Forty MPs call on Boris Johnson to ease travel curbs and bring back foreign holidays

Boris Johnson faced calls to lift lockdown faster last night as Covid infections, hospital cases and deaths hit a six-month low. Four NHS regions – covering 29million people across southern England – reported no deaths on Sunday. Just 23 fatalities were logged elsewhere. The average daily death toll is now 63 – 95 per cent below … Read more

Six Loose Women stars reunite for a picnic amid loosening of lockdown rules

Six Loose Women panellists joined forces for an al fresco picnic outside ITV’s London studios on Monday, as they celebrated the loosening of lockdown rules. As Brits embraced the first day of the new rules – which allow six people to meet up socially outdoors, among other things – the stars marked the occasion by hosting in … Read more

Covid France: Third national lockdown looks unavoidable in blow to Emmanuel Macron

A third lockdown is appearing unavoidable for France as the country faces sharply rising cases and overflowing hospitals in Paris.    This week will be decisive for the strategy overseen by President Emmanuel Macron and his government who argue that every day without a lockdown is a bonus for France which they see as exhausted after … Read more

London street theatre company offers doorstep performances from singers and dancers in lockdown

Step One Part One: March 8 From March 8, all pupils and students returned to schools and colleges across England. So-called wrap-around childcare was also allowed to resume, paving the way for after and before school clubs to reopen. People were allowed to meet one other person outside for recreation, for example, to have a … Read more

Street theatre company is offering doorstep performances from singers and dancers during lockdown

Step One Part One: March 8 From March 8, all pupils and students returned to schools and colleges across England. So-called wrap-around childcare was also allowed to resume, paving the way for after and before school clubs to reopen. People were allowed to meet one other person outside for recreation, for example, to have a … Read more

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’, Professor Chris Whitty warns

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’ because jabs aren’t 100 per cent effective and millions have still yet to be fully inoculated, Professor Chris Whitty warned tonight. England’s chief medical officer acknowledged the wall — designed to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed and thousands from dying in the event of a third … Read more

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’, Professor Chris Whitty warns

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’ because jabs aren’t 100 per cent effective and millions have still yet to be fully inoculated, Professor Chris Whitty warned tonight. England’s chief medical officer acknowledged the wall — designed to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed and thousands from dying in the event of a third … Read more

Covid Germany: Angela Merkel blames ‘perfectionism’ for chaotic vaccine roll-out

Angela Merkel has blamed German ‘perfectionism’ for the country’s current coronavirus chaos with vaccine doses going unused and patchy lockdown rules failing to rein in the third wave.  The long-serving chancellor called for more ‘flexibility’ as she acknowledged flaws in a bureaucratic vaccine roll-out which has seen only 10 per cent of the population get … Read more

Third national lockdown looks unavoidable for France in blow to Macron

A third lockdown is appearing unavoidable for France as the country faces sharply rising cases and overflowing hospitals in Paris.    This week will be decisive for the strategy overseen by President Emmanuel Macron and his government who argue that every day without a lockdown is a bonus for France which they see as exhausted after … Read more

James Haskell and Chloe Madeley look casual as they step out to enjoy a low-key stroll

They’ve been married for two years and have spent lockdown together.  And Chloe Madeley and her husband James Haskell looked happy to be out and about in sunny London on Monday as they enjoyed a dog walk.  The fitness enthusiast, 33, and the rugby star, 35, both dressed in casual ensembles as they stepped out to visit … Read more