Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, with just 31 per cent managing to pass their driving test, figures reveal Rochdale boasts the nation’s worst learner drivers, official statistics say Novice motorists in Erith, South-East London, had the second-worst pass rate Other locations in the table include Leeds, Wolverhampton and Wanstead By David Jarvis For The … Read more
England’s coronavirus outbreak is still fizzling out in the wake of a successful vaccination drive, a raft of official statistics revealed today. Public Health England data shows the proportion of tests coming back positive has now slumped to record lows, with fewer than one in 500 swabs picking up the disease in parts of the … Read more
England’s coronavirus outbreak is still fizzling out in the wake of a successful vaccination drive, a raft of official statistics revealed today. Public Health England data shows the proportion of tests coming back positive has now slumped to record lows, with fewer than one in 500 swabs picking up the disease in parts of the … Read more
Over-80s Covid deaths have fallen by more than 90 per cent since the peak of the second wave in England and Wales, official figures revealed today in yet more proof that the vaccines are working. Office for National Statistics data showed 379 fatalities were linked to the virus in the most elderly group in the … Read more
Over-80s Covid deaths have fallen by more than 90 per cent since the peak of the second wave in England and Wales, official figures revealed today. Office for National Statistics data showed 379 fatalities were linked to the virus in the most elderly group in the week ending March 26 — compared to 5,354 during … Read more
More than 150,000 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Britain since the pandemic began, official figures revealed today. Announcing the grim milestone, the Office for National Statistics revealed 150,116 death certificates between the start of the pandemic and March 19 mentioned the virus. But other promising figures showed weekly Covid deaths fell below 1,000 in … Read more
Smart motorway death crash statistics will be analysed by roads regulator as Grant Shapps continues to insist they are safe The Transport Secretary has ordered an independent review of safety data Fourteen people were killed in 2019 on motorways without a hard shoulder A coroner said smart motorways ‘present an ongoing risk of future deaths’ By … Read more
Smart motorway death crash statistics will be analysed by roads regulator as Grant Shapps continues to insist they are safe The Transport Secretary has ordered an independent review of safety data Fourteen people were killed in 2019 on motorways without a hard shoulder A coroner said smart motorways ‘present an ongoing risk of future deaths’ By … Read more
Ministers are ‘flying blind’ on migrant statistics because monitoring how many foreigners are travelling to and from Britain has ‘fallen apart’ during Covid-19 pandemic Academics say there is no reliable data on how many migrants arrived last year They also noted that an extra 1.25million people had ‘appeared’ in one survey Director of the Migration … Read more
Ministers are ‘flying blind’ on migrant statistics because monitoring how many foreigners are travelling to and from Britain has ‘fallen apart’ during Covid-19 pandemic Academics say there is no reliable data on how many migrants arrived last year They also noted that an extra 1.25million people had ‘appeared’ in one survey Director of the Migration … Read more