A new national lockdown across England means people must stay at home unless for specific reasons, such as attending school or college, or going to the supermarket. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new measures at a Downing Street press conference on Saturday. He said the measures were necessary to avert bleak predictions of 85,000 … Read more
Boris Johnson will bring in the Army to help roll out ‘rapid turnaround tests’ which will see ‘whole cities’ able to tested for Covid within days. The Prime Minister made the announcement at a Downing Street press conference this evening, as he plunged the nation back into a full lockdown until December 2. Government scientific … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer tonight called for a second national lockdown to start immediately as he claimed vindication on calling for a ‘circuit-breaker’ two weeks ago. The Labour leader also indicated that his Party will back the Tory Government in a vote on a new England-wide lockdown in the Commons. He welcomed Boris Johnson’s plans to plunge the … Read more
Max George and Dianne Buswell have kick started Strictly Come Dancing’s second live show with an energetic jive. Taking to the dance floor on Saturday night, the sensational duo wowed the judges with their moves and received an impressive score of 20. The hit performance came amid concerns the show would be postponed due to … Read more
England’s chief public health officials tonight unveiled gloomy graphs that show how all models of the coronavirus second wave predict the number of deaths will exceed their ‘worst cases scenario’. At the heart of the scientific data supporting Boris Johnson’s decision to plunge England into a second lockdown was a graph comparing the predictions of … Read more
Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2 Restrictions will start at midnight on Thursday morning and last until December 2. People can only leave their homes for specific reasons, such as to do essential shopping, for outdoor exercise, and for work if they are unable to work from home. Non-essential shops will be told to shut, … Read more
Boris Johnson effectively took the country back to square one tonight as he unveiled a dramatic new national month-long lockdown – ordering the public to stay at home. After weeks insisting he is sticking to local restrictions, the PM completed an humiliating U-turn by announcing blanket coronavirus restrictions for England at a prime-time press conference alongside … Read more
Premier League confident matches will continue despite impending second UK lockdown but will wait until Government sets out their plans to give green light Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a month-long second lockdown It follows a rise in Covid-19 infections across the country in recent weeks The announcement of a second lockdown could come … Read more
Premier League confident matches will continue despite impending second UK lockdown but will wait until Government sets out their plans to give green light Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a month-long second lockdown It follows a rise in Covid-19 infections across the country in recent weeks The announcement of a second lockdown could come … Read more
SAGE scientists have warned coronavirus is ‘running riot’ across the country amid reports ministers will declare a second national lockdown as early as next week. They said the upwards direction of cases is ‘very serious’ and that the Government’s Three-Tier system has slowed the virus but failed to put its spread into reverse. And warned … Read more