Vicar who put Matt Hancock on spot over Dominic Cummings says he’s ‘disappointed’ ministers have ‘rowed back’ on vow to look into fines given to people who breached lockdown for ‘childcare reasons’ Martin Paul was praised for his question at Downing Street briefing last night Follows fury over Cummings’ trip from London to Durham during … Read more
Britons have despaired over their scruffy hair as the government revealed salons and barbers will be closed for at least another month. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirmed hairdressers will reopen during phase three of the lifting of lockdown restrictions from July 4 at the earliest. It is a major blow for business owners and customers, … Read more
Britons have despaired over their scruffy hair as the government revealed salons and barbers will be closed for at least another month. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirmed hairdressers will reopen during phase three of the lifting of lockdown restrictions from July 4 at the earliest. It is a major blow for business owners and customers, … Read more
Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive, said: ‘It’s not going to be the service people had previously’ The NHS won’t be able to provide non-emergency care until the government’s track and trace system to halt the spread of coronavirus is up and running, a health chief warned today. Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers … Read more
New balls please… They could be a collector’s item! So too could all the other souvenirs for this summer’s big events that now won’t take place By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 All the big sporting and music festivals may … Read more
The government will not vary the lifting of coronavirus lockdown by region, despite the R infection rate varying widely in different parts of the UK, the business minister confirmed today. Speaking at the latest Downing Street press conference, Alok Sharma said the government would be sticking with its national approach to the lockdown. The Secretary … Read more
Pupils won’t be allowed to take a pencil cases to school when they return but they can take a lunchbox because children are ‘less likely to share them’, the deputy chief medical officer has said. Speaking at Saturday’s Downing Street briefing, Dr Jenny Harries said that pencil cases were ‘easier to control’ than lunchboxes. She added … Read more
Quarantine chaos: France WON’T be exempted from 14-day isolation rules but business travellers could be let in as announcement is postponed UK had initially said it would force anyone flying into Britain to remain in isolation Boris Johnson then agreed mutual tourists exemption with Emmanuel Macron However the UK has now ended proposals for a … Read more
Back in 1968 and 1969, the Hong Kong flu hit the world. In the UK, 80,000 people died and the lives of one million were lost worldwide. I was 24 at the time, just starting my career, and while I still vividly remember the Cuban missile crisis and Kennedy’s assassination which were a little earlier, … Read more
Singer and guitarist Russell Hastings thinks the Government should set up a social deprivation fund to help people who have lost income due to the coronavirus. Hastings is a member of band From The Jam – an offshoot of The Jam. They have had to cancel 60 tour dates, but are planning to return in … Read more