Britain’s Covid cases are still dropping two weeks after lockdown easing: Daily cases drop by 7% to 2,206 and 32 Covid deaths are recorded, three fewer than last week Government said there had been a further 2,061 lab-confirmed cases in the UK Only 32 new deaths from the disease were recorded, a drop of three … Read more
Retail sales jump 5.4% in March as shoppers splash out on new outfits to wear ahead of lockdown easing Retail sales volumes up 5.4% in month to March and 7.2% in the year, ONS said Clothes sales particularly strong last month, up 17.5% in the month Sales at plant retailers and garden centres sales up … Read more
Coronavirus cases rebounding as lockdown rules are loosened could lead to surges that delay the roadmap to ending restrictions for good, experts warned today. Self-confessed ‘prophet of doom’ Chris Hopson, boss of NHS Providers — a union for hospitals in England, said ‘we are likely to have a third and potentially fourth wave’ of Covid. He … Read more
Keto diet can help alcoholics who want to quit by easing symptoms of booze withdrawal, study finds In alcoholics, their bodies use less glucose energy and tap into acetate A study finds if the person is on a keto diet, ketone bodies will be used instead This can help manage withdrawal symptoms in human subjects and … Read more
Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond celebrated the easing of lockdown rules in memorable style on Monday, when they opened This Morning from the pub. The presenting duo, who are covering for regular hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, were seen sitting outside enjoying boozy beverages in west London. With Chumbawamba’s classic track Tubthumping playing, Dermot, … Read more
The EU and the UK are making progress towards a deal to ease post-Brexit trade checks in Northern Ireland, it was claimed today, amid hopes a breakthrough will end disorder on the streets of Belfast. Brussels and Britain are locked in talks on how to improve the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol against a … Read more
Recruiters today reported the strongest month-on-month increase in hiring for permanent jobs for six years amid an employment boom prompted by the easing of lockdown. The survey, which asked around 400 companies whether they have taken on more staff over the month compared to the one before, also found hiring for temporary positions had expanded … Read more
Recruiters today reported the strongest month-on-month increase in hiring for permanent jobs for six years amid an employment boom prompted by the easing of lockdown. The survey, which asked around 400 companies whether they have taken on more staff over the month compared to the one before, also found hiring for temporary positions had expanded … Read more
Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick team that correctly predicted the UK’s second wave, said he was ‘really pleasantly surprised’ that reopening schools did not cause a spike in infections Britain’s roadmap out of lockdown could be sped up because the coronavirus vaccines are working so well, according to one of the Government … Read more
Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick team that correctly predicted the UK’s second wave, said he was ‘really pleasantly surprised’ that reopening schools did not cause a spike in infections Britain’s roadmap out of lockdown could be sped up because the coronavirus vaccines are working so well, according to one of the Government … Read more