Priti Patel vows to beef up Britain’s borders after Brexit

Priti Patel vows to beef up Britain’s borders after Brexit with ‘firmer’ checks on entry to the UK UK police last year accessed international databases 603 million times  Under Boris Johnson’s Christmas  Brexit deal such access is severely curtailed  Home Secretary Priti Patel  says she will take back control of Britain’s borders She previously wanted … Read more

Britain’s best universities spent £1.6m feeding students locked down by Covid

Russell Group universities have spent more than £1.6million on catering for self-isolating students since they returned to halls.  The University of Bristol spent the most on getting food to self-isolating students with a whopping £808,958.  Quarantine boxes that the university handed out to non-catered students in self-isolation cost £683,419 alone.  On top of that, the … Read more

The key points in the summary of Britain’s historic agreement with the EU

The government last night published a summary of the UK’s historic Brexit deal with the EU, as Boris Johnson hailed the full trade package as a ‘small present’ to the British public.  The summary of the deal was published by Number 10 at 4.30pm on Christmas Eve, hours before the Prime Minister issued his upbeat ‘Brexmas’ … Read more

The key points in the summary of Britain’s historic agreement with the EU

The government last night published a summary of the UK’s historic Brexit deal with the EU, as Boris Johnson hailed the full trade package as a ‘small present’ to the British public.  The summary of the deal was published by Number 10 at 4.30pm on Christmas Eve, hours before the Prime Minister issued his upbeat ‘Brexmas’ … Read more

Britain’s biggest coronavirus testing lab in Milton Keynes is hit by Covid outbreak

Britain’s biggest coronavirus testing lab is hit by Covid outbreak after worker at Milton Keynes site that is targeted to process 70,000 tests a day claimed safety rules had been broken Milton Keynes Lighthouse Laboratory has seen an outbreak of Covid-19 in staff Three of its four scientific teams are isolating and other staff also … Read more

Britain’s classic theme park attractions, from a 1920s big dipper to Alton Towers’ iconic Corkscrew

Hold on tight for a roller coaster ride around some of Britain’s classic theme park attractions.  We take you back to pre-WWI Blackpool Pleasure Beach, where Sir Hiram Maxim’s Captive Flying Machines wowed straw-boater-wearing thrillseekers, and then through the decades via one-of-a-kind log flumes, a charming carousel and game-changing roller coasters at Chessington World of … Read more

Britain’s classic theme park attractions, from a 1920s big dipper to Alton Towers’ iconic Corkscrew

Hold on tight for a roller coaster ride around some of Britain’s classic theme park attractions.  We take you back to pre-WWI Blackpool Pleasure Beach, where Sir Hiram Maxim’s Captive Flying Machines wowed straw-boater-wearing thrillseekers, and then through the decades via one-of-a-kind log flumes, a charming carousel and game-changing roller coasters at Chessington World of … Read more

Britain’s coronavirus R rate is UP again to a possible 1.3, SAGE warns

Britain’s coronavirus R rate is UP to 1.5 in London, 1.3 across the UK and RISING in all southern regions as super-infectious variant sweeps across the country London and the East of England have fastest growing outbreaks, experts warn R rate remains stable in Midlands, North East, North West, amid lengthy Tier 3 London and … Read more

Britain’s daily Covid cases DOUBLE in a week with 36,804 more infections

By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more

Britain’s daily Covid cases DOUBLE in a week with 36,804 more infections

By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more