JOHN HUMPHRYS: Why the public is rising up against the response to Covid’s second wave

Eagle-eyed viewers of Mastermind may just have spotted something unusual when it returned to BBC2 last week. They would have noticed that there was no audience in the studio. That was blindingly obvious. Only the really sharp-eyed might have spotted that the presenter (yours truly) might — just possibly — have occasionally had a delicate … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Why the public is rising up against the response to Covid’s second wave

Eagle-eyed viewers of Mastermind may just have spotted something unusual when it returned to BBC2 last week. They would have noticed that there was no audience in the studio. That was blindingly obvious. Only the really sharp-eyed might have spotted that the presenter (yours truly) might — just possibly — have occasionally had a delicate … Read more

Lookers credits higher sales to Britons’ enhanced fears of public transport

Car seller Lookers says higher sales are due to Britons’ fears of travelling on public transport during the pandemic Over the first nine months of 2020, new car registrations plunged by a third  Lookers sold more than 42,000 vehicles from July to the end of September  The group’s delayed publishing of its 2019 results is … Read more

Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph will be closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic

Public will NOT be able to mark Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph on monument’s 100th anniversary because of the coronavirus pandemic Wellwishers have been told to stay at home to watch ceremony on television The Queen and other Royals will be there as will some members of armed forces This year is the 100th anniversary … Read more

Queen carries out her first public royal engagement since before lockdown

The Queen is today carrying out her first public engagement outside of a royal residence in seven months, since before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the nation. The 94-year-old monarch was joined by her grandson the Duke of Cambridge at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down near Salisbury to meet scientists providing … Read more

Queen carries out her first public royal engagement since before lockdown

The Queen is today carrying out her first public engagement outside of a royal residence in seven months, since before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the nation. The 94-year-old monarch was joined by her grandson the Duke of Cambridge at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down near Salisbury to meet scientists providing … Read more

US ‘general public’ will be able to get covid vaccines by APRIL, Fauci says

Dr Fauci predicts the US will have enough doses of coronavirus vaccines for the general public by APRIL When asked on CBS Evening News when the ‘general public’ can get vaccinated against COVID-19, Dr Fauci predicted there will be enough doses by April  ‘That will likely be within the first quarter of 2021 by let’s … Read more

Piers Morgan quizzes scientists on GMB claiming they leave public ‘wondering who to believe’

Piers Morgan has quizzed scientists on why they are leaving the public confused over the need for a second lockdown.  The TV presenter says pro and anti-lockdown experts are leaving the public ‘wondering who to believe’ as they argue for and against a ‘circuit break’.  Hosting a debate on Good Morning Britain, the 55-year-old questioned … Read more

Boris Johnson faces furious Tory backlash from MPs who say the public should be trusted

Boris Johnson faces furious Tory backlash from MPs who say the public should be ‘trusted to act responsibly’ after three-tier lockdown plan is released Boris Johnson has confirmed that a new ‘Three Tier’ lockdown system is coming The system will be introduced across England From 5pm Wednesday But some MPs and senior Tories are unhappy … Read more

Boris Johnson faces furious Tory backlash from MPs who say the public should be trusted

Boris Johnson faces furious Tory backlash from MPs who say the public should be ‘trusted to act responsibly’ after three-tier lockdown plan is released Boris Johnson has confirmed that a new ‘Three Tier’ lockdown system is coming The system will be introduced across England From 5pm Wednesday But some MPs and senior Tories are unhappy … Read more