Lockdown decisions should be made on hospital patients NOT ‘volatile’ new cases, senior Tory says

Hospital admissions should be used as an indicator of whether tougher Covid-19 restrictions are needed in England’s hotspots, not counts of new cases, a senior Tory has said.  The Government leans towards looking at how infections are going up or down in each of England’s local authorities in order to make decisions on ‘local lockdown’ … Read more

Jessica Mulroney urges followers not to ‘guilt anybody’ about ‘difficult decisions’

Jessica Mulroney has shared a poem about ‘holding hope’ and ‘believing better days will come’ as she said ‘everybody is going through difficult decisions’ after deleting a snap of Meghan Markle with her son.   The stylist, 40, from Toronto, posted an image of a poem on Instagram, which read: ‘At the close of this day … Read more

Plants can recognise their relatives, make decisions, and even COUNT, scientists say 

Plants can recognise their relatives, make decisions, and even COUNT, scientists say Prince Charles  was roundly mocked for saying he talked to plants years ago And now it appears plants may be smarter than even the Prince of Wales thought Plants can count, make decisions, recognise relatives and remember events By Sophie Freeman for Daily Mail … Read more

Top scientist slams ‘shroud of secrecy’ around ‘shambolic’ coronavirus decisions

Top scientist slams ‘shroud of secrecy’ around ‘shambolic’ government coronavirus decisions as ministers try to get UK moving with eat-out discount launch and return to work – despite rising cases, lockdown fears and civil service revolt Sir Paul Nurse hit at ‘shroud of secrecy’ on government coronavirus decisions Francis Crick Institute chief said some of … Read more

Coronavirus UK: ‘SAGE and COBRA no longer control decisions’

Matt Hancock today confirmed Number 10’s scientific advisory panel SAGE has been downgraded and the secretive Joint Biosecurity Centre is going to take over the UK’s coronavirus response.  The independent body has taken a backseat now that Covid-19 is a ‘semi-permanent’ problem and not an emergency like it was during the darkest days of the … Read more

Matt Hancock says SAGE and COBRA meetings no longer control government decisions

Matt Hancock announces further plans to downgrade SAGE by confirming the secretive Joint Biosecurity Centre is taking over Britain’s coronavirus response – as he dismisses plans to reform Public Health England before winter The Health Secretary would not put a date on when the last time COBRA met MPs looked concerned that the emergency committee … Read more

Prince William and Kate Middleton face difficult school decisions

Prince William and Kate Middleton face difficult decision over sending ‘shy’ Prince George to boarding school and will not make a choice until their children’s personalities develop further, a royal expert has claimed.  The Duke, 38, and the Duchess of Cambridge, 38, have been home-schooling Prince George, six, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, two, … Read more

How to pay for the pandemic? Stark decisions faced by the Chancellor 

The scale of Britain’s borrowing and debt binge caused by the Covid-19 lockdown has never been greater. Last month borrowing rocketed to £62.1billion. That number should start to ease down as people return to work and the nation’s shops open. Nevertheless, Britain, like much of the advanced world, is staring at a deficit and debt … Read more

People who make major life decisions on the toss of a coin end up happier, study says

People who make major life decisions including whether to move, adopt or propose on the toss of a coin end up happier, study says Research has found that making a decision on a coin flip could lead to happiness People involved in the survey were asked to use a coin toss to make major decisions … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: How tragic if new, sober Boris Johnson is now too cautious to make tough decisions

Many people will have been uplifted by Boris Johnson’s stirring speech yesterday outside No 10. He provided the leadership that has inevitably been lacking in recent weeks. But it was not exactly the same old Boris. He looked a little pasty and drawn, which is hardly surprising. He also seemed, if not exactly short of … Read more