UK records 9,834 more Covid cases – down 10% on last week

The UK has recorded 9,834 more Covid-19 cases – a fall of 10% on last week – while 215 new deaths takes Britain’s total up to 120,580.   Last Sunday Britain recorded 10,972 Covid cases and 258 deaths. Both figures have fallen this week, by 10% and 16% respectively, as Boris Johnson prepares to announce a … Read more

Ministers hold top-level meeting TODAY to finalise Boris Johnson’s lockdown roadmap

Boris Johnson and his senior ministers will meet this afternoon to finalise his roapmap for getting the nation out of lockdown before it is unveiled to the public tomorrow. Senior Cabinet figures will join the Prime Minister on a call this afternoon to hammer out the last details of the plan that will shape the … Read more

Boris Johnson must end ban on outdoor sports now, top scientist urges

Boris Johnson must end ban on outdoor sports now, top scientist urges, as Covid hospitalisations, cases and deaths ‘plunge’ and vaccinations soar Professor Mark Woolhouse calls for accelerated ease of lockdown restrictions  Says small numbers of adults and kids should be allowed to play sports outside  Added the data is so promising that outdoor sports … Read more

Boris Johnson must end ban on outdoor sports now, top scientist urges

Boris Johnson must end ban on outdoor sports now, top scientist urges, as Covid hospitalisations, cases and deaths ‘plunge’ and vaccinations soar Professor Mark Woolhouse calls for accelerated ease of lockdown restrictions  Says small numbers of adults and kids should be allowed to play sports outside  Added the data is so promising that outdoor sports … Read more

Pupils will have to attend ‘catch-up classes’ during summer as schools given ‘hundreds of millions’

Schools are to be handed hundreds of millions in funding to provide ‘catch-up’ classes throughout the summer to stop children falling through the gaps following almost a year of missed education. Boris Johnson is due to announce the three-point plan that will see schools draft in private tutors and pay teachers to extend their working … Read more

Pupils will have to attend ‘catch-up classes’ during summer as schools given ‘hundreds of millions’

Schools are to be handed hundreds of millions in funding to provide ‘catch-up’ classes throughout the summer to stop children falling through the gaps following almost a year of missed education. Boris Johnson is due to announce the three-point plan that will see schools draft in private tutors and pay teachers to extend their working … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘wants a giant ROUNDABOUT under Isle of Man’ to connect Britain with Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson wants to build a giant roundabout under the Isle of Man that connects three tunnels  to Northern Ireland, sources claim, but one aide dismisses it as a ‘bats***’ scheme.  The latest extravagant transport idea backed by Boris Johnson could see three tunnels heading out from England and Scotland, arriving at a roundabout dubbed … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘wants a giant ROUNDABOUT under Isle of Man’ to connect Britain with Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson wants to build a giant roundabout under the Isle of Man that connects three tunnels  to Northern Ireland, sources claim, but one aide dismisses it as a ‘bats***’ scheme.  The latest extravagant transport idea backed by Boris Johnson could see three tunnels heading out from England and Scotland, arriving at a roundabout dubbed … Read more

Boost for plan to return ALL children to school on March 8 as Keir Starmer backs move

Boris Johnson’s bid to get all children back to school in two-weeks’ time received a boost today as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer backed the plan – and risked a furious row with unions. The Prime Minister wants to reopen all classrooms on March 8 and is expected to announce the proposal when he reveals … Read more

Boost for plan to return ALL children to school on March 8 as Keir Starmer backs move

Boris Johnson’s bid to get all children back to school in two-weeks’ time received a boost today as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer backed the plan – and risked a furious row with unions. The Prime Minister wants to reopen all classrooms on March 8 and is expected to announce the proposal when he reveals … Read more