Boris Johnson today dramatically unwound the coronavirus lockdown, declaring that pubs, haircuts and weddings can return and giving family and friends the green light to meet up indoors for the first time in months. Throwing the dice to save the stricken economy, the PM told the Commons that bars, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers can get … Read more
New coronavirus cases in Britain have halved in a week and fewer than 5,000 people are being infected each day, according to scientists. Data from the COVID Symptom Tracker suggested there were 9,400 new infections occurring every day across the UK last week. But the estimate — which involves researchers at King’s College London — … Read more
Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson claims Britain’s death toll would have been HALVED if draconian measures were introduced one week earlier By Reuters Published: 16:03 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 16:31 BST, 10 June 2020 Britain’s coronavirus death toll could have been halved if stay at home measures were introduced a week earlier, ‘Professor Lockdown’ … Read more
Be patient for big returns, bitcoin investors told… but its post-halving performance has dwarfed previous events in 2016 and 2012 Bitcoin has just been through its third halving – which cuts the reward for mining This has previously caused the price to reach all-time highs Between 11 May when the halving happened and June it … Read more
Britain’s two-metre social distancing rule is remaining in place, Number 10 said today – despite growing pressure on ministers to reduce it. MPs have called for the distance to be loosened in line with other countries such as Germany, to save jobs and allow more businesses to reopen. If pubs, theatres and other hospitality venues … Read more
Waiting times at pedestrian crossings will be HALVED after lockdown to 15 seconds so people aren’t forced to queue together before the green man appears Manchester was the first city to introduce the measures at 1,000 of its crossings The average waiting time in the city is now 87 seconds from 106 seconds before Wiltshire … Read more