‘Second wave is here’: Boris Johnson sounds Covid alarm and warns ‘inevitable’ surge is ‘coming in’

The Prime Minister said a second lockdown was the ‘last thing anybody wants’ but revealed his administration was considering whether it needed to ‘go further’ than the current national restrictions that were put in place this week Boris Johnson tonight admitted it was ‘inevitable’ that a second wave of coronavirus would batter the UK as … Read more

Summer repeats on ITV is ‘inevitable’ with Euro 2020 and Love Island cancelled, admits channel chief

ITV’s chief executive today warned it is ‘inevitable’ that its schedule will continue to be packed with repeats after the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to the summer sporting calendar and forced bosses to axe hits such as Love Island. Dame Carolyn McCall said ITV has resumed about 38 productions, and staff are being brought back … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Big outbreaks inevitable if rules aren’t kept to

Britain will inevitably suffer ‘big’ Covid-19 outbreaks if people continue to flout social distancing rules, a leading expert claimed today. Dr David Nabarro, a World Health Organization coronavirus expert, conceded that ‘everybody has got to have fun’ after more than 100 days of lockdown. But he warned clusters of the virus will inevitably break out … Read more

Coronavirus deaths in care homes are NOT inevitable, report warns

Coronavirus deaths in care homes are not inevitable, a report has warned amid fears the killer virus has claimed the lives of thousands of Britain’s most vulnerable.  Researchers at the London School of Economics have highlighted exactly where the UK has fallen short of protecting some 400,000 care home residents and staff.  More than 5,000 care … Read more