UK’s Covid slump WORSE than thought last Spring but recovery has been faster

UK’s Covid slump was even WORSE than thought last Spring but the recovery has been faster fuelling hopes of strong bounceback The ONS says the UK’s downturn was even steeper than thought last Spring But the recovery has been faster since meaning recession was slightly smaller  The findings will fuel hopes of a strong bounceback … Read more

UK’s Covid slump WORSE than thought last Spring but recovery has been faster

UK’s Covid slump was even WORSE than thought last Spring but the recovery has been faster fuelling hopes of strong bounceback The ONS says the UK’s downturn was even steeper than thought last Spring But the recovery has been faster since meaning recession was slightly smaller  The findings will fuel hopes of a strong bounceback … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Public transport users are returning to buses faster than trains

Bus travel is returning to pre-pandemic levels much faster than rail in Britain, bosses revealed today as people go back to using buses for their ‘everyday jobs’ such as shopping and going to school. Passenger numbers on buses in Newcastle are now at 45 per cent of levels before March 2020 despite the country still … Read more

Britain’s daily Covid deaths fall faster now than during first wave despite bigger winter outbreak  

Daily coronavirus deaths in Britain are falling at a faster rate than they did during the first wave, according to data which provides even more evidence that vaccines are saving lives.   Figures from No10’s Covid dashboard show that fatalities in the second wave peaked higher and fell further in the following seven weeks than during the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon is set to unveil faster lockdown easing in Scotland TODAY

Scotland is to relax its lockdown rules early to allow up to four people from two households to meet outside from Friday, Nicola Sturgeon announced today. They will be allowed to gather for ‘social and recreational reasons’, including in home gardens, on March 12 – three days earlier than previously planned, the First Minister said. … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon is set to unveil faster lockdown easing in Scotland TODAY

Scotland is to relax its lockdown rules early to allow up to four people from two households to meet outside from Friday, Nicola Sturgeon announced today. They will be allowed to gather for ‘social and recreational reasons’, including in home gardens, on March 12 – three days earlier than previously planned, the First Minister said. … Read more

UK’s 5G delivering five times faster speeds but availability still lagging

Nearly two fifths of Britain now has 5G coverage typically producing average speeds almost five times faster in areas where it is available. Where 5G is provided, average speeds were recorded at 150 Mbps across all networks compared with 33 Mbps in areas without it, according to research by Global Wireless Solutions. GWS assessed the … Read more

Coronavirus: Covid deaths in England are falling FASTER than SAGE predicted

Covid deaths in England are falling faster than gloomy SAGE advisers thought they would, official data show — and scientists claim lockdown rules could be loosened faster. Models produced by the SPI-M group of scientists predicting the future of the Covid outbreak in February suggested the daily death count would stay above 200 until mid-March. But the average number of … Read more

Coronavirus: Covid deaths in England are falling FASTER than SAGE predicted

Coronavirus deaths in England are falling faster than SAGE experts thought they would, official data show and scientists say lockdown rules could be loosened faster. Models produced by the SPI-M group of scientists predicting the future of the Covid outbreak in February suggested the daily death count would stay above 200 until mid-March. But the average … Read more