Christmas CAN be saved from Covid – but PHE boss says tougher lockdown may be needed

Dr Susan Hopkins, a senior doctor at Public Health England, said she was ‘very keen’ to give Britons a normal Christmas Christmas get-togethers look set to be given the green-light but it will mean living with bolstered lockdown measures before and after the festive period, officials said today.  Dr Susan Hopkins, a senior doctor at … Read more

Is West Yorkshire next for Tier Three? Council bosses warn tougher restrictions are needed

West Yorkshire may become the next part of England to move into the strictest Tier Three lockdown, with council leaders demanding tougher action to curb spiralling coronavirus cases and hospital admissions. Local officials held crunch talks with senior ministers yesterday to discuss the ‘next steps’ in tackling Covid-19 in West Yorkshire, with further behind-closed-doors meetings … Read more

Hytera warns support from its Chinese parent is needed

Police handset maker Hytera warns support from its Chinese parent is needed despite making a profit By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 14:05 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 14:05 GMT, 25 October 2020 Chinese-owned Hytera – which supplies police handsets in the UK – has raised a ‘going concern’ notice on … Read more

Welsh First Minister claims ‘firebreak’ lockdown IS needed to stop ‘rising tide’ of coronavirus

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford insisted his country needed a ‘firebreak’ lockdown today despite having a lower rate of coronavirus infections that England. The Labour politician insisted that he would keep the principality closed down for as short a time as possible but insisted it was necessary to act as a breaker to a ‘rising … Read more

Vaccine expert warns facemasks and social distancing will be needed until next summer

Facemasks and social distancing will be needed until next summer, the head of Oxford’s Covid vaccine team said last night. Andrew Pollard warned strict rules would have to be followed even if his global trial proved successful. He said the first jabs could not be available until next year – and then only for key … Read more

Olivia Holt ‘needed to take a breather’ from acting after starring in Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger

Olivia Holt ‘needed to take a breather’ from acting after starring in Marvel superhero show Cloak & Dagger By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 18:38 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 18:48 BST, 12 October 2020 She took on superhero powers as one of the stars of ABC’s Cloak & Dagger.  But Olivia Holt admitted … Read more

Khloe Kardashian reveals she used to be Nicole Richie’s assistant: ‘I just needed a job’

Khloé Kardashian revealed she was once employed as The Simple Life alum Nicole Richie’s assistant briefly before her own E! series Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered in 2007. ‘I went to school with her,’ the 36-year-old Good American co-founder said on Monday’s episode of Emergency Contact podcast. ‘She was one of my best friends … Read more

Katherine Webb-McCarron expecting THIRD son with husband AJ McCarron: ‘Prayers needed for my sanity’

Katherine Webb-McCarron expecting THIRD son with husband AJ McCarron: ‘Prayers needed for my sanity’ By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 06:11 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 06:11 BST, 6 October 2020 Retired model Katherine Webb-McCarron and her NFL star husband AJ McCarron discovered they were expecting their third son during a small gender reveal … Read more

Couple win battle with council after being told they needed planning permission for treehouse

Couple win battle with council killjoys after being told they needed planning permission for treehouse they built for sons, nine and seven, in lockdown Nicky Falder, 33, and his wife Bev, 32, erected the 13ft structure for their sons  Carlisle City Council sent a letter demanding the parents apply for permission  A neighbour defended the … Read more

The measures scientists say are needed to ease lockdown

Britain must follow in the footsteps of New Zealand, Hong Kong and South Korea if it wants to thwart a second wave of coronavirus and ease lockdown, scientists say. Researchers from the UK and Asia analysed the Covid-19 responses around the world and highlighted the three countries as shining examples of how to successfully squash … Read more