Indian Covid variant ‘poses a threat’ to UK’s lockdown-easing plans, expert warns

The Indian coronavirus variant could ‘pose a threat’ to Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown, an expert warned today.  It is feared the B.1.617 strain spreads more easily than older versions of the virus and scientists say it has mutations which may help it evade vaccines. Professor Danny Altmann, an Imperial College London immunologist, said … Read more

Hundreds flock to first car boot sale after lockdown-easing

Britons are basking in glorious sunshine today with temperatures set to hit 62F as people make the most of their new-found freedoms with the easing of coronavirus restrictions. Sunseekers in England and Wales had plenty of blue skies this morning at the start of a mini-heatwave as they decided to spend Sunday outdoors. Hundreds were seen turning … Read more

Hundreds flock to first car boot sale after lockdown-easing

Britons are basking in glorious sunshine today with temperatures set to hit 62F as people make the most of their new-found freedoms with the easing of coronavirus restrictions. Sunseekers in England and Wales had plenty of blue skies this morning at the start of a mini-heatwave as they decided to spend Sunday outdoors. Hundreds were seen turning … Read more

Britain’s Covid vaccine shortage may delay lockdown-easing plans, expert warns

The vaccine rollout was plunged into its first real crisis last night as the NHS revealed a major four-week fall in supply, meaning millions of people under 50 now face waiting a much longer wait for their first vaccine appointment than many had hoped. Here, we take a look at what is causing the shortage, … Read more

Boris’s next move: PM’s lockdown-easing plans ‘will see council tips reopen this weekend’

Boris Johnson has mapped out a blueprint to loosen the lockdown which will reopen rubbish tips this weekend followed by garden centres within a fortnight, sources claimed last night. Council recycling centres could be allowed to take customers in a matter of days if the police give the green light they can cope with the … Read more

Boris’s next move: PM’s lockdown-easing plans ‘will see council tips reopen this weekend’

Boris Johnson has mapped out a blueprint to loosen the lockdown which will reopen rubbish tips this weekend followed by garden centres within a fortnight, sources claimed last night. Council recycling centres could be allowed to take customers in a matter of days if the police give the green light they can cope with the … Read more