UK Government’s forecast of 4,000 coronavirus deaths per day ‘could be FIVE TIMES too high’

The claim that 4,000 people could be dying from coronavirus by next month could be four or five times too high and not reflect the current situation, experts warn. The shocking figure was presented by chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance in Saturday’s TV briefing where Boris Johnson announced the UK’s second lockdown. But there … Read more

IMF downgrades forecast for UK economy with GDP projected at 10.4%

International Monetary Fund DOWNGRADES its forecast for the UK economy and says it won’t return to pre-pandemic levels for at least a YEAR amid second wave and Brexit chaos as Rishi Sunak warns Britain must balance the books Rishi Sunak today stressed importance of the Government balancing the books  The International Monetary Fund issued pessimistic … Read more

Britain braces for sub-zero temperatures with frost, fog and wintry showers forecast for month

Dig out your woolly jumpers! Britain braces for sub-zero temperatures with frost, fog and wintry showers forecast for the rest of the month There will be some chillier nights coming up as we head into the autumn months with temperatures dipping Temperatures could plummet to minus 2 degrees during the coming weeks as frost and … Read more

Britain braces for sub-zero temperatures with frost, fog and wintry showers forecast for month

Dig out your woolly jumpers! Britain braces for sub-zero temperatures with frost, fog and wintry showers forecast for the rest of the month There will be some chillier nights coming up as we head into the autumn months with temperatures dipping Temperatures could plummet to minus 2 degrees during the coming weeks as frost and … Read more

Panicked No10 plunged Britain into full lockdown after being given doomsday forecast, book claims

Downing Street was panicked into a full national lockdown after its scientific advisers Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance were given doomsday mortality projections by Imperial College’s Neil Ferguson, an explosive new biography of Boris Johnson by investigative author Tom Bower reveals. Bower tells how a critical meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) … Read more

Panicked No10 plunged Britain into full lockdown after being given doomsday forecast, book claims

Downing Street was panicked into a full national lockdown after its scientific advisers Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance were given doomsday mortality projections by Imperial College’s Neil Ferguson, an explosive new biography of Boris Johnson by investigative author Tom Bower reveals. Bower tells how a critical meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) … Read more

5G networks could interfere with weather forecast satellite signals

5G mobile networks could interfere with signals from weather satellites in the neighbouring frequency band leading to forecasting errors, study warns US researchers modelled the impact that ‘5G leakage’ would have on forecasting They used a tornado outbreak from February 2008 as a case study for modelling Interference would have thrown off precipitation forecasts by … Read more

Professor Lockdown stands by doomsday forecast that sent Britain into lockdown

One of Britain’s top Covid-19 experts has stood by his prediction that half a million people could have died without a lockdown. Professor Neil Ferguson, a former adviser to the Government before he resigned after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover, said his early model was actually an ‘underestimate’. Work he produced alongside … Read more

Electronic warfare equipment orders boost Chemring’s profit forecast

Chemring boosts profits outlook after strong orders for military technology and electronic combat systems Just over £450million in orders was received by the Romsey-based business  Chemring has borrowed £50m from the Covid Corporate Financing Facility  CEO Michael Ord: ‘We have good momentum as we near the end of FY20’ By Harry Wise For This Is … Read more

How much are house prices forecast to rise near you over five years?

Property sales will slump more than previously expected and remain subdued into next year, estate agent Savills has warned, as it issued new house price forecasts.   Savills said it expected UK house prices to fall by about 7.5 per cent this year across the UK, with property values recovering at different rates of growth. While … Read more