England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare again today as data revealed just a third of people aged between 50 and 54 have been inoculated in parts of the country. And three boroughs — all of which are in London — have still yet to even reach 60 per cent of everyone over the … Read more
All lorry drivers entering England face compulsory Covid tests to fight threat of new coronavirus variants despite fears it could disrupt food supplies Lorry drivers will tested for Covid-19 once in England, rather than at the border France has dropped requirement for lorry drivers arriving from UK to be tested Testing comes amid concerns over … Read more
A debut goal for Ollie Watkins, a first for James Ward-Prowse and a return to prominence for Jesse Lingard. Let’s not forget that this night at sorry old empty Wembley will always mean something to someone. An England cap will always be an England cap, a goal always a goal. That apart, there was nothing to … Read more
Coronavirus cases rose in a THIRD of England’s 150 councils in England last week… but outbreak is ONLY being driven by huge spike in school testing as data shows infection rates in over-70s are at lowest levels since AUGUST Some 56 of 149 local authorities saw an uptick in their Covid infections last week, says … Read more
Covid cases in England fell by 6% last week despite 400,000 extra tests being carried out, Test and Trace data reveals Coronavirus testing in England surged by 7 per cent last week as millions of children were swabbed at school Covid cases continued to plummet for the tenth week in a row to the lowest … Read more
Covid cases in England fell by 6% last week despite 400,000 extra tests being carried out, Test and Trace data reveals Coronavirus testing in England surged by 7% last week as millions of children were swabbed at school Covid cases continued to plummet for the tenth week in a row to the lowest seen since … Read more
Technology being built into smart motorways to improve their controversial safety credentials might only detect around 85 per cent of stranded vehicles – and leave thousands of motorists a year vulnerable to potentially life-threatening collisions, a report has revealed. Stationary Vehicle Detection (SVD) systems are due to be rolled out across all smart motorways in … Read more
There were no excess deaths in England and Wales last week for the first time since August, official figures revealed today – in a sign Britain’s second wave is over. Office of National Statistics (ONS) data showed there were 511 fewer fatalities from all causes including dementia, heart disease and Covid than expected, marking a … Read more
There were no excess deaths in England and Wales last week for the first time since August, official figures revealed today – as experts said the devastation of the second wave was firmly behind us. Office of National Statistics (ONS) data showed there were 511 fewer fatalities from all causes including dementia, heart disease and … Read more
Former England striker Frank Worthington has died aged 72. One of English football’s great mavericks, Worthington died peacefully in hospital on March 22, his family announced in a statement. Unashamedly non-establishment, Worthington hit the headlines as much for his off-field exploits as his rarefied talents on it. Worthington won eight England caps and represented over … Read more