UK coronavirus death toll rises by 48 in ONE day as Boris Johnson threatens to shut down UK parks

Boris Johnson threatened to shut down Britain’s open spaces today and impose draconian restrictions on all movement as thousands of people flouted official advice to keep their distance to slow the spread of coronavirus over the weekend. The Prime Minister said there was ‘no doubt’ he would act if people continued to act foolishly and … Read more

UK coronavirus death toll rises by 48 in ONE day as Boris Johnson threatens to shut down UK parks

Boris Johnson threatened to shut down Britain’s open spaces today as thousands of people flouted official advice to keep their distance to slow the spread of coronavirus over the weekend. The Prime Minister said there was ‘no doubt’ he would act if people continued to act foolishly and refused to take the threat posed by … Read more

Primark closes 189 stores across the UK due to the coronavirus pandemic

Primark will close all 189 outlets in the UK from tonight and Patisserie Valerie will close all its stores and online services tomorrow after Timpson Group, Pret A Manger, and John Lewis shut their doors as coronavirus panic sets in. Associated British Foods, which owns Primark, has already shut its 187 other venues across Europe … Read more

Boris Johnson’s father Stanley applies to become FRENCH citizen

Boris Johnson’s father Stanley applies to become FRENCH citizen in bid to keep family’s strong ties with Europe, daughter Rachel reveals in new book Stanley Johnson will become a French citizen, his daughter Rachel has revealed  Her book Rake’s Progress: My Political Midlife Crisis was published last week In it, she says her father Stanley, … Read more

‘Designated survivor’ Cabinet row as ministers ‘squabble over who gets to stand in for Boris’

‘Designated survivor’ Cabinet row as senior ministers ‘squabble over who gets to stand in for Boris Johnson’ if he contracts coronavirus Plan sets out who takes over if Mr Johnson becomes ill from coronavirus Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, will reportedly take on the top job  But other ministers are said to be unhappy at the … Read more

Deliveroo sign-ups jump 86 per cent in just two weeks during coronavirus shutdown

Deliveroo sign-ups jump 86 per cent in just two weeks as Boris Johnson pushes restaurants online because of coronavirus outbreak As many as 3,000 restaurants have signed up to the platform in the past month All cafes, bars and restaurants were ordered closed on Friday by the government Many businesses have now gone online to … Read more

Seven more people die in Wales as UK coronavirus death toll hits 240 and three medics, 30, are ill

Seven more people in Wales have died after contracting the coronavirus as the UK death toll hits 240 with 5,018 positive tests for Covid-19.   The surge in cases of the Wuhan virus comes as Boris Johnson pleads with young people to take the potentially life-threatening infections more seriously. Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton confirmed … Read more

Seven more people die in Wales as UK coronavirus death toll hits 240 and three medics, 30, are ill

Seven more people in Wales have died today after contracting the coronavirus as the UK death toll hits 240 with 5,018 positive tests for Covid-19.   The surge in cases of the Wuhan virus comes as Boris Johnson pleads with young people to take the potentially life-threatening infections more seriously. Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton … Read more

Top medic says doctors and nurses feel like coronavirus ‘CANNON FODDER’ without protective gear

‘They feel like lambs to the slaughter’: Top medic says doctors and nurses feel like they are coronavirus ‘CANNON FODDER’ with a lack of tests and protective equipment for frontline NHS staff, in appeal to Boris Johnson Doctors’ Association chairman Dr Rinesh Parmar made a direct appeal to PM He said NHS staff are still … Read more

Stars share sweet tributes to celebrate Mother’s Day in the UK

Celebs in the UK shared heart-warming posts in celebration of Mother’s Day, observed on the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent each year.   Leading the way was Victoria Beckham, who uploaded a sweet flashback image of her children Brooklyn, 21, Romeo, 17, Cruz, 15, and Harper, eight, and ‘sent the virtual hugs to all … Read more