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PAUL THOMAS on… Boris’s lockdown uncertainty By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:05 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 02:05 GMT, 18 February 2021 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment on this article:
Covid-19 lockdown has left TWO MILLION people without work through furlough or job cuts amid fears we are sitting on an employment timebomb Resolution Foundation says 1.9million are unable to work after losing their jobs It says 20% of these fear they will remain jobless when the furlough scheme ends Think tank estimates Covid will … Read more
The impact of lockdown goes far beyond merely controlling the virus, with the negative effects seeping into almost every area of life. Here we examine the toll it’s continuing to take every day… DAMAGE TO EDUCATION Children in England will have lost 850million hours of in-person teaching by the time schools are due to reopen on … Read more
Anti-lockdown Tories have piled further pressure on Boris Johnson to lift restrictions, telling him experts say the numbers don’t justify keeping Britain closed until July. The Prime Minister has vowed to use ‘data not dates’ when deciding how and when to end the measures in place to control the spread of coronavirus, but is facing … Read more
Britain could ease lockdown sooner if No10 was really following the data, a top Sage expert has claimed. Professor Mark Woolhouse, an infectious diseases expert, told a parliamentary committee today that the data was pointing to an ‘earlier unlocking’. ‘I completely agree that we don’t want to be overly focused on dates, not at all. … Read more
‘We are all trying to make a living’: Bucks Fizz’s Cheryl Baker, 66, reveals she hasn’t performed in months and is recording videos for fans to make extra income By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 09:57 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 10:07 GMT, 17 February 2021 Cheryl Baker has discussed her financial struggles during … Read more
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, said today lockdown cannot be lifted before summer because coronavirus infections need to plunge tenfold Lifting lockdown before the end of May is too dangerous and Covid cases need to plunge ten-fold before it is safe for society to reopen, NHS bosses have warned in a gloomy letter to the … Read more
We received a bill from Thames Water for £272.33 for the six months to July 2020. This was more than double our highest previous bill. I called Thames Water on August 4 and explained I couldn’t see the meter as it was 3ft below pavement level and covered by an ants’ nest! The call handler … Read more
Model Megan Gale soaks up the sun in a black swimsuit as she celebrates Melbourne ending lockdown By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:22 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 09:22 GMT, 17 February 2021 Like many Melburnians, Megan Gale is celebrating the ease of Victoria’s strict five-day lockdown. Uploading a photo to … Read more
More than a million laptops have been sent to needy pupils during lockdown in £400m boost for Mail Force drive Total of 1,055,745 devices have been delivered to students who need them most Deliveries allow children to complete vital schoolwork at home during lockdown The Government programme has also allowed thousands of families to receive … Read more