Tories slam Sadiq Khan’s £1.5million New Year’s Eve light show

London Assembly members have blasted Sadiq Khan’s £1.5million BBC-backed ‘woke’ pro-EU, NHS and BLM firework and drone display over the Thames. Viewers were quick to criticise the taxpayer-funded New Year’s Eve event, claiming it was ‘ruined by politics’ after Thames bridges were turned blue and yellow in a tribute to the EU as the UK finally left … Read more

Graduate who was battling Covid woke from nine-day coma to find NHS staff had delivered her baby

Heavily-pregnant university graduate, 22, who was battling Covid woke from nine-day coma to find NHS staff had delivered her baby daughter Mehpara Naqvi was seven months pregnant when she was rushed to hospital 22-year-old developed Covid symptoms in October before struggling to breathe  Medics performed a C-section, during which Ms Naqvi’s oxygen levels dropped She is … Read more

Retired doctor slams ‘bureaucratic’ chaos clogging UK’s mass-vaccination rollout

A retired doctor has slammed the NHS over red tape checks including anti-radicalisation training which have delayed her helping dish out the Covid vaccine. Former occupational physician Celia Palmer, from London, blasted the health service over its ‘bureaucratic’ system of approval for volunteers. It comes as doctors say they will defy Government orders to give a … Read more

NHS intensive care wards are busier than 2019 despite over 700 more beds

NHS intensive care wards are busier than this time last year despite 700 extra beds as medics warn they are in ‘disaster mode’ with official data showing critical care was at or close to 100% in 13 out of 18 London hospital trusts over Christmas NHS England data shows critical care demand outstripping extra beds … Read more

Boris Johnson says 2021 can be ‘a year of change and hope’ thanks to Brexit and new Covid vaccines

Boris Johnson attempted to begin 2021 in an upbeat mood today, insisting it can be ‘a year of change and hope’ following the horror show that was 2020. The Prime Minister used a newspaper column to offer hope that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic was behind Britain thanks to the arrival of new vaccines being … Read more

Britain cancels second Covid dose for thousands amid plan to give more people first jab

Chris Whitty has warned vaccine shortages could last for months as GPs blast Britain’s ‘grossly unfair’ plan to delay thousands of vulnerable people’s second dose of a Covid-19 jab so that more people can receive their first injection. Chris Whitty, joined by CMOs for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, say the first dose offers ‘substantial … Read more

London’s New Year light display is slammed for BLM fist salutes

Viewers have slammed the BBC for ‘forcing politics’ into London’s controversial New Year’s Eve light show after 300 drones made the shape of a BLM fist and shone in EU colours over London’s skies. Thousands of revellers eager to bid farewell to a miserable 2020 tuned into BBC One to watch the highly-anticipated pre-recorded display.  But outraged … Read more

Royal College of GPs chair PROF MARTIN MARSHALL: Why DO you need diversity training to give a jab? 

Amid a worsening death toll, soaring infections, and intense pressure on the NHS, the Covid crisis could hardly appear more grim.  But as the new year begins, the vaccination programme provides genuine hope that the disease could be conquered. This crucial initiative was given a huge boost on Wednesday by the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca … Read more

Nightingale hospitals in London and across England are ‘reactivated and ready to admit patients’

Nightingale hospitals in London and across England have been ‘reactivated’ to be ready to admit patients as the capital’s NHS facilities struggle under the pressure of a new wave of coronavirus cases.  The Excel centre site has been readied after laying deserted for months as Britain yesterday recorded 981 Covid deaths in the deadliest day … Read more

UK celebrities wave goodbye to 2020 and welcome in the New Year

‘Thank God it’s over!’: David and Victoria Beckham bid farewell to a ‘challenging’ 2020 as they lead a host of UK stars welcoming in the New Year By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 19:43 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 19:43 GMT, 31 December 2020 Advertisement David and Victoria Beckham have lead the stars bidding … Read more