Ministers faced fresh calls to publish their exit strategy for the coronavirus lockdown today. The former bank of England Governor Lord King said that a ‘trial and error’ reopening of schools and some businesses should be considered to help re-start the economy. The crossbench peer called for the Government to be clear about the obstacles … Read more
Government extends overdraft with the Bank of England to pay for its coronavirus spending spree By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 9 April 2020 The Government has extended its overdraft with the Bank of England to finance its coronavirus spending spree. The emergency funding … Read more
More than nine in 10 fatalities from coronavirus in England were people aged over 60, figures have revealed. Just five under 20s (0.07per cent) have died from the infection. People aged 20-39 made up 0.7 per cent of the deaths and 40-59 7 per cent. The NHS England data reveals the other 92 per cent … Read more
The number of people taking their own lives in England has jumped more than a quarter in two years according to provisional figures collated by the Office of National Statistics. The data compares the final three months of 2019 with the same period of 2017. It shows that there were 1,413 deaths attributed to suicide … Read more
Public Health England is hampering the development of ‘game changing’ coronavirus antibody tests by not sharing blood samples from infected patients with private labs, according to claims made in a leaked memo. Scientists are rushing to develop the tests, which can confirm if someone has already had Covid-19 and could be immune – potentially allowing … Read more
Public Health England is hampering the development of ‘game changing’ coronavirus antibody tests by not sharing blood samples from infected patients with private labs, according to claims made in a leaked memo. Scientists are rushing to develop the tests, which can confirm if someone has already had Covid-19 and could be immune – potentially allowing … Read more
Smokers face a greater risk of coronavirus and put their loved ones at risk, according to a stark warning from Public Health England. Health chiefs said there has ‘never been a more important time’ to quit the habit than now because of the ever-worsening outbreak in Britain. PHE also claimed family, including children, will also … Read more
Kyle Walker faces NEVER playing for England again with Gareth Southgate ‘livid’ over his £2,000 sex party with two prostitutes at his flat during the coronavirus lockdown Kyle Walker could have played his last game for England after flouting lockdown England boss Gareth Southgate is thought to be livid with the defender’s actions Walker ignored … Read more
Kyle Walker faces NEVER playing for England again with Gareth Southgate ‘livid’ over his £2,000 sex party with two prostitutes at his flat during the coronavirus lockdown Kyle Walker could have played his last game for England after flouting lockdown England boss Gareth Southgate is thought to be livid with the defender’s actions Walker ignored … Read more
England, Scotland and Wales have declared 434 more deaths caused by the coronavirus today, taking the UK’s total to 5,368. England accounted for 403 of the fatalities while Scotland and Wales independently declared 31 more deaths in the past 24 hours. The statistics are a ray of hope as the daily death count has fallen … Read more