Coronavirus UK: Britain’s Covid R rate goes UP for first time since January but is still below 1

Britian’s Covid R rate has ticked upwards but is still below one, experts said today, as a raft of official data showed cases are still falling and a top scientist called for lockdown curbs to be eased sooner. Sage experts said the rate – which estimates the spread of the virus – is now between … Read more

Trump, Giuliani served in civil lawsuit over January 6 insurrection

Former President Donald Trump and his ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani have been served in a civil rights lawsuit that alleges the former president conspired with Giuliani and members of far-right extremist groups to prevent Congress from certifying the election.  The Daily Beast reported Wednesday that attorneys for Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, … Read more

Jake Edwards cryptically posted in January he was ‘spending a lot of time alone’

Jake Edwards’ relationship with ‘wife’ Rebecca Zemek took a dramatic turn during Married At First Sight’s first dinner party on Monday night.  And a cryptic post made by former AFL footballer Jake back in January hinted that the reality TV couple’s relationship may be over. In the post, obtained by Daily Mail Australia, Jake, 32, … Read more

Golden Globes 2021: January Jones and Kiernan Shipka recycle 2011 looks

TELEVISION  Best Television Series, Drama The Crown – WINNER Lovecraft Country The Mandalorian Ozark Ratched One to watch: Lovecraft Country is up for Best Television Series, Drama Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical Emily in Paris The Flight Attendant The Great Schitt’s Creek – WINNER Ted Lasso   Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie Normal … Read more

House sales soared by a quarter in January compared to last year, new HMRC figures show

House sales in the UK soared by a quarter in January – despite lockdown – as buyers make a ‘sprint finish’ to beat next month’s stamp duty holiday deadline. More than 120,000 residential property sales were recorded last month, according to new figures released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The figure is a 24.1 … Read more

Covid UK: Hospitalisations HALVE since January as case numbers fall

NHS hospitals are now treating FEWER Covid patients than they were during darkest days of outbreak last Spring as statistics show hospitalisations have halved since January There were 20,156 Covid patients in hospital compared to 39,242 in January Those on ventilation beds plunged from 4,077 in January to 2,614 on Wednesday Data shows Covid cases plummeted … Read more

Covid hospitalisations HALVE since January as cases fall to pre-second wave levels

NHS hospitals are now treating FEWER Covid patients than they were during darkest days of outbreak last Spring as statistics show hospitalisations have halved since January There were 20,156 Covid patients in hospital compared to 39,242 in January Those on ventilation beds plunged from 4,077 in January to 2,614 on Wednesday Data shows Covid cases plummeted … Read more

Coronavirus infections in England plummet by 60% in January and February, study finds

Coronavirus infection rates have plummeted by more than two thirds since January, new figures show in proof that lockdown is working even against the fast-spreading Kent variant of the virus. The country’s largest surveillance testing study yesterday found just one in 196 people in England were infected with the virus during the first half of … Read more

UK inflation increased to 0.7 per cent in January

UK inflation increased to 0.7 per cent in January because of higher food prices and more expensive household goods as shops offered fewer discounts on major items like beds and sofas UK inflation increased to 0.7 per cent in January from 0.6 per cent in December Rise showed by Office for National Statistics data ahead … Read more

More than 16m people faced post delays in January as Royal Mail suffered staff crisis amid pandemic

More than 16m people were left waiting for post in January as Royal Mail suffered staff crisis amid Covid-19 pandemic Nearly one in 20 households said they had not received a single item last month Citizens Advice survey showed households in London were worst the affected There was a 365% leap in number of people … Read more