England’s coronavirus outbreak appears to have shrunk by half in the past week, official data has revealed. The Office for National Statistics predicts that there are now only 53,000 people in England who currently have Covid-19 – 0.1 per cent of the population. This estimate is a significant drop from the 133,000 people (0.24 per … Read more
Experts predict Bank of England will ramp up its money-printing programme to almost £1trillion over the next year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 4 June 2020 Making plans: Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey The Bank of England looks likely to ramp up … Read more
We should be proud of our coastline. It’s the envy of many other countries, not just for its varied landscapes and seascapes but because of our right to roam. What’s more, next year the England Coast Path aims to join the gaps between the long-distance footpaths, as well as improve existing trails. It’s been a … Read more
The true scale of the coronavirus crisis ‘burning through’ care homes may never be known, according to one of the industry’s most senior figures. Professor Martin Green, the head of Care England, condemned the Government’s pandemic strategy and said the sector could still be months from a peak in cases. In a scathing attack, he … Read more
The true scale of the coronavirus crisis ‘burning through’ care homes may never be known, according to one of the industry’s most senior figures. Professor Martin Green, the head of Care England, condemned the Government’s pandemic strategy and said the sector could still be months from a peak in cases. In a scathing attack, he … Read more
Areas with large ethnic minority populations make up more than three quarters of England’s coronavirus hotspots, a report has revealed. But numbers coming from Muslim communities in areas which could be expected to be hard-hit are low, and cultural habits may be protecting England’s Muslims from the fast-spreading disease. That’s according to a report by Professor … Read more
The coronavirus is killing one Briton every two minutes – and Birmingham is the epicentre of the UK’s crisis, figures show. The darkest day of the UK’s outbreak yesterday saw a further 786 deaths reported, bringing the total to 6,159. However, the outbreak seems to be slowing, with the lowest number of new cases diagnosed … Read more
The skies over London looked empty last night as only a handful of planes took off and landed at the city’s major airports amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Data from airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 revealed a significant reduction in the number of aircraft flying over the capital last night compared to April 7 … Read more
The skies over London looked empty last night as only a handful of planes took off and landed at the city’s major airports amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Data from airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 revealed a significant reduction in the number of aircraft flying over the capital last night compared to April 7 … Read more
Airline and holiday company easyJet has secured a £600 million loan from the Treasury and the Bank of England’s coronavirus fund. It comes after its founder warned that the budget airline will ‘run out of money by around August’, as he urged directors to scrap a multi-billion pound deal with Airbus to avoid taking tax-payer … Read more