Britain’s Covid outbreak continues to worsen with another 33,364 cases as officials record 215 more deaths Data shows daily infections have risen 64.7% in a week, with today’s figure up from the 20,263 last Monday Deaths are still stable, however, with today’s fatality count being 7.3 per cent down on last week’s 232 It comes … Read more
Britain was labelled the ‘sick man of Europe’ overnight as flights to the continent ground to a halt – bit its infection rate is still lower than some of the countries imposing travel bans, despite rising quickly. More than a dozen European countries have stopped flights from Britain because of the mutant virus strain that … Read more
While Britain became the ‘sick man of Europe’ overnight as flights to the continent ground to a halt, its infection rate is still lower than some of the countries imposing travel bans – although it is rising quickly. More than a dozen European countries have stopped flights from Britain because of the mutant virus strain … Read more
Britain’s supermarket shelves may stand empty as France’s Covid-19 ban on British lorries is set to stop Continental hauliers bringing in vital festive food supplies. The Port of Dover closed to all accompanied vehicles leaving the UK tonight for the next 48 hours after France imposed an inbound travel ban following the mutant Covid-19 strain which … Read more
Nightingale hospitals are still lying empty despite the rising coronavirus cases and fears over a new highly-infectious mutant strain. East London’s ExCeL centre – the first site opened by NHS England amid the crisis, is seen practically deserted in pictures taken today. The site would be the largest intensive care unit in Europe if fully operational, capable of … Read more
Nightingale hospitals are still lying empty despite the rising coronavirus cases and fears over a new highly-infectious mutant strain. East London’s ExCeL centre – the first site opened by NHS England amid the crisis, is seen practically deserted in pictures taken today. The site would be the largest intensive care unit in Europe if fully operational, capable of … Read more
DRAMA All Creatures Great And Small: Christmas Special This drama series about vets in the chocolate-box Yorkshire Dales is first-class comfort viewing (Callum Woodhouse, above) This drama series about vets in the chocolate-box Yorkshire Dales is first-class comfort viewing. It’s Christmas Eve and James is trying to come to terms with the fact that … Read more
Covid makes Britain’s roads safer: Insurance pay outs drop by £4.4bn with 41% less accidents and 26% fewer deaths than in 2019 London motorists have made £693m-worth fewer car insurance claims in 2020 Accident levels in the capital have fallen almost 60 per cent due to Covid-19 Motorists in Scotland have recorded almost 37 per … Read more
Covid makes Britain’s roads safer: Insurance pay outs drop by £4.4bn with 41% less accidents and 26% fewer deaths than in 2019 London motorists have made £693m-worth fewer car insurance claims in 2020 Accident levels in the capital have fallen almost 60 per cent due to Covid-19 Motorists in Scotland have recorded almost 37 per … Read more
Chinese engineers are banned from working on Britain’s next nuclear plant after the storm over Huawei working on the UK’s 5G China General Nuclear confined to providing finance in the Sizewell project Follows concern over security risk of giving China role in Britain’s infrastructure EDF is leading two £20billion projects at Sizewell and sister plant … Read more