Coronavirus cases have risen in 63 local authorities in England in the past week, and Blackburn has become the new epicentre – but a ‘local lockdown’ has not been ordered yet. The town in Lancashire has seen infections rise by 64 per cent in just one week to 19 July, new data from Public Health England … Read more
South West England’s coronavirus R rate could now have edged above one, government scientists warned today as they admitted the Midlands is now the only region where it is definitely below the dreaded number as Britain recorded 22 more Covid-19 deaths in the preliminary toll. Number 10’s expert advisory panel SAGE revealed the reproduction rate — … Read more
South West England’s coronavirus R rate could now have edged above one, government scientists warned today as they admitted the Midlands is now the only region where it is definitely below the dreaded number as Britain recorded 22 more Covid-19 deaths in the preliminary toll. Number 10’s expert advisory panel SAGE revealed the reproduction rate — … Read more
Thirty-four areas in England have seen coronavirus infection rates rise in the past week, fuelling concerns that more places could be hit with Leicester-style localised lockdowns. Redcar, a seaside town in North Yorkshire, and leafy Wokingham in Berkshire suffered the biggest week-on-week spikes in Covid-19 cases up to June 28, Public Health England (PHE) figures … Read more
Thirty-four areas in England have seen coronavirus infection rates rise in the past week, fuelling concerns that more places could be hit with Leicester-style localised lockdowns. Redcar, a seaside town in North Yorkshire, and leafy Wokingham in Berkshire suffered the biggest week-on-week spikes in Covid-19 cases up to June 28, Public Health England (PHE) figures … Read more
Commuters packed onto Tube services in London this morning after Downing Street claimed that passenger numbers are up by 25 per cent on last week. Pictures this morning show people riding underground trains on the Central Line during peak times, in some cases unable to practice social distancing. Though some Tube riders are wearing face masks … Read more
Thieves are increasingly stealing catalytic converters fitted to vehicles, sawing them off the underside of parked cars so they can sell the precious metals they’re made from. These devices are designed to reduce the pollution produced by car engines but have become easy targets for criminals who can make big money out of breaking them … Read more
Households are using 17 per cent more electricity since Britain went into coronavirus pandemic lockdown, new data suggests. The biggest change in usage is at lunchtime when homes use 27 per cent more energy than usual at 1pm, according to Bulb Energy. The energy supplier analysed how electricity use has changed since lockdown began, using … Read more
There were wealthy career women and stay-at-home mums; wives of politicians and surgeons, and asylum-seekers reliant on food banks. Aged from their 20s to their 70s, they often had little in common except one thing: they had all been abused by their partners. Meeting up for counselling at the charity Woman’s Trust provided a much-needed respite. … Read more
MIDAS UPDATE: Our training provider tip Learning Technologies has risen from just 20p in 2014 to £1.35 today By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 21:41 GMT, 15 March 2020 Learning Technologies Group may see sales rise, as companies and governments reflect on the impact of … Read more