UK’s coronavirus crisis peaked BEFORE lockdown: Expert argues draconian measures were unnecessary

Carl Heneghan, a professor of medicine at Oxford University, claims the UK’s coronavirus outbreak peaked a week before lockdown and that draconian measures were unnecessary The UK’s coronavirus outbreak peaked a week before lockdown, according to a leading expert who argues the draconian measures were unnecessary. Carl Heneghan, professor of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University, … Read more

Experts warn urgent stimulus from Government needed to ward off collapse in UK’s housing market

Experts warn urgent stimulus from Government needed to ward off collapse in UK’s housing market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 Urgent stimulus from the Government is needed to ward off a collapse in the UK’s housing market, experts have warned.  … Read more

Zoo prepares to serenade one of the UK’s oldest penguin’s Rosie

One of Britain’s oldest penguins will be serenaded with a ‘special birthday celebration’ from the confines of her zoo in honour of reaching the milestone age of 30. Rosie the Humboldt Penguin, who arrived to Sewerby Hall and Gardens, near the seaside town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990, has left … Read more

Row as Prince Harry claims UK’s coronavirus crisis is ‘better than we are led to believe’

Prince Harry has sparked fury by claiming the UK’s Covid-19 crisis is not as bad as the public are being told.  In an interview with the Declassifed podcast, the 35-year-old said that things here are ‘better than we are led to believe through ­certain corners of the media’.  But his comments were branded ‘outrageous’ by … Read more

The UK’s coronavirus crisis: Officials predicted a smooth curve but it’s more like a rollercoaster

In the early days of Britain’s coronavirus outbreak, leading scientists predicted the crisis would take a sombrero-hat shape on graphs. But leading experts say it is unlikely the UK will have a symmetrical curve, instead it could look more like steps as it starts to shoot downwards. None of the UK’s European neighbours have seen … Read more

UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by 761 to almost 13,000

Britain’s coronavirus daily death toll today stayed below 800 for the fourth day in a row, sparking hopes that the draconian lockdown is working – as experts predicted Britain may have already hit its peak. Health officials announced just 761 more COVID-19 victims in hospitals across the home nations, taking the overall number of fatalities close … Read more

UK’s coronavirus lockdown could be lifted when number of new cases drops below FIFTY a day

Professor Sung-Il Cho said if new infections dipped below 50 for a fortnight it would be possible to move to ‘gradual recovery’ Britain’s draconian coronavirus lockdown could be eased when fewer than 50 new cases are recorded each day, a top scientist has suggested. Professor Sung-Il Cho, from South Korea, said if new infections dipped … Read more

Why is the UK’s coronavirus death rate more than double Ireland’s?

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

UK’s coronavirus death toll could be 15% higher than official figures show

The true scale of Britain’s devastating coronavirus crisis was today laid bare by data suggesting there are potentially thousands of hidden victims.  Figures from the Office for National Statistics shows the true number of people who have died of COVID-19 is around 15 per cent higher than official figures. While hospitals in England recorded 5,186 … Read more

Wales is the worst-hit country in the UK’s coronavirus crisis

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more