Hairdressers could be closed for another six months because the government cannot find a safe way of opening them again amid the coronavirus outbreak, it was claimed today. The Government’s team of top scientists believe there is no way for stylists to cut people’s hair without risking spreading the virus, reports The Sun. Experts claim … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s plan to get out of lockdown The Scottish First Minister today set out some of the restrictions which could soon be lifted or modified north of the border. They include: Businesses: Certain businesses could be allowed to reopen but only if they can guarantee that social distancing will be adhered to. Schools: Ms … Read more
Britain has announced another 616 coronavirus victims today, taking the total number of fatalities in the UK to 18,783. Another 4,583 people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours, meaning 138,078 have now been officially diagnosed. The number of positive tests has remained stable this week and appears to be plateauing. NHS … Read more
UK announces 616 more coronavirus victims taking Britain’s death toll to 18,738 Today’s death toll is considerably lower than those of the past two days Department of Health announced 828 fatalities on Tuesday, 763 on Wednesday Government had hoped to keep deaths below 20,000 but will hit that by Sunday Here’s how to help people … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today signalled she is willing to ease coronavirus restrictions in Scotland independently of the UK government as Northern Ireland also suggested it could follow suit. The Scottish First Minister today published a blueprint setting out how the current state of lockdown could be lifted north of the border as she said there needed … Read more
Piers Morgan lashed out at Brandon Lewis today over the government’s testing ‘shambles’ as just seven days remain to reach the 100,000-a-day pledge. The Tory minister admitted 100,000 tests were to be ‘done’ per day after attempting to claim the government had only pledged to increase the ‘capacity’ of tests to 100,000 a day by the … Read more
A lorry driver boasted ‘I hate foreigners’ before 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in his refrigerator truck, it has been reported. Maurice Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of all 39 Vietnamese nationals, including ten teenagers and two 15-year-old boys, at the Old Bailey earlier this month. Their bodies were discovered by emergency … Read more
Today has been Britain’s darkest day yet in its coronavirus crisis with 786 more fatalities confirmed in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 6,159 victims. A 23-year-old who had no other known health problems was among those who have died, as well as hundreds of others aged up to 102. In … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more
The UK has announced 861 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking the total number of victims to 13,729. In another dark milestone Britain has now officially diagnosed more than 100,000 people with the virus – making it only the sixth country in the world to do so. But the rising number of cases remains stable, … Read more