SAGE advisers have warned that the highly infectious Kent strain of coronavirus could lead to more deaths in 2021 than the 70,000 recorded in 2020, unless the roll-out of the vaccine is accelerated. They said the variant – named B.1.1.7 and thought to be between 50 and 74 per faster spreading than its predecessor – … Read more
The London stock market crept up today as investors were buoyed by the UK and European Union being on the threshold of striking a post-Brexit trade deal. The FTSE 100 index rose by 0.48 per cent or 31 points to 6,527 in early trading this morning, while the pound was up 0.5 per cent against … Read more
Can YOU name these festive words and phrases? Emoji quiz returns with a 20-question Christmas edition Creator of popular emoji quizzes has shared a new Christmas edition online Latest 20-question challenge asks players to guess a series of festive words Comes after she shared a Christmas carol edition yesterday By Stephanie Linning For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Alan Bennett, 86, has had to give up cycling and struggles to climb stairs but refuses to have a stairlift ‘for aesthetic reasons’ Playwright Alan Bennett, 86, shared his declining health in his annual diary ‘How long I will continue walking is an open question and a pressing one’ he said The Talking Heads writer … Read more
Armed police aim machine guns at suspect who entered bank ‘with fake firearm’ in dramatic arrest footage Police called to Park Royal after a man claimed he had a ‘suspicious device’ Armed forces were called to the street in west London at 2.36pm today Man detained by armed officers a few minutes away after he left … Read more
Starting spring lockdown just a WEEK earlier could have saved 20,000 lives from Covid-19 crisis, claims Imperial College report Up to 36,700 people died from Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic But experts say more than 20,000 could have been prevented with faster action Analysis was based on a mathematical model of the … Read more
Victoria Beckham has led the tributes to model Stella Tennant on Wednesday, following news of her sudden death aged 50 on Tuesday. The fashion mogul, 46, took to Instagram to pen an emotional tribute to the late runway star, who opened Victoria’s first London Fashion Week show in 2018. Sharing a picture of Stella at … Read more
Gemma Collins has revealed she took her mother Joan on a Christmas trip to London just days before she became ‘extremely unwell’ with COVID-19. The TOWIE star, 39, revealed last week she and Joan headed into the capital for a festive outing as they’ve done for many years, adding she was glad they could have … Read more
Britons in the north of England today woke up to a blanket of heavy snow as forecasters warned temperatures are set to plunge this week amid severe warnings from the Met Office of heavy rain, floods and strong winds. After an unsettled week Christmas morning is expected to have a cold and frosty start, reaching … Read more
New areas entering Tier 4 from Boxing Day Surrey: Waverley West Sussex: All East Sussex: Eastbourne, Lewes and Wealden districts, plus Brighton and Hove Hampshire: Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Hart, Rushmoor, Test Valley, Winchester, Southampton Essex: All apart from Colchester, Uttlesford and Tendring, which are already in Tier 4 Norfolk Suffolk Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire … Read more