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UK’s Covid-19 outbreak has HALVED within a week with fewer than 5,000 people infected each day

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New coronavirus cases in Britain have halved in a week and fewer than 5,000 people are being infected each day, according to scientists. Data from the COVID Symptom Tracker suggested there were 9,400 new infections occurring every day across the UK last week. But the estimate — which involves researchers at King’s College London — … Read more

A fifth of the UK’s partially deaf who have NHS hearing aids do not bother to wear them

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One in five people with NHS hearing aids do not wear them due to problems using them or lack of perceived benefit, study shows Researchers found 20 per cent of the partially deaf rarely use their hearing aids About 80 per cent of people with hearing aids in the UK get them from the NHS … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Lagging aid for UK’s gravity-defying tech firms

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The way in which American big-tech companies have led global equity markets out of the stock market wipeout of the early days of the pandemic is remarkable. Britain may not have a Tesla or an Amazon but it is reassuring that UK start-ups are attracting big inward investment and more established quoted firms are having … Read more

Discarded plastic bottles make up a QUARTER of the UK’s litter

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Plastic bottles are the UK’s most commonly littered item, accounting for a quarter of all rubbish discarded on streets, parks and beaches by volume, a new study reveals. Small plastic bottles commonly used to contain non-alcoholic fizzy drinks accounted for just under 25 per cent of discarded waste by volume in 2019, environmental charity Keep … Read more

Coronavirus: UK’s National Grid coal-free for two MONTHS

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Britain’s record for being coal-free is set to reach two months as of midnight tonight.  According to the National Grid, the last time a coal-powered generator was online was at midnight on Thursday April 9.    Since then, with warm temperatures and surges in energy production from renewable sources, not a single watt of energy has … Read more

UK’s REAL coronavirus death toll is at least 10,000 too low

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Britain’s real coronavirus death toll is at least 10,000 higher than the government’s official tally, according to grim data released today.  Figures compiled from the statistical bodies of each of the home nations show 51,086 people have died of either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 across the UK. For comparison, the number given by the Department of … Read more

Matt Hancock reveals top scientists are ‘doing some work’ on UK’s social distancing guidance 

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Will the two-metre rule be relaxed? Matt Hancock reveals top scientists are ‘doing some work’ on UK’s social distancing guidance Government scientists  have launched review of two-metre social distancing rule Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) looking into the policy in place Possible relaxation of the rule would serve as a lifeline for pubs and … Read more

Boris Johnson blasts ‘thuggery’ at UK’s Black Lives Matter protests

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The Prime Minister has condemned ‘thuggery’ at Black Lives Matter protests in Britain following a day of chaos after activists chased police through London and pulled down a statue of a 17th century slave trader in Bristol. Boris Johnson called the demonstrations a ‘betrayal of the cause they purport to serve’ following violent scenes that … Read more

Tony Blair’s son Euan says UK’s ‘one-size fits all’ university education risks ‘skills crisis’

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UK’s ‘preoccupation’ with ‘one-size fits all’ university education risks causing a ‘skills crisis’ says Tony Blair’s son Euan – a generation after his father’s famous bid to get HALF of youngsters to become students Euan Blair, 36, warns society is divided by a 30-year ‘obsession with university’ He says graduates without any non-graduate friends should … Read more