Was lockdown sold on a LIE? Oxford scientist says 4,000 deaths graph should NOT have been used

A graph showed during the Prime Minister’s address saying Britain will have 4,000 deaths a day by December was ‘proven to be incorrect’ and ‘four weeks out of date’, an Oxford University scientist has warned. Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Carl Heneghan said mathematically the document should not have been used to justify the … Read more

Coronavirus: January 2021 UK lockdown possible unless R rate reduced

Professor Neil Ferguson has warned that the UK could face another lockdown in the New Year if infection levels are not driven down following a second national lockdown.  The Imperial College epidemiologist, nicknamed ‘Professor Lockdown’, said driving rates of infection down ‘substantially’ during the lockdown could see a relaxation of measures over the Christmas and … Read more

Coronavirus: January 2021 UK lockdown possible unless R rate reduced

Professor Neil Ferguson has warned that the UK could face another lockdown in the New Year if infection levels are not driven down following a second national lockdown.  The Imperial College epidemiologist, nicknamed ‘Professor Lockdown’, said driving rates of infection down ‘substantially’ during the lockdown could see a relaxation of measures over the Christmas and … Read more

Boris Johnson insists England’s Covid lockdown WILL end next month

Second lockdown WILL end next month, Boris Johnson insists as he faces a major Tory rebellion over new restrictions Boris Johnson insisted last night that second lockdown will end next month Prime Minister made comments during a two-hour grilling in the Commons Warned course of action is only way to head off ‘medical and moral … Read more

Boris Johnson insists England’s Covid lockdown WILL end next month

Second lockdown WILL end next month, Boris Johnson insists as he faces a major Tory rebellion over new restrictions Boris Johnson insisted last night that second lockdown will end next month Prime Minister made comments during a two-hour grilling in the Commons Warned course of action is only way to head off ‘medical and moral … Read more

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle demands apology if MP leaked PM’s lockdown plan

Timeline of the PM’s lockdown decision  Friday, 7am: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab begins a round of broadcast interviews defending the government’s ‘Tiered’ system of local lockdowns.   Friday 2.30pm: Sir Patrick Vallance underlines SAGE’s support for a national lockdown at a briefing with reporters, suggesting it was getting late to arrest the spike in cases before Christmas. … Read more

Emma Rigby and Sid Owen accused of breaking Covid rules at party

EXCLUSIVE: BBC stars Emma Rigby and Sid Owen are accused of flouting Covid rules as they join bankers and property execs at high society Halloween party in luxury apartment overlooking Tower Bridge EastEnders legend Sid Owen and BBC star Emma Rigby were at Halloween party held by Treats Magazine Bash held in Tier Two level … Read more

BBC stars Emma Rigby and Sid Owen are accused of flouting Covid rules at high society Halloween bash

EXCLUSIVE: BBC stars Emma Rigby and Sid Owen are accused of flouting Covid rules as they join bankers and property execs at high society Halloween party in luxury apartment overlooking Tower Bridge EastEnders legend Sid Owen and BBC star Emma Rigby were at Halloween party held by Treats Magazine Bash held in Tier Two level … Read more

Coronavirus: UK Government advisers’ estimate of daily Covid cases has DROPPED

SAGE advisers’ estimates of how many people are catching Covid-19 each day actually went down at the end of October, despite Boris Johnson forcing the nation into another lockdown amid fears the virus was out of control. In a slide shown in the Prime Minister’s gloomy TV briefing, chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance pointed … Read more

Britain records FEWEST daily Covid-19 cases in a fortnight

Britain today recorded the fewest daily Covid-19 cases in a fortnight, offering more proof that the crisis is slowing down and isn’t spiralling out of control ahead of England’s national lockdown on Thursday. Department of Health figures show another 18,950 people tested positive for the disease — down 9.3 per cent in a week and … Read more