Ministers could be given the green light to start planning an exit from the lockdown within ten days, the Chief Medical Officer suggested last night. Chris Whitty said Government experts hoped to have enough evidence about the transmission of the coronavirus by that point to ‘judge how we can go into the next phase’. The … Read more
Ministers could be given the green light to start planning an exit from the lockdown within ten days, the Chief Medical Officer suggested last night. Chris Whitty said Government experts hoped to have enough evidence about the transmission of the coronavirus by that point to ‘judge how we can go into the next phase’. The … Read more
A five-month-old baby boy has died after his parents put out a plea for a life-saving partial liver transplant from a living donor. Marcus Albers was born in October 2018 with an extremely rare genetic disease that changes the way cells in the body communicate and attacks the liver, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Doctors … Read more
Ricky Gervais is playing by the rules for a change. ‘I’ve been social distancing for two weeks, apart from walks on the Heath,’ says the usually maverick comedian. He adds that no one has visited the house in Hampstead, North London, that he shares with partner Jane Fallon, and that he supports the stay-at-home rules. … Read more
Schools should reopen BEFORE six-week summer holidays if it is safe to do so, headteachers say Heads says schools should reopen before the Summer holidays if it is safe Reopening schools will have to be planned and phased, say teacher unions Research suggests closing schools reduces death rate by two to four per cent By … Read more
A Labour mayor who was expelled from the party after saying Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus has now lost her job. Councillor Sheila Oakes, who is currently mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire, was sacked from her job as a paralegal at VHS Fletchers in Nottingham on Wednesday after going through … Read more
A Labour mayor who was expelled from the party after saying Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus has now lost her job. Councillor Sheila Oakes, who is currently mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire, was sacked from her job as a paralegal at VHS Fletchers in Nottingham on Wednesday after going through … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Markets rally on hopes of US rate cut; FCA hits banks with clampdown on overdraft fees; Depressed pound edges up as Theresa May steps down The FTSE 100 closed up 1%, or 72 points, at 7,331.94 The FCA has banned banks from charging more for unarranged overdrafts The pound has edged up a little … Read more
Britons were warned not to expect an imminent lifting of the coronavirus shutdown today. Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed that stand-in prime minister Dominic Raab will chair the Cobra committee tomorrow morning to discuss a review, due to take place next week, of the harsh measures that have kept Britons largely stuck in their own homes … Read more
‘He’s going to go back to being Mr Nasty!’: Amanda Holden admits she hopes Simon Cowell’s weight loss will help him tap back into his ‘evil’ side for Britain’s Got Talent By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 00:32 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 00:46 BST, 7 April 2020 Amanda Holden has confessed her friend … Read more