Mass testing in Liverpool will not be able to identify every single case of coronavirus, a testing chief has admitted. Government adviser and Oxford University Professor Sir John Bell acknowledged today the tests will only be able to identify the ‘majority’ of infected people. But he insisted the colossal scheme will still be effective in … Read more
Social distancing was completely forgotten as shoppers battled over bargains in the chiller aisle as panic-buying plunged to new lows. The extraordinary scenes showed Tesco customers wrestling near the shelves where discounted items were laid out at the end of the day. Despite the fact food stores will be allowed to stay open during the … Read more
Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar Coronavirus cases in Italy have risen to record levels, topping 30,000 each day PM Giuseppe Conte announced series of measures to curb the virus yesterday Among the measures announced was a nationwide curfew from 9pm until 5am Authorities will also limit … Read more
Social distancing was completely forgotten as shoppers battled over bargains in the chiller aisle as panic-buying plunged to new lows. The extraordinary scenes showed Tesco customers wrestling near the shelves where discounted items were laid out at the end of the day. Despite the fact food stores will be allowed to stay open during the … Read more
More rain is set to come following a very wet weekend with parts of Yorkshire hit by heavy flooding after torrential downpours saw two weeks’ worth of rain fall in just 24 hours in some areas. Today will see areas of heavy rain clearing eastwards across the UK, before settling into a mixture of sunny … Read more
Teaching unions are ramping up strike threats over their demands for the Government to close schools during the second national coronavirus lockdown. Boris Johnson has insisted schools will remain open during the shutdown, which will start on Thursday, but union bosses are adamant they should close, labelling them an ‘engine for virus transmission’. They claim … Read more
Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake noises to warn pedestrians they are coming as trials across the UK are plagued by riders mounting pavements. Experts will be setting up focus groups with local communities from next year to work out what noise will be most effective to warn pedestrians and other road users that … Read more
A drunk BUPA doctor was arrested as she tried to drive home from a 9am patient clinic following an evening celebrating her son’s promotion, a medical tribunal heard. Consultant Radiologist Dr Margaret Phelan, 67, attended a private hospital in Kensington, west London for a series of consultations despite still being intoxicated from the night before. The mother-of-three … Read more
An out-of-control nurse punched a pub landlord in the face and bit a customer and police officer in a drunken rage. Mother-of-two Zoe Goldspink, 35, was present when her husband knocked a man to the ground and ripped the landlord’s shirt at the Crown and Thistle pub, in Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard her husband … Read more
Drink-driving GP who refused to give a blood sample due to ‘fear of needles’ after he was caught four times the limit admits misconduct at tribunal Michael Farrell, of Teesside, appeared before virtual tribunal hearing yesterday GP admitted he was convicted last year for failing to provide specimen of blood He refused to give sample … Read more