Department of Health: 42,288 Department of Health’s latest death count for all settings stands at 42,288. The daily data does not represent how many Covid-19 patients died within the last 24 hours — it is only how many fatalities have been reported and registered with the authorities. It also only takes into account patients who … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus threat level was today dramatically reduced from four to three – as Boris Johnson hinted at an imminent shift on the two-metre rule. After weeks in which the alert was maintained despite the PM starting to ease lockdown, the Joint Biosecurity Centre has concluded that transmission is no longer ‘high or rising … Read more
Hairdressers and nail bars can open from July 6 in Northern Ireland and school will only need to impose ONE METRE social distancing from August Northern Ieland reducing social distancing in schools to one metre from August First Minister Arlene Foster said hairdressers and nail bars can open from July 6 The moves will increase … Read more
Britain has been hit by a third day of downpours today with forecasts predicting up to 2.4 inches of rain could fall over parts of England. The Met Office has put a yellow weather alert in place for much of England and large parts of Wales tonight and warned up to half an inch of rain … Read more
One house collapsed and others went up in flames after violent thunderstorms battered the UK yesterday, causing flash flooding. The three-storey Victorian building, which was unoccupied at the time, partially collapsed in the middle of the street in Chorlton, south Manchester, with firefighters seen checking houses on either side. Meanwhile, an entire street in Milnrow, … Read more
Thunderstorms will surge across much of Britain today and tomorrow as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings ahead of a heatwave next week. Downpours could cause flooding this afternoon in a huge weather front across the west of the country stretching from Cornwall to Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland. The tempest will move … Read more
The UK has confirmed a further 38 deaths from the coronavirus today, the second lowest one-day increase since the lockdown began in March, taking the total death toll to 41,736. Today’s figure is a 66 per cent drop from Monday two weeks ago, when 111 deaths were officially recorded. Yesterday just 31 deaths were reported, … Read more
Why we’re defending the Cenotaph: Ex-Royal Green Jacket and an SAS veteran reveal their ‘horror’ at having to protect memorials to fallen soldiers Former soldiers guarded London’s Cenotaph yesterday fearing it was a target The father of two was also among soldiers guarding the Cenotaph on Saturday He said it was a small group of … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus death toll jumped by just 36 today – the lowest since before full lockdown in promising signs the outbreak is improving. Department of Health bosses announced a further 36 fatalities in people with a positive Covid-19 test result across all settings, taking the Government total to 41,698. Today’s figure is an astonishing 53 per cent … Read more
Relying solely on social distancing could lead to a second surge of coronavirus that kills more people and lasts twice as long as the first, a study suggests. Modelling by a mathematician found easing lockdown by 50 per cent would cause cases to spike to around 350,000 a day by August. Dr David Glass, of Ulster … Read more