Public Health England has today published a study claiming the controversial rapid tests being used to test millions of schoolchildren for Covid are ‘very good’, despite fears the kits may be hugely inaccurate. The research looked at lateral flow tests, for which people swab their own noses and throats and put the samples into small … Read more
Even if we don’t yet know whether we’ll be able to jet abroad for our holidays this year, many of us are looking forward to a post-lockdown break. And for a perfect family day out, what could be more fun than a visit to Britain’s largest theme park, Alton Towers in Staffordshire, with its thrilling … Read more
Today sees the start of England’s great unlocking, with two friends allowed to meet outside socially, families allowed to see loved ones in care homes and schools welcoming back pupils. Boris Johnson said he hoped the tentative softening of restrictions marked a ‘big step’ on his ‘road map to freedom’ – a plan which could … Read more
Even if we don’t yet know whether we’ll be able to jet abroad for our holidays this year, many of us are looking forward to a post-lockdown break. And for a perfect family day out, what could be more fun than a visit to Britain’s largest theme park, Alton Towers in Staffordshire, with its thrilling … Read more
England records another 185 Covid hospital deaths in preliminary figures By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 14:02 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 14:07 GMT, 6 March 2021 A further 185 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, the NHS said today. A total of 84,276 people have now died in … Read more
England records another 185 Covid hospital deaths in preliminary figures By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 14:02 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 14:07 GMT, 6 March 2021 A further 185 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, the NHS said today. A total of 84,276 people have now died in … Read more
More than 20 prisoners have died in a fortnight after contracting coronavirus, figures suggest. Provisional data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show the deaths of 24 inmates for the two-week period to March 1 were Covid-related. During this time, 1,478 prisoners tested positive in around half the jails in England and Wales. As of … Read more
More than 20 prisoners have died in a fortnight after contracting coronavirus, figures suggest. Provisional data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show the deaths of 24 inmates for the two-week period to March 1 were Covid-related. During this time, 1,478 prisoners tested positive in around half the jails in England and Wales. As of … Read more
Around 4,000 savers will have £210million in cash returned to them after Wyelands Bank was ordered, in an unprecedented move by the Bank of England, to repay all of its depositors in full. Holders of its 35 and 95-day notice accounts, which have paid zero interest after a succession of cuts, will be paid until … Read more
A cursory glance at the map shows Wokingham marooned between sprawling Reading and the ‘new town’ of Bracknell, which, to outsiders, is a maze of mini-roundabouts and modern office blocks of the kind that has Prince Charles spluttering over his organic muesli. What’s more, spaghetti junction number 10 of the M4 is practically in shouting … Read more