‘There is ZERO chance of NHS overwhelmed’: Pub chain boss says SAGE models underestimated vaccine

The boss of one of Britain’s largest pub chains has argued that there is now ‘zero chance of the NHS being overwhelmed’ because the government’s modelling has been proved wrong by hard data on the vaccines. Hugh Osmond, chief of Punch Taverns and formerly Pizza Express, said that Boris Johnson’s roadmap was costing his industry … Read more

‘There is ZERO chance of NHS overwhelmed’: Pub chain boss says SAGE models underestimated vaccine

The boss of one of Britain’s largest pub chains has argued that there is now ‘zero chance of the NHS being overwhelmed’ because the government’s modelling has been proved wrong by hard data on the vaccines. Hugh Osmond, chief of Punch Taverns and formerly Pizza Express, said that Boris Johnson’s roadmap was costing his industry … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Summer figures underestimated, over 5m infected

The true scale of the coronavirus outbreak is vastly underestimated and more than five million Britons have already been infected, a mathematical study claims. A technique called ‘backcasting’ was used to calculate the number of cases in 15 countries based on the number of deaths.  Researchers focused on nations with comparable medical care and populations … Read more

Russia report: UK government ‘underestimated threat posed by Kremlin’

A long-awaited report into allegations of Russian meddling in British democracy has found the UK Government ‘underestimated’ the threat posed by the Kremlin.  The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said that as a result Britain is now having to ‘play catch up’ with the UK now ‘clearly a target for Russian disinformation’.  On the crunch … Read more

Russia report: UK government ‘underestimated threat posed by Kremlin’

Long-awaited Russia report finds the UK government ‘underestimated the threat from the Kremlin and is still playing catch up’ as it is FINALLY published after nine month delay By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:41 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 10:50 BST, 21 July 2020 A long-awaited report in allegations of … Read more

Mariella Frostrup says male TV bosses underestimated her

Mariella Frostrup says male TV bosses underestimated her and believed she would make female audiences ‘jealous’ due to her looks By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 01:17 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 02:09 BST, 20 June 2020 Mariella Frostrup says she has been intellectually underestimated by men throughout her career. The journalist, 57, said … Read more

Mariella Frostrup says male TV bosses underestimated her

Mariella Frostrup says male TV bosses underestimated her and believed she would make female audiences ‘jealous’ due to her looks By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 01:17 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 01:40 BST, 20 June 2020 Mariella Frostrup says she has been intellectually underestimated by men throughout her career. The journalist, 57, said … Read more