Is there any science behind two-metre social distancing rule…? Government adviser says guidelines on keeping apart was ‘conjured out of nowhere’ Robert Dingwall from Nervtag said that the rule was ‘conjured up out of nowhere’ The sociology professor warned evidence supports a one-metre gap but not two He said that government’s advice for a two-metre … Read more
Former Chancellor Philip Hammond has today called on the Government to reopen Britain by easing the coronavirus lockdown and restarting the economy. Mr Hammond said the country could not afford to wait until a vaccine had become available before resuming more normal economic activity. In a stark warning this morning, he urged Britons to face … Read more
Former Chancellor Philip Hammond has today called on the Government to reopen Britain by easing the coronavirus lockdown and restarting the economy. Mr Hammond said the country could not afford to wait until a vaccine had become available before resuming more normal economic activity. In a stark warning this morning, he urged Britons to face … Read more
Care home bosses have blamed the sector’s soaring death toll on government guidance telling hospitals to discharge elderly residents to free up beds. The chilling warning came in the wake of a government document which advises hospitals, ‘to free up NHS capacity via rapid discharge into the community and reducing planned care.’ The plan, drafted … Read more
Gatwick boss says passengers should be given compulsory virus tests 48 hours before they board planes as part of new travel measures once lockdown is lifted Stewart Wingate said passengers should be required to carry ‘health passports’ Proposals to get Britain’s skies moving again are being discussed in government Heathrow’s boss has also called for … Read more
This is the extraordinary moment the commander of a Royal Navy nuclear submarine is seen rowing with his superiors over a welcome home BBQ for his crew before they were forced into coronavirus quarantine. Commander John Lewis held an impromptu party for the crew from the ‘hunter-killer’ sub HMS Trenchant alongside their boat at Devonport … Read more
Millions of key workers are facing a rush to secure a coronavirus test this morning as applications re-open after a ‘significant’ surge in demand yesterday. Some 5,000 home kits and 19,000 drive-through tests are expected to be made available on Saturday – with key workers asked to fill out an online application form as the government … Read more
Armed police stage dramatic raid on home of family who work for Jacob Rees-Mogg: Officers with a drone and sniffer dogs batter down door of couple’s Somerset house and ‘seize a firearm’ Avon and Somerset Police raided the family home of Donna and Andy Coles A drone was deployed near the home and sniffer dogs … Read more
Who’d ever have thought it? The most reliable, and dare I say wooden, member of the younger royals stole the show with a comic turn on the BBC’s fundraiser The Big Night In. Yes, there was Prince William in a Blackadder sketch with Stephen Fry joking he wasn’t wearing any trousers! His Goon-loving dad Charles … Read more
Dozens of oil tankers float off the coast of Southern California as global lockdown sees demand for crude plummet Demand for oil has dropped due to stay-at-home orders around the world Pumps are still extracting from the ground and the oil has to go into storage Video released by U.S. Coast Guard shows a flotilla … Read more