Britons will finally be able to see family and friends in groups of six from Monday, after Boris Johnson unlocked lockdown last nigh – though he warned social distancing measures would still have to be followed. After two months of stringent restrictions, the long-awaited change will mean many grandparents can see their children and grandchildren … Read more
Britons will finally be able to see family and friends in groups of six from Monday, after Boris Johnson unlocked lockdown last nigh – though he warned social distancing measures would still have to be followed. After two months of stringent restrictions, the long-awaited change will mean many grandparents can see their children and grandchildren … Read more
Civil liberties groups have today slammed threats by health chiefs to fine Britons who do not obey the 14-day test and trace isolation rules – which have been dubbed a ‘draconian intrusion of privacy’. As he launched the government’s new test and trace system, Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday warned a fortnight-long quarantine for those … Read more
The Government’s two most senior science and health advisers tonight insisted they ‘don’t want to get involved’ in the Dominic Cummings lockdown row as Boris Johnson said he intended to ‘draw a line under it’. Durham Police today said Mr Cummings’ 260-mile trip to the city did not break lockdown rules while a 60-mile jaunt to … Read more
The Government’s two most senior science and health advisers tonight insisted they ‘don’t want to get involved’ in the Dominic Cummings lockdown row as Boris Johnson said he intended to ‘draw a line under it’. Durham Police today said Mr Cummings’ 260-mile trip to the city did not break lockdown rules while a 60-mile jaunt to … Read more
Boris Johnson declared that up to six people can now meet outdoors after the the government’s five coronavirus tests for loosening lockdown were met. The PM revealed that the draconian restrictions are being eased slightly from next week, after the ferocity of the outbreak subsided. Formally reducing the country’s Covid ‘alert’ status from four to three … Read more
Boris Johnson declared that up to six people can now meet outdoors after the the government’s five coronavirus tests for loosening lockdown were met. The PM revealed that the draconian restrictions are being eased slightly from next week, after the ferocity of the outbreak subsided. He is formally reducing the country’s Covid ‘alert’ status from four … Read more
Ofcom today revealed that Emily Maitlis’ Newsnight monologue about Dominic Cummings and the ‘blind loyalty’ of his boss Boris Johnson has sparked 247 complaints – but the BBC may have had thousands more, it was revealed today. The BBC is claimed to have had ten times as many complaints from viewers than the UK’s TV regulator … Read more
Ofcom today revealed that Emily Maitlis’ Newsnight monologue about Dominic Cummings and the ‘blind loyalty’ of his boss Boris Johnson has sparked 247 complaints – but the BBC may have had thousands more, it was revealed today. The BBC is claimed to have had ten times as many complaints from viewers than the UK’s TV regulator … Read more
Emily Maitlis’s last-minute Newsnight replacement studiously ignored coverage of the presenter being reprimanded over her Dominic Cummings monologue as she reviewed today’s papers. The BBC admitted Maitlis had breached the broadcaster’s impartiality rules when she asserted Boris Johnson’s chief aide had ‘broken the rules’ regarding lockdown in her introduction to the programme on Tuesday. The … Read more