Tiers will make us anxious and depressed: Harmful effects of new restrictions could hit mental health and increase domestic abuse, officials warn The assessment warned of an increase in alcohol use, anxiety and depression Working at home is likely to increase back problems and accidents in the house For adults, physical activity will be lower … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has decided to break from Boris Johnson in a vote today on new Covid tier restrictions for the first time, in a split that could damage the PM and leave him at the mercy of Tory rebels. No10 expects to win today’s Commons vote on the three-tier lockdown curbs, which are due … Read more
Santa’s grottos will be open in ALL tiers – but youngsters will be told to stand well back and not sit on Father Christmas’s knee in case they give him coronavirus Santa’s grottos can open in shops, garden centres and department stores This is because all non-essential retail is permitted across all tiers ‘Covid-safe’ rules … Read more
Santa’s grottos will be open in ALL tiers – but youngsters will be told to stand well back and not sit on Father Christmas’s knee in case they give him coronavirus Santa’s grottos can open in shops, garden centres and department stores This is because all non-essential retail is permitted across all tiers ‘Covid-safe’ rules … Read more
No doubt like many of you, I have spent the last few days trying to get my head around the Government’s latest response to coronavirus, and the fact that, for the most part, it seems to have gone down like a dry cough in a crowded train carriage. And I’ve concluded that, when it comes … Read more
No doubt like many of you, I have spent the last few days trying to get my head around the Government’s latest response to coronavirus, and the fact that, for the most part, it seems to have gone down like a dry cough in a crowded train carriage. And I’ve concluded that, when it comes … Read more
Michael Gove has warned that every hospital in England would be overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases if new lockdown tiers are not introduced. The Cabinet Office Minister urged MPs to ‘take responsibility for difficult decisions’ to curb the spread of Covid-19, amid anger from some Conservatives that much of England will face stringent restrictions. Mr Gove … Read more
Poor Alice. After falling down a rabbit hole into a bizarre world of contradiction and threat, she was totally confused in Wonderland — and who can blame her? By the time that funny old Caterpillar asked who she was, Alice had stopped believing in anything at all. She told him: ‘I hardly know, Sir, just … Read more
Poor Alice. After falling down a rabbit hole into a bizarre world of contradiction and threat, she was totally confused in Wonderland — and who can blame her? By the time that funny old Caterpillar asked who she was, Alice had stopped believing in anything at all. She told him: ‘I hardly know, Sir, just … Read more
Around 17million people living in parts of England that have seen their coronavirus outbreaks shrink for at least two weeks in a row will be plunged into the toughest tiers next week when the country’s lockdown finally ends, MailOnline’s analysis has revealed. As many as a third of England’s authorities – 51 out of 149 … Read more