Prince William and Kate Middleton team up with Public Health England for new mental health campaign

Prince William and Kate Middleton team up with Public Health England for new mental health campaign as coronavirus lockdown is extended for another three weeks By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline Published: 06:33 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 06:38 BST, 17 April 2020 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have teamed up with Public Health … Read more

Auction set for faulty Bank of England notes expected to sell for £6,000 as some miss Queen’s face 

Can YOU spot what’s wrong with these bank notes? Collection of £5, £10, and £20 notes printed by the Bank of England that didn’t quite make the grade are tipped to sell for £6,000 at auction A collector’s haul of faulty notes will go on sale at Dix Noonan Webb of London Two of the … Read more

Students in England ‘pay more money for less tuition’ than those in Scotland, report reveals 

Students in England ‘pay more money for less tuition’ than those in Scotland, report reveals Higher Education Policy Institute used evidence from some 60,000 undergrads  Students in England receive less tuition than Scots where higher education free English students also bottom in how satisfied with amount of timetabled work By Josh White Education Reporter For … Read more

Church of England transports millions of pounds worth of rare valuables to the Tower of London

Church of England transports millions of pounds worth of rare valuables to the Tower of London over fears they would be looted from empty buildings during coronavirus lockdown Valuable ‘Church plate’ goods were moved to the Tower of London last week   Church officials feared valuables could be stolen from empty religious buildings  The Tower of … Read more

Ex-Bank of England boss Lord King says Government should reopen schools and some businesses

Ministers faced fresh calls to publish their exit strategy for the coronavirus lockdown today.  The former bank of England Governor Lord King said that a ‘trial and error’ reopening of schools and some businesses should be considered to help re-start the economy.  The crossbench peer called for the Government to be clear about the obstacles … Read more

Government extends overdraft with the Bank of England

Government extends overdraft with the Bank of England to pay for its coronavirus spending spree By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 9 April 2020 The Government has extended its overdraft with the Bank of England to finance its coronavirus spending spree. The emergency funding … Read more

NHS figures show 92% of coronavirus victims in England are over-60

More than nine in 10 fatalities from coronavirus in England were people aged over 60, figures have revealed. Just five under 20s (0.07per cent) have died from the infection. People aged 20-39 made up 0.7 per cent of the deaths and 40-59 7 per cent. The NHS England data reveals the other 92 per cent … Read more

Church of England bishop bans hospital chaplains from the bedsides of sick patients

Church of England bishop bans hospital chaplains from the bedsides of sick and dying coronavirus patients amid fears they will spread infection The clergy have now been banned from volunteering at hospital chaplains   Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell said members must maintain ‘extremely strict discipline’  It comes after the Church of England banned all its services … Read more

Syrian-born refugee becomes a hospital cleaner after ‘England welcomed me with open arms’

A Bafta-winning Syrian photographer and filmmaker who has temporarily changed careers to serve on the coronavirus frontline as a hospital cleaner says he was desperate to help after ‘England welcomed me with open arms’.  Hassan Akkad, who fled to the UK after he was imprisoned and tortured in Syria, is working at St Bartholomew’s Hospital … Read more