Covid-19 cases in Britain are barely dropping with almost 2,000 people still becoming infected each day, experts say. King’s College London’s COVID Symptom Tracker app estimates cases have remained stable over July for the UK as a whole, but appear to be ‘creeping up’ in the north of England. Some 1,000 people are catching the coronavirus in … Read more
Fresh warning over tax rises as figures show Britain borrowed record £128bn in just three months to battle Covid By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 21 July 2020 Britain borrowed a record £128billion in just three months to battle the coronavirus crisis – almost … Read more
Britain must face up to Moscow after ‘badly underestimating’ the Russian threat for years, MPs warned last night. In a devastating and long-awaited report, they said the UK took its ‘eye off the ball’ as the Kremlin waged a campaign of hacking, disinformation and political meddling. London – nicknamed ‘Londongrad’ – has become a ‘laundromat’ … Read more
Britain must face up to Moscow after ‘badly underestimating’ the Russian threat for years, MPs warned last night. In a devastating and long-awaited report, they said the UK took its ‘eye off the ball’ as the Kremlin waged a campaign of hacking, disinformation and political meddling. London – nicknamed ‘Londongrad’ – has become a ‘laundromat’ … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted he will not be ‘pushed into becoming a knee jerk Sinophobe’ as he warned Britain cannot ‘completely abandon’ its relationship with China despite rising tensions with Beijing. The Prime Minister said the UK does have ‘serious concerns’ about China’s behaviour on issues like human rights abuses and Hong Kong. But he … Read more
The future of many cinemas across the country hangs in the balance. Despite the easing of lockdown, ensuing social distancing safety while earning enough revenue to stay afloat, means for some, they cannot reopen immediately. In terms of the big chains, Odeon and Showtime have reopened venues with social distancing measures in place, while Cineworld … Read more
Britain has signed deals with two foreign pharmaceutical giants for 90million doses of new coronavirus vaccines with the option of buying 40million more, it was revealed today. Agreement has been reached for 30million doses from BioNTech and German firm Pfizer and 60million doses from France’s Valneva. The figure of 90million is in addition to the 100million … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: If the post-Brexit Stock Exchange is to have any credibility, it must battle to bring Arm float back to London By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 When Cambridge-based smart-chip maker Arm Holdings was sold to Japan’s Softbank in July … Read more
Chinese social media giant TikTok has reportedly shelved plans to build a global headquarters in London amid growing concern about Beijing’s influence in Britain. TikTok, a viral video app which is popular among teenagers, had been in discussions with the Department for International Trade and No 10 to establish a worldwide base in the capital. … Read more
Revealed: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain amid signs of a split among Tory MPs Sir Keir Starmer led a chorus of support for Shamima Begum’s return last year He said in 2019 that stripping Begum of UK citizenship ‘was the wrong decision’ The … Read more