Fix your carbon footprint first, Boris! As Government’s green spokesman says don’t rinse plates before using dishwasher, it emerges No10 Downing Street has a poor eco-rating Allegra Stratton advised public not to rinse dishes before using a dishwasher But the message has been somewhat diluted after it emerged that No10 itself has an especially poor carbon … Read more
A new poll from the COVID States Project found 62% of respondents ‘somewhat’ or ‘strongly’ approve of leaders at local, state and federal level requiring residents to get the Covid shot.
Wealthy nations must stop hoarding Covid vaccines and share them with poorer countries, a body representing the world’s jab makers said today. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations called for ‘immediate action’ to address the ‘vaccine apartheid’ that has emerged. It warned a ‘stepping up of responsible dose sharing’ was the only way to … Read more
Anxious couples who have waited for more than a year for their special day have slammed the government’s lack of clarity on weddings, as England prepares to reopen under new Covid-19 restrictions from Monday. Up to 30 people will be able to join together to celebrate weddings and receptions from May 17, as England prepares … Read more
Motherland viewers ask ‘how is it even possible?’ that Anna Maxwell Martin can switch from Line of Duty’s icy DCS Carmichael to stressed-out mum Julia in new series of BBC comedy Anna Maxwell Martin return to screens as on-the-edge middle-class mum Julia Viewers struggled to comprehend how she could play both DCS Patricia Carmicheal in … Read more
England’s Covid testing blitz began today, with everyone in the country now able to get swabbed twice a week in the aim of getting life back to normal. Boots and local pharmacies are now offering tests that adults can go in and pick up for free, even if they don’t have any symptoms of the … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a fresh assault on his plan for ‘Covid passports’ to go to the pub today amid claims ministers are trying to strongarm young people into getting vaccinated. The government is putting together a system where the NHS app would be used as proof individuals have had jabs, or been recently tested. … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a fresh assault on his plan for ‘Covid passports’ to go to the pub today amid claims ministers are trying to strongarm young people into getting vaccinated. The government is putting together a system where the NHS app would be used as proof individuals have had jabs, or been recently tested. … Read more
A teaching union has suggested the Government’s back-to-school plans could fail it not enough students wear face masks, as millions of pupils return to their classrooms today. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has warned that a wave of non-compliance from students over the Government’s mask wearing rules could create ‘ramifications’ for school … Read more
Nearly £1.6bn in fraudulent claims against Government’s bounce back loan schemes have been prevented by lenders, stats show The British Business Bank has been administering the bounce back loan scheme Scheme was launched in May to help businesses restart after the first lockdown So far, nearly £46billion has been lent to firms under bounce back … Read more