Lockdown could be ‘relaxed in a few days’ in the north as cases are ‘flattening’ says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and West Yorkshire may see curbs lifted Andy Burnham said there has been a ‘flattening’ in cases in the regions He said areas with low infection rates should have their restrictions … Read more
Boris Johnson was last night facing calls to delay this week’s GCSE results as the exam fiasco worsened. He is facing growing anger from his own party over the ‘huge mess’ surrounding the A-level results of millions of teenagers. Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE system, said Thursday’s results announcement should be delayed by two … Read more
Producers of hit satirical show Spitting Image have a ‘curious meeting’ with ITV bosses ahead of the show’s planned return over how best to portray black celebrities in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Those behind the popular puppet comedy are said to have held ‘surreal’ meetings with the station’s executives ahead of … Read more
Vladimir Putin threatens to intervene in Belarus to support ‘Europe’s last dictator’ Viktor Lukashenko as 200,000 people pour onto the streets protesting his ‘rigged’ reelection People called poured onto streets of Belarus calling for President’s resignation President Viktor Lukashenko launched a brutal crackdown after claiming victory Now Kremlin is looking at using a joint defence … Read more
Investment firm Schroders tells staff they can work remotely for EVER as long as they put in their set hours each week Investment firm Schroders has told staff they can work from home permanently Chief executive Peter Harrison said Covid-19 had ‘changed society irrevocably’ Other city firms such as Aviva Investors are considering flexible ‘2-2-1’ approach By Francesca … Read more
Chief executive of NHS Providers Chris Hopson (pictured) said ‘years of underfunding’ for PHE and public health more generally have left the country unprepared to deal with a pandemic Ministers have been accused of seeking to deflect attention from their own handling of the coronavirus crisis after reports Public Health England is to be broken … Read more
Leading property website reports its busiest month in a DECADE as housing market surges ahead with £37bn summer sales boom Rightmove has had its highest monthly sales since it started keeping records It took in £12billion more this July than it did last year despite the pandemic The average asking price for a home was … Read more
Broadcaster James Whale reveals he is fighting spine, kidney and brain cancers – and considered going to Dignitas when he got the diagnosis TalkRADIO star was given news two weeks ago – 20 years after his first diagnosis The 69-year-old has vowed to fight and said he wants to make it to at least 70 … Read more
Home Office chiefs have tonight apologised after an ‘error’ led them to house asylum seekers in a hotel situated in the Essex constituency of Home Secretary Priti Patel. Bosses at the Home Office say they have launched a ‘full review’ into their operation of finding temporary accommodation for asylum seekers who arrive in the UK without … Read more
Fitness watches ‘make you feel guilty and anxious’: Heart patients are warned not to use health-tracking devices as new research suggests they do more harm than good Owners of devices such as Fitbits become more in tune with their health But they suffer anxiety when they miss exercise targets or misinterpret data Researchers said they … Read more