England suffered the highest level of excess deaths in Europe during the coronavirus pandemic, startling figures today revealed amid growing fears of a second wave. Government statisticians created an interactive map of the excess mortality rate for every region in the UK, with data showing the London borough of Brent was the worst-hit area of … Read more
UK ministers met today to thrash out plans to place travel restrictions on more European countries with spiralling coronavirus infections as figures show cases are on the rise in holiday hotspots on the continent — but death curves have yet to follow suit. The Government will announce which nations will be removed from Britain’s ‘air bridge’ … Read more
The start of European holiday crackdown? Scotland imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Luxembourg over surge in coronavirus cases The measures will come into effect from midnight, the Scottish Government said Almost certain to be followed by similar moves in England and other UK nations SNP’s Humza Yousaf: there is a ‘clear indication’ virus is … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: A QUARTER of Britons say the introduction of coronavirus quarantine for Spain has made them rethink their holiday plans and a THIRD are now less likely to go abroad this summer Some 25 per cent said they were considering changes in light of the decision More than a third said they were now less … Read more
Global coronavirus cases have surged past 17million after a rise of one million in the space of just four days. The hard-hit trio of India, Brazil and the United States are leading the relentless advance with more than 100,000 new cases per day between them. Brazil and India both set new records today while the … Read more
Panicked holidaymakers heading to Spain are turning to a specialist warzone travel insurer, typically used by those on dangerous assignments to countries renowned for kidnappings and murders, to try and obtain cover for their trip. Battleface says it has had a ‘significant increase in enquiries and bookings’ for policies covering Spain and all destinations in … Read more
Rita Ora frolics with shirtless boyfriend Romain Gavras as the new couple let their hair down with friends during sunshine break in Ibiza By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 11:10 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 11:14 BST, 30 July 2020 Advertisement Rita Ora was joined by new boyfriend Romain Gavras on Wednesday as the … Read more
England had the highest level of excess deaths in Europe over the coronavirus pandemic, new figures have revealed. By the end of May, England had seen the highest overall excess deaths — fatalities from all causes that are above the level that would normally be expected — out of 21 European countries compared by the … Read more
Europe experienced a 50 per cent rise in excess mortality at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, according to data released by France‘s Insee statistics agency earlier today. The figures show that over the course of one week, between March 30 and April 6, European countries saw more than 33,742 excess deaths. Excess mortality is the … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps arrived home from Spain today and into two weeks of quarantine – and said the Government had been right to ruin his family holiday. The minister was scuppered by his own department’s decision at the weekend to subject arrivals from the popular tourist destination to 14-days’ self-isolation after a surge in … Read more