Large parts of Britain will get a a brief snatch of summer with temperatures of up to 77F today before the tail of Storm Ellen lashes the UK with 50 mile per hour gales. The storm, which contains the remnants of Tropical Storm Kyle, moved in from the Atlantic on Tuesday night. Winds of up … Read more
Ten thousand healthcare workers have signed up to take part in a Government study which aims to solve the mystery of whether people can get reinfected with Covid-19. Public Health England researchers will follow volunteers for at least a year, regularly swabbing them for the virus and taking blood samples to search for antibodies. Participants are … Read more
Britons have been battered with torrential rain and 75mph gales today as Storm Ellen swept in promising two days of mayhem. The 900-mile wide tempest whipped up 15ft waves and flooded roads as staycationers faced chaos amid the first-ever named storm to hit school summer holidays. Millions who have taken UK breaks away from home are … Read more
Britain today recorded just 15 more laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll. NHS England revealed all of the victims died in hospitals across the country. No Covid-19 fatalities were posted in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. A full round-up of the total number of fatalities — which will include all settings in England and not … Read more
Ministers today revealed they will ramp up the size of a major Covid-19 surveillance testing scheme to 150,000 people every fortnight. Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed plans to expand the existing scheme five-fold by October. The swabbing survey, ran by the Office for National Statistics, has been tracking the size of the coronavirus outbreak in … Read more
Britain is set to be battered with torrential rain and 70mph winds today as Storm Ellen sweeps in promising two days of chaos. The storm, which contains the remnants of Tropical Storm Kyle, will bring heavy gales as it hits Ireland, before dominating the UK for the rest of the week. The tempest will batter … Read more
GCSE students will be awarded with their teacher’s predicted grades despite calls to have their results delayed in the wake of the A-level results fiasco. Pupils will be able to take the higher of either their adjusted grade or their estimate mark after the regulator Ofqual confirmed England would follow steps already taken by Scotland, … Read more
Britain today recorded fewer than 1,000 Covid-19 cases for the first time in a week after 713 more Britons tested positive for the life-threatening disease. Department of Health figures show it is the lowest daily infection toll in almost a fortnight, since 670 new cases of coronavirus were announced on August 4. It means 1,080 … Read more
– What is stamp duty? The Stamp Duty Land Tax was introduced in its current form in December 2013 and applies to people who buy a property or land over a certain price in England and Northern Ireland. The previous threshold meant property costing over £125,000 is liable for the tax, although the 2017 Budget … Read more
Fewer students have found university places through clearing, figures from this year’s school leavers have shown. More than 13,000 applicants have been accepted on to degree courses through the annual process – down 24% on the same point last year. The figures come the day after students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their … Read more