Social care spending ‘is down by millions’: New figures reveal financial outlay has fallen by up to 18% in some regions in just ten years Social care spending per head was lower than 2010 in 112 of 150 local authorities It is 8 per cent below for England overall, but London saw 18 per cent … Read more
Care homes in England may have seen the highest number of deaths from coronavirus in the UK. Stark figures show mortality rates rose to more than twice their normal level at the height of the pandemic. Over the first 16 weeks of the outbreak, there were 79 per cent more deaths in care homes than … Read more
Care homes in England may have seen the highest number of deaths from coronavirus in the UK. Stark figures show mortality rates rose to more than twice their normal level at the height of the pandemic. Over the first 16 weeks of the outbreak, there were 79 per cent more deaths in care homes than … Read more
Regulators have refused to release the Covid-19 death tolls at individual care homes with the public, it emerged today. Care homes have been ravaged by the coronavirus, with tens of thousands of elderly Britons having died after catching the vicious illness. But officials have never released detailed figures showing how badly some homes have been … Read more
The authorities in Belarus arrested two leading opposition figures on Monday and called a Nobel laureate in for questioning, a day after thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of president Alexander Lukashenko. Two weeks after an election which his opponents say he rigged, Lukashenko has shown little sign of bringing … Read more
Another 1,040 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing Britain’s total caseload to 317,379. The figure is only 22 cases smaller than the 1,062 reported last Sunday – which came almost a fortnight after Boris Johnson predicted a second wave in two weeks. Yesterday saw Britain’s highest Saturday infection total in eight weeks … Read more
Ministers have quietly wiped 1.3million Covid-19 swabs off the official testing count, it emerged today. Number 10 has repeatedly boasted about the number of tests it is capable of doing – with capacity now reportedly at around 340,000 per day. But the government has now admitted a staggering one in 10 coronavirus tests were counted … Read more
TOWIE’s Olivia Attwood and Nicole Bass showcase their figures in sizzling swimwear as they film pool party scenes in the heatwave By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 12:41 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 13:18 BST, 11 August 2020 Olivia Atwood and Nicole Bass embraced the recent heatwave as they joined some of their TOWIE … Read more
British collector’s enormous hoard of 600 vintage action figures including Star Wars, Thundercats, and Flash Gordon goes on sale for a staggering £130,000 Figures from Star Wars, Flash Gordon and Masters of the Universe will go under the hammer later this month The sale, consisting of 617 lots, is being held by Vectis Auctions, of … Read more
Customer numbers fall after compulsory face masks were introduced in shops, figures reveal Footfall dropped by 1.6 per cent in England since masks were made compulsory The steepest downturn was in retail parks where it dropped by 6.6 per cent High streets saw a 1.9 per cent rise while shopping centres saw a 4 per … Read more