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Liverpool is to set up its own ‘local furlough’ scheme to supplement ‘inadequate’ coronavirus wage subsidies for local workers, City Region mayor Steve Rotheram announced today. He blasted the job support scheme set up by Rishi Sunak saying its 67 per cent payments were not enough to keep people going while swathes of the region’s … Read more
A coroner has called for a Home Office review into the sale of a ‘lethal compound’ marketed as diet pills that killed a 21-year-old man who consumed them. An inquest heard Vaidotas Gerbutavicius told his father he feared he would be ‘dead within an hour’ and that he felt a ‘burning sensation’ after ingesting several … Read more
‘Dirty dossier’ ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele criticises the UK’s ‘inadequate’ response to Russian political interference designed to push parties to ‘extremes’ Mr Steele said UK had been too slow in countering threat of Russian disruption Said lax regulation of Russian money in British politics was particularly worrying Former spy’s intelligence consultancy was behind 2016 report … Read more
Hairdressers could be passing on coronavirus to their clients as there are fears the plastic face visors are ‘inadequate’, experts have warned. Scientists have raised concerns that the plastic face shields worn by barbers and hairdressers might not be providing suitable protection. They fear that the significant gap could still allow virus-laden droplets to enter … Read more
Nearly 100,000 drivers could have fines refunded after watchdog rules road signs inadequate on one of Britain’s most lucrative bus lanes that brought in £6,000 a day for council A tribunal ruled that the signage on the bus lane in Newcastle was inadequate Thousands of motorists could now have their fines overturned after the ruling … Read more
MPs slam government over ‘inadequate’ testing and failure to protect care homes as they point the finger at Public Health England By Press Association Published: 00:05 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 06:57 BST, 19 May 2020 The Government’s coronavirus testing capacity has been ‘inadequate’ throughout the pandemic while there has been a lack of … Read more
Ministers were facing serious questions over the effectiveness of its track-and-trace plan to get the UK out of lockdown amid fears that just a fraction of the staff needed to make it work are ready to go. The Government has insisted that army of 18,000 people required to make the lockdown-easing measure work will be … Read more
The official list of COVID symptoms has been branded ‘dodgy’ and ‘inadequate’ by a top scientific advisor. Dr Nick Summerton called for tiredness, breathlessness and loss of appetite to be included in key symptom list. Currently the NHS only notes a persistent cough and fever as the main signs, and says these are the only … Read more
NHS medics working across the UK fighting the coronavirus pandemic could be forced to ‘quit the profession’ they love if the government fails to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for those heading into a ‘warzone’ as the ‘tsunami’ of the illness hits. Many health professionals are being forced to wear the ‘same scrubs for … Read more
Supermarkets have been warned against inadvertently accelerating the spread of coronavirus in the elderly population by allowing potentially infected NHS workers to mix with them in reduced opening times. Many big stores have launched a so-called ‘silver hour’ where pensioners can shop in restocked aisles to avoid them falling victim to panic-buying. Frontline health staff … Read more