Ministers have a ‘mountain to climb’ if they are to hit the 2035 target for banning sales of all new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars, MPs have warned. Although progress has been made, ‘several barriers’ are preventing a ‘big bang’ of zero-emission car ownership, a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found. It … Read more
Tory ministers and MPs last night told Boris Johnson they would not accept Covid curbs being extended to protect jab refuseniks. They urged him to press ahead with the final stage of unlocking next month, even if scientists say the fast-spreading Indian variant poses a risk to the small band of anti-vaxxers. One Cabinet minister … Read more
Can people come over to my house again? Yes. Up to six people from multiple households or an unlimited number of people from two households will be allowed to visit you inside your house again. Can people stay over at my house again? Yes. People from outside your household will be allowed to stay overnight, … Read more
News organizations demanded an explanation on Saturday for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets. Its destruction also sparked widespread protests across the United States. Model Bella Hadid was seen among those on the streets of Brooklyn. AP … Read more
Pubs face a beer shortage ahead of Monday’s big reopening as brewers struggle to keep up with the huge influx in demand, an industry chief has today warned. Britons are expected to pile back into pubs tomorrow when the Government lifts its ban on indoor hospitality for the first time this year. Experts earlier this … Read more
Pubs face a beer shortage ahead of Monday’s big reopening as brewers struggle to keep up with the huge influx in demand, an industry chief has today warned. Britons are expected to pile back into pubs tomorrow when the Government lifts its ban on indoor hospitality for the first time this year. Experts earlier this … Read more
SAGE says it’s a ‘realistic possibility’ Indian variant could lead to 1,000 Covid deaths by summer There is a ‘realistic possibility’ the Indian Covid variant is far more transmissible than the Kent strain and could lead to up to a thousand deaths a day by summer, the Government’s scientists warned last night. The SPI-M subgroup … Read more
SAGE says it’s a ‘realistic possibility’ Indian variant could lead to 1,000 Covid deaths by summer There is a ‘realistic possibility’ the Indian Covid variant is far more transmissible than the Kent strain and could lead to up to a thousand deaths a day by summer, the Government’s scientists warned last night. The SPI-M subgroup … Read more
Tens of thousands more people could be hospitalised with Covid this summer if the Indian variant of the virus is a lot more infectious, SAGE models have warned — but scientists still don’t fully understand the strain. Alarm bells are ringing over the B1617.2 variant, first spotted in India, which has exploded in England in … Read more
Tens of thousands more people could be hospitalised with Covid this summer if the Indian variant of the virus is a lot more infectious, SAGE models have warned — but scientists still don’t fully understand the strain. Alarm bells are ringing over the B1617.2 variant, first spotted in India, which has exploded in England in … Read more