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The revelation that the government is poised to plunge Britain into a new national lockdown followed days of briefings and leaks from government advisers – who say coronavirus cases in the UK are accelerating faster than their worst case scenario and could face 1,000 deaths a day within a month. It culminated with the release … Read more
Halloween revellers hit the streets of Newcastle on Friday night as the city remained under Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions. People flocked to bars in the city on the same night it was revealed Boris Johnson would announce a nationwide lockdown next week. Earlier in the day, MPs in the North East held talks about entering … Read more
Infection rates in some Tier 3 areas are finally beginning to fall – but most are still facing rising figures, data shows. Liverpool, which entered the strictest Tier 3 lockdown on October 14, has seen a 21% drop in the rate of Covid infections in the most recent week, according to figures from Public Health England’s … Read more
Gemma Collins has reportedly earned £5,000 a week during lockdown. The TOWIE star’s, 39, firm Gemma Collins Ltd is said to be worth more than £253,000 with £226,585 of cash in the bank. According to reports, Gemma has also been able to pay herself a dividend of £98,000. Ka-ching! Gemma Collins has reportedly earned £5,000 a week during … Read more
‘Book your haircut NOW!’ Britons react with despair to new lockdown and make plans to rush to the barber rush and stock up on ’emergency wine’ Cabinet source told Mail the return to lockdown will be announced next week Social media users have shared memes despairing about the new restrictions They joked about running out … Read more
Prosecutor who lost brother to COVID compiles dossier of evidence ‘showing Dominic Cummings should face prosecution for breaking lockdown laws and perverting the course of justice’ Nazir Afzal submitted evidence to suggest Dominic Cummings may have lied The evidence relates to the chief aide’s controversial trip in April to Durham Mr Afzal’s dossier is based … Read more
Lockdown is a blunt, indiscriminate policy that forces the poorest and most vulnerable people to bear the brunt of the fight against coronavirus. As an infectious diseases epidemiologist, I believe there has to be a better way. That is why, earlier this month, with two other international scientists, I co-authored a proposal for an alternative … Read more
Three quarters of Brits are more worried about impact of lockdown restrictions than catching coronavirus, poll finds Almost three in four people are more concerned about the impact of lockdown The results come from a poll of 2,000 adults by the Recovery group Recovery put forward its ‘five reasonable demands’ as they call for ministers … Read more
Earlier this week, my wife and I were congratulating ourselves on being in France, far from the draconian Covid restrictions now spreading throughout Britain. Then, on Thursday, with less than 24 hours’ notice, President Emmanuel Macron announced his plan to plunge the French into a second national lockdown for at least a month. And if … Read more
Kylie Minogue unearths a cassette of her first EVER recordings from 1985 aged just 17 during lockdown clearout… as she reveals she’s patiently waiting to return to Australia post-pandemic By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 30 October 2020 She’s one of the most iconic … Read more