Britons enjoy one final late night out before Boris Johnson’s 10pm closing time comes into force 

Brits were spotted in their masses heading out for one final late night on Wednesday just before Boris Johnson’s new coronavirus measures come into play.  The Prime Minister has today ordered pubs and restaurants to stop serving at 10pm, considerably earlier than most establishments across the country.  And owners will be forced to kick customers … Read more

Boris Johnson’s target of carrying out 500,000 coronavirus tests a day is under threat

The UK may be ‘weeks behind’ its target of 500,000 tests a day due to a shortage of vital chemicals and analysing machines, it has been revealed.  Boris Johnson pledged to more than double current capacity from 260,000 by the end of October despite backlogs in laboratories and Britons being asked to drive hundreds of … Read more

Boris Johnson’s ‘stern’ expression during address ‘showed clear intention to try to rally troops’

Boris Johnson’s ‘stern’ expression and dramatic hand gestures during his national address ‘showed a very clear intention to try to rally the troops’, a body language expert has claimed. In a televised speech from Downing Street, the Prime Minister, flanked by a Union Jack, said he was ‘deeply, spiritually reluctant’ to make new ‘impositions, or infringe … Read more

Boris Johnson’s ‘stern’ expression during address ‘showed clear intention to try to rally troops’

Boris Johnson’s ‘stern’ expression and dramatic hand gestures during his national address ‘showed a very clear intention to try to rally the troops’, a body language expert has claimed. In a televised speech from Downing Street, the Prime Minister, flanked by a Union Jack, said he was ‘deeply, spiritually reluctant’ to make new ‘impositions, or infringe … Read more

Boris Johnson’s speech: Internet users try to find humour in the doom-laden coronavirus address

Twitter has reacted to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest set of coronavirus restrictions after they were unveiled in tonight’s speech.   Boris Johnson warned Britons they faced a long hard winter of police-enforced curbs on their freedom to see off coronavirus, saying the alternative was ‘many more families losing loved ones before their time’. It caused … Read more

Boris Johnson’s speech in full: Prime Minister’s lockdown address to the nation 

Boris Johnson tonight unveiled his new coronavirus restrictions in an address to the nation from Downing Street. Below is his full speech.  Good evening, the struggle against Covid is the single biggest crisis the world has faced in my lifetime. In less than a year this disease has killed almost a million people, and caused … Read more

Great British Bake Off will be DELAYED to make way for Boris Johnson’s address

The new series of Great British Bake Off, set to air on Tuesday night, will be delayed. The first episode of the 11th series of the Channel 4 show was scheduled to air at 8pm, but will now be delayed by several minutes to allow the channel to air Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s address to … Read more

Boris Johnson’s son Wilfred was christened a catholic, Westminster Cathedral confirms

Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds had their son Wilfred christened a Catholic, the largest Catholic cathedral in England and Wales has confirmed. Westminster Cathedral said the couple had their four-month-old son baptised there in a ceremony on September 12 by Father Daniel Humphreys. It is understood the christening was a small ceremony held … Read more

Boris Johnson’s son Wilfred was christened a catholic, Westminster Cathedral confirms

Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds had their son Wilfred christened a Catholic, the largest Catholic cathedral in England and Wales has confirmed. Westminster Cathedral said the couple had their four-month-old son baptised there in a ceremony on September 12 by Father Daniel Humphreys. It is understood the christening was a small ceremony held … Read more

Boris Johnson’s allies angered by ‘brutal and personal’ attack on the PM

Boris Johnson is now a man with ‘misery etched on his face’ as Covid and money troubles wear down the formally ‘ebullient’ and ‘cajoling’ figure of old. A deeply unflattering portrait published yesterday suggested that the combination of his own brush with death, dealing with the pandemic and personal financial concerns had taken a terrible … Read more