Coronavirus UK: Roads are jam-packed with traffic while Tubes look even busier

Traffic levels in Britain continued to creep up today amid further signs people are starting to get back to work during the coronavirus lockdown. Photographs taken during rush hour showed queues building up on London roads including the A40 at Perivale and the A102 at Greenwich, while the M5 in Bristol and the M6 in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Roads are jam-packed with traffic while Tubes look even busier

Britain’s roads are packed with traffic and Londoners cram onto the Tube as phone data shows millions voting with their feet and going back to work at start of sixth week of lockdown By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:45 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 08:48 BST, 27 April 2020 Advertisement Share or comment … Read more

Union bosses are warned NOT to stop children getting back to school

Union bosses are warned NOT to stop children getting back to school after teachers’ leader issued five conditions for the return of schools amid pandemic By Brendan Carlin for The Mail on Sunday Published: 03:56 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 04:00 BST, 26 April 2020 Teachers’ unions are being warned not to get in … Read more

Union bosses are warned NOT to stop children getting back to school

Union bosses are warned NOT to stop children getting back to school after teachers’ leader issued five conditions for the return of schools amid pandemic By Brendan Carlin for The Mail on Sunday Published: 03:56 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 04:00 BST, 26 April 2020 Teachers’ unions are being warned not to get in … Read more

Priti Patel slams ‘extraordinarily dangerous driving’ on lockdown

Priti Patel today slammed ‘extraordinarily dangerous’ drivers hitting speeds of up to 151mph as they use Britain’s quieter roads as their ‘personal race tracks’. The home secretary revealed that one Covidiot was clocked at 151mph on the M1 while another in London was racing at 134mph in a 40mph zone. She said: ‘Police and fire (services) continue to … Read more

Priti Patel slams ‘extraordinarily dangerous driving’ on lockdown

Priti Patel slams ‘extraordinarily dangerous’ drivers putting lives at risk during lockdown as she reveals one car was clocked at 134mph in a 40mph zone and also pays tribute to PC who died in crash Priti Patel said in London one Covidiot was racing at 134mph in a 40mph zone The home secretary also said … Read more

Ex-Bank of England boss Lord King says Government should reopen schools and some businesses

Ministers faced fresh calls to publish their exit strategy for the coronavirus lockdown today.  The former bank of England Governor Lord King said that a ‘trial and error’ reopening of schools and some businesses should be considered to help re-start the economy.  The crossbench peer called for the Government to be clear about the obstacles … Read more

Cabinet split: Hawks warn UK faces irreparable damage while doves favour extending the measures

Cabinet splits over coronavirus lockdown: Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns Britain faces irreparable damage if restrictions aren’t lifted soon – while Health Secretary Matt Hancock favours extending the measures to protect NHS workers Cabinet is split between hawks who want to lift lockdown in a few weeks and doves who want to delay until late May … Read more

Cabinet split: Hawks warn UK faces irreparable damage while doves favour extending the measures

Cabinet splits over coronavirus lockdown: Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns Britain faces irreparable damage if restrictions aren’t lifted soon – while Health Secretary Matt Hancock favours extending the measures to protect NHS workers Cabinet is split between hawks who want to lift lockdown in a few weeks and doves who want to delay until late May … Read more

Ex-Home secretary David Blunkett blasts ‘Sermon on the Mount’ daily briefings

Ex-Home secretary David Blunkett blasts ‘Sermon on the Mount’ daily coronavirus briefings by ministers The Labour life peer made the comments in interview on the Today programme  He said that people are now being ‘hectored’ during the coronavirus pandemic In the interview he also discussed the police reaction to the lockdown in place  Learn more … Read more