Doctors on the front line of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak have described ‘catastrophic’ scenes in hospitals which are creaking with the sheer volume of cases. They tell of critically ill patients who should be in intensive care but are instead slumped in busy wards because of a woeful lack of equipment and staff. Worryingly, the doctors … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ignored calls to increase financial support for parents in the Budget last week. Last year, the Conservatives pledged to create a fund to create more affordable childcare. The cost of childcare has outstripped inflation in the last year and many parents face the prospect of giving up work, thanks to the struggles … Read more
The world’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been ramped up as Lebanon announced plans to temporarily close its borders, Israel’s president was tested for coronavirus and the US Federal Reserve slashed interest rates for the second time in a fortnight. Italy’s death toll has seen a huge rise in the number of deaths from … Read more
Coronavirus fatalities in the UK have increased by 14 overnight bringing the total death toll to 35 as the number of cases increases by more than 200 to 1,372, the department of health and social care announced this afternoon. A total of 40,279 people have been tested across the UK and the latest update comes as … Read more