Fewer than half of care home staff have accepted their Covid vaccine in parts of London — despite working with elderly residents who are most at risk of dying from the disease, official figures have revealed. NHS England statistics showed 74.3 per cent of care home staff across the country had received their first dose … Read more
Norwegian ‘surge’ plunges parts of Britain into sub-zero temperatures as mercury dips as low as -8C in Scotland with widespread frost A 500-mile wide ‘Scandinavian surge’ will see temperatures colder than Iceland across Britain this weekend Most areas in the UK will stay dry with cold air arriving from northern Norway causing temperatures to drop … Read more
Test and Trace is missing a third of people who may be infected with coronavirus in parts of England, according to official data which highlights a disparity in the £22billion programme. Statistics released by the Department of Health show a North-South divide has emerged in the success of the scheme, which experts say is crucial … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates are rising in around one in four local authorities in Britain, official data revealed today. Department of Health statistics showed 98 out of 380 UK councils – 25 per cent of the total – recorded a rise in cases over the week to February 21, the latest available. In England it was … Read more
A range of items including a flintlock pistol and a leather shoe sole are among a trove of treasure discovered in the same sunken ship that carried the Elgin Marbles. Archaeologists working for the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sport have been investigating the shipwreck of the Mentor since 2011 in search of artefacts. The sunken … Read more
Melrose chief under fire from union over closure of GKN Birmingham car parts plant By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 22:36 GMT, 23 February 2021 The boss of Melrose faced a backlash after claiming that the closure of GKN’s last British automotive plant was ‘difficult’ but … Read more
Britain’s vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare today after it emerged parts of London have jabbed fewer than two-thirds of their elderly residents – even though some parts of the UK have already moved onto over-50s. Wales widened their jab roll-out on Monday to include everyone in the next phase at the same time – … Read more
England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare today after it emerged parts of London have jabbed just 60 per cent of over-70s – while almost every elderly person has had their first dose in one district in Hampshire. The NHS England statistics, which go up to February 14, also show that some parts of … Read more
Looking like the largest Airfix model you could possibly imagine, parts of a World War Two Lancaster bomber are laid-out in a hangar waiting to be assembled. But this is not a toy. The pieces of wing, fuselage, bombs, machine guns and propeller blades are all real. The famous aircraft is three years into a … Read more
Parts of England have already dished out Covid vaccines to nearly 95 per cent of their over-70s, official figures revealed today as the NHS races toward its goal of jabbing the top four priority groups by Monday. The NHS England statistics, which go up to February 7, show Somerset had given at least one dose to … Read more