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Only four areas in England saw a spike in Covid infection rates during the first week of February, official figures revealed today. All key metrics now indicate that England is well past the peak, with the number of Covid patients being admitted to hospital dropping to its lowest level so far this year and in … Read more
Infection rates increased in only four English local authorities last week as lockdown restrictions continued to slow coronavirus transmission. It means just 1 per cent of the country recorded a week-on-week increase of cases in the seven days to January 28, according to Public Health England figures. The areas were Melton in Suffolk, East Lindsey in Lincolnshire, … Read more
Statistics experts today raised questions over whether the UK has really been the worst hit major economy during coronavirus. Analysis from the government’s watchdog pointed out that many other countries in the G7 do not compile GDP figures in the same way. After Rishi Sunak complained that the data do not show the true … Read more
French blockade of British border over mutant Covid strain that left thousands of HGV drivers stranded and sparked chaos at ports cost Kent Police £1.2m, figures reveal Emmanuel Macron ordered closure of the border with the UK on December 20 Thousands of HGV drivers spent Christmas parked in laybys near Port of Dover Freedom of … Read more
Labour’s Shadow Cabinet charged thousands in expenses during lockdown, billing taxpayers for first-class travel, rent, TV licences – and even hand gel. Deputy leader Angela Rayner, who boasts of ‘standing up for working people’, claimed £30,952.98 including £1,600 on 23 first-class rail tickets between London and her Manchester constituency since March. Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy … Read more
BBC bosses pay out £2.3MILLION to workers in just three-and-a-half years to stop them taking corporation to employment tribunals, figures reveal Fifty nine settlements were paid out to dissatisfied staff of the broadcaster From April 2019 to 2020, £932,764 was paid by the BBC to staff in settlements BBC said to be facing ‘a serious … Read more
Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have reportedly boosted This Morning’s Friday viewing figures by 44 per cent. It’s claimed that the former Big Brother star, 45, and the X-Factor host, 47, have averaged 1.3million viewers during their debut month at the helm, after replacing show stalwarts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes after 14 years. The news comes … Read more
Jason Donovan’s UK company had just over £4,000 in reserves before he appeared on Dancing On Ice 2021. In the latest filed figures for the Australian actor’s, 52, firm Chipvelvet Ltd, which was publicly submitted on Companies House in December, it says the company had £4,105 in capital and reserves at the end of 2019. According to The Sun, Jason … Read more
Insiders recently accused Dancing On Ice star Joe-Warren Plant of having figure skating lessons before his training started with Vanessa Bauer. And the Emmerdale actor, 18, kept a low profile on Monday in a beige-coloured hoodie and shorts as he wrapped up a late-night training session with his professional skating partner, 24. He appeared to brush … Read more
Britain managed to dish out 220,000 coronavirus vaccinations on Sunday, as the pace of the NHS drive to inoculate the most vulnerable slackened for the first time in five days. Department of Health figures showed 220,249 first doses and 818 second doses were administered across the country on January 24. This is half the almost 500,000 jabs … Read more