Like everyone over the past few months, I have watched the news, day in day out, with dread. Thousands of Covid-19 cases and thousands of deaths – so many that you almost begin to become numb to the ever-rising numbers. We’ve started thinking of ‘just a few hundred deaths today’ as a positive thing, which … Read more
UK’s first drive-in music concert sees three bands perform to sell-out crowd of 80 cars – as guests bring their own booze and sit on roofs to get better views The concert was in Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley near Southampton Between 200 and 300 concert goers observed social-distancing measures Local artists performed at … Read more
The SAGE files: Shutting UK’s borders would have ‘little value’ in stopping Covid-19 crisis and immunity passports won’t work without widespread routine testing, latest batch of leaked papers reveal A further 40 Government documents were released today by chief scientist Show SAGE told restricting air travel in May was pointless as damage was done Another study … Read more
Only 3,612 people are catching the coronavirus each day in Britain, according to scientists running a symptom-checking app. Estimates from King’s College London‘s COVID Symptom Tracker app suggests the number of people getting infected has plunged by a quarter in just a week. The researchers, working with health tech company ZOE, have been collecting reports … Read more
Falling coronavirus cases and low death rates mean the NHS is close to being able to resume its normal services, experts say. Daily deaths from the virus remain low, with 38 recorded in the UK yesterday, bringing the total to 41,736 as of 5pm on Sunday. The declining numbers of cases meant that, as of … Read more
Confinement to barracks has at least given us pause to contemplate our surroundings. We haven’t been able to go to the shops for months, but from Monday we will finally have a chance to act on any ideas we might have had about improving the look of our homes. Here, eight of the UK’s top … Read more
The SAGE files: Government coronavirus reports reveal scientists said the UK’s outbreak will rumble on into 2021, banning sporting events has ‘imperceptible’ impact on infections and ‘bubbles’ of two households of any size could be next step A further 40 Government documents were released today by chief scientist They show SAGE was told social distancing … Read more
UK’s Covid-19 deaths mapped: Interactive map shows London is still worst hit in England and Wales despite a deadly surge in the North as separate report confirms care home deaths surged 98% above average in March and April There have been 138 Covid-19 deaths per 100,000 people in the capital – almost double national average … Read more
A site in St Athan, Wales, is leading the way to become the home of the UK’s first gigafactory, it has been revealed this morning. The company behind the proposed battery factory said it has narrowed down its selection from 42 to just two locations, with the site in Wales the ‘preferred choice’ ahead of … Read more
Road names and graves were covered up and plaques torn down across the UK today as Britons inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement tried to eradicate or obscure local ties and references to the nation’s history of slave trading. Paint was thrown at a statue of Admiral Lord Nelson at Deptford Town Hall in South … Read more