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Coronavirus infection rates have plummeted by more than two thirds since January, new figures show in proof that lockdown is working even against the fast-spreading Kent variant of the virus. The country’s largest surveillance testing study yesterday found just one in 196 people in England were infected with the virus during the first half of … Read more
Boris Johnson is urged to scrap the ban on care home visits by March to give a ray of hope to the elderly who have been cut off from their loved ones during the pandemic Six charities have banded together to urge Boris Johnson to allow visits to care homes by relatives from the beginning … Read more
The impact of lockdown goes far beyond merely controlling the virus, with the negative effects seeping into almost every area of life. Here we examine the toll it’s continuing to take every day… DAMAGE TO EDUCATION Children in England will have lost 850million hours of in-person teaching by the time schools are due to reopen on … Read more
Anti-lockdown Tories have piled further pressure on Boris Johnson to lift restrictions, telling him experts say the numbers don’t justify keeping Britain closed until July. The Prime Minister has vowed to use ‘data not dates’ when deciding how and when to end the measures in place to control the spread of coronavirus, but is facing … Read more
Love Island’s Montana Brown bares her toned midriff and bronzed limbs in cream swimwear while parading around the beach during prolonged Barbados jaunt By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 17:56 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 18:27 GMT, 17 February 2021 Despite being subjected to a barrage of backlash for traveling to Barbados to avoid … Read more
Boris Johnson today suggested pubs, bars and restaurants will be the final parts of the UK economy allowed to fully reopen under his lockdown exit strategy as the PM faced a growing Tory backlash over the roadmap. The Prime Minister said his plans, which he will unveil on Monday, will be ‘based firmly on a … Read more
Britain could ease lockdown sooner if No10 was really following the data, a top Sage expert has claimed. Professor Mark Woolhouse, an infectious diseases expert, told a parliamentary committee today that the data was pointing to an ‘earlier unlocking’. ‘I completely agree that we don’t want to be overly focused on dates, not at all. … Read more
What are the rules for entering Britain? You cannot enter the UK if you’ve been in or through a country on the banned travel list (known as the ‘red list’) in the last 10 days, unless you’re British, Irish or you have the right to live in the UK You must either quarantine where you’re … Read more
‘I’ve steered many people in the right direction’: Strictly star Shirley Ballas reveals she sought advice from her therapist after receiving ‘suicidal’ messages from fans By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 12:13 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 13:14 GMT, 17 February 2021 Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas admits she turned to her counsellor … Read more
This Morning app is downloaded by more than 2 MILLION parents struggling with homeschooling after proving a hit with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield fans By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:06 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 11:13 GMT, 17 February 2021 The This Morning app has been downloaded by over 2 million parents … Read more