Officers say enforcing new measures puts them under ‘a lot of pressure’

Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said harsh restrictions will ‘put a lot of pressure’ on constables in London Police say it will be ‘impossible’ to fine everyone caught leaving their homes without a reasonable excuse during the latest Covid lockdown with the Met already down 1,300 officers because of sickness and self-isolating. … Read more

Hilarious ‘Covid-Okie’ video pokes fun at government’s coronavirus measures

‘You put your household in, your children out’… Hilarious ‘Covid-Okie’ video pokes fun at government’s coronavirus measures as England prepares to enter third lockdown The TikTok clip entitled ‘Covid-Okie’ is a compilation of coronavirus policies  New lyrics mock government’s response to pandemic which is full of u-turns The hilarious video has been shared over 28,000 … Read more

Officers say enforcing new measures puts them under ‘a lot of pressure’

Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said harsh restrictions will ‘put a lot of pressure’ on constables in London Police chiefs have warned that enforcing the third national lockdown will increase the load on officers, whose numbers are already stretched because of the pandemic. Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said … Read more

David Lloyd warns on future as lockdown measures bite

David Lloyd is latest gym chain to warn over its future as lockdown measures bite By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 3 January 2021 David Lloyd is the latest gym chain to warn over its future as the lockdown measures bite.  In its accounts, … Read more

Traffic-easing measures are introduced at UK port to stop Brexit jams

Traffic-easing measures are introduced at UK’s second biggest ‘roll-on roll-off’ port to stop Brexit jams A temporary contraflow will begin on Monday on the A55 approaching Holyhead The port carries 1,200 lorries and trailers a day across the Irish Sea Traders will need to fill in online forms to ensure their goods are ready for checks … Read more

Hospitals set up makeshift Covid beds in children’s wards under ‘surge capacity’ measures

Health chiefs have warned that hospitals are bracing themselves by setting up makeshift Covid intensive care beds in children’s wards under ‘surge capacity measures’. Yesterday it was confirmed cases had increased by a third since last Saturday as 34,693 people tested positive in England and Wales alone amid a new highly-infectious strain of coronavirus.  The … Read more

Hospitals set up makeshift Covid beds in children’s wards under ‘surge capacity’ measures

Health chiefs have warned that hospitals are bracing themselves by setting up makeshift Covid intensive care beds in children’s wards under ‘surge capacity measures’. Yesterday it was confirmed cases had increased by a third since last Saturday as 34,693 people tested positive in England and Wales alone amid a new highly-infectious strain of coronavirus.  The … Read more

Greater Manchester police is placed in special measures after failing to report 80,000 crimes

Andy Burnham ‘threw the Greater Manchester police chief under the bus to save his own skin’, a source has said, after it emerged that the force is to be placed in ‘special measures’.   The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Ian Hopkins, quit ‘with immediate effect’ today after a damning inspection report revealed the force’s officers failed to … Read more

Greater Manchester police is placed in special measures after failing to report 80,000 crimes

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Ian Hopkins, has quit ‘with immediate effect’, just hours after it emerged that the force is to be placed in ‘special measures’. Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham made the announcement this afternoon after a damning inspection report revealed the force’s officers failed to record 80,000 crimes in 2020. Inspectors expressed … Read more

Smart ring that constantly measures your temperature could provide an early warning of Covid-19

A smart ring that constantly measures your temperature could help determine whether you are developing Covid-19 – even if your symptoms are very subtle.  Experts from the University of California and MIT Lincoln Lab studied data on 50 people who owned a sensor rings and had had Covid-19 before the study. This was the first … Read more