, official figures revealed today. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed 2,105 fatalities were linked to the virus in England and Wales over the seven days to March 5 — … Read more
More than 20 prisoners have died in a fortnight after contracting coronavirus, figures suggest. Provisional data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show the deaths of 24 inmates for the two-week period to March 1 were Covid-related. During this time, 1,478 prisoners tested positive in around half the jails in England and Wales. As of … Read more
She rushed her baby Noa to hospital on Thursday, after discovering her finger had become infected. And, after being forced to stay in overnight, Kate Lawler, 41, revealed that her newborn daughter has ‘officially been discharged’ and can now be taken home. The little girl’s latest hospital stay is her second in a fortnight, with her Big … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus R rate is still at its lowest ever level and England’s outbreak has almost halved in a fortnight, official figures revealed today, but there are signs the speed of the decline may have started to slow. The rate – which measures the spread of the virus – remains below the crucial level of one, Sage … Read more
Oliver Lewis became a pivotal player in the Downing Street set up, serving as Lord Frost’s deputy on Brexit Boris Johnson’s main adviser on battling Scottish independence has left the job -less than a fortnight after being made the head of Downing Street’s Union unit. Oliver Lewis, a veteran of the Vote Leave Brexit campaign, … Read more
Coronavirus cases have plunged by nearly 50 per cent in a fortnight in England, official data revealed today. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed 481,300 people in the nation were suffering from a Covid-19 infection in the week to February 12, the equivalent of 1 in 115 people. This was 30 per cent below … Read more
Spurs’ £80,000-a-week winger Erik Lamela is fined £40 after he was caught speeding in his Range Rover for a THIRD time in two weeks near the club’s north London training ground Erik Lamela was caught three times within 12 days speeding in his Range Rover The Argentine international was caught on May 8, May 13 … Read more
Covid cases in England have plummeted by 41 per cent in the last fortnight, according to Test and Trace figures as pressure on NHS intensive care units has started to ease for the first time since the second wave took off. The contact tracing programme reported 196,257 positive tests in the week up to January 27, down … Read more
UK’s Covid death toll hits 100,000: ONS figures show 103,704 people had died with the virus by January 15 as care home fatalities almost TRIPLED in a fortnight to 1,705 Data from Office for National Statistics today revealed as of January 15 there had been 103,704 Covid deaths Figure is slightly lower than Department of … Read more