Emily Andre says she is ‘not confident’ that lockdowns work to curb Covid

Her husband Peter Andre has been isolating as he continues to battle coronavirus.  And Emily Andre has admitted that she doesn’t have ‘much confidence’ that the three Covid-19 lockdowns have actually ‘worked’ in curbing the spread of the virus. The NHS frontline doctor, 31, said she thinks it is good that the Government ‘took action’, … Read more

Man-bun sported by Joe Wicks makes a comeback after men forced to grow their hair during lockdowns

The man-bun strikes back! Style sported by the likes of Joe Wicks makes a comeback after men were forced to grow their hair during lockdowns The hipster hairstyle has made a comeback as barber salons closed in lockdown Men have taken opportunity to experiment which has seen a revival of man-bun British fitness coach Joe Wicks … Read more

Travelodge UK: Bizarre items left behind in hotel rooms during the year of coronavirus lockdowns

Travelodge has revealed its list of bizarre items customers left behind in the year the budget hotel chain opened up to key workers amid coronavirus. A Siberian husky, a small army of six-foot tall Nutcracker soldiers and £500,000 worth of share certificates were among the strangest items found in empty hotel rooms across Britain in … Read more

More than 50% of Americans played video games out of boredom during the first phase of lockdowns

More than half of Americans faced coronavirus-fueled cabin fever last year by playing video games. SuperData, a Nielsen company, reports 55 percent of people turned to console, PC and mobile games during the first phase of COVID-19 lockdowns. Video games and interactive media generated $139 billion in 2020, a 12 percent spike, with digital games … Read more

How Europe’s lockdowns compare to Britain

As the UK beds in for a tough new lockdown that could last months until enough people are vaccinated against Covid-19, some of its European neighbours are taking similarly strict measures while others have their eye on relaxing the current rules.  Germany is expected to extend a national lockdown today in order to drive the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: How many vaccinations necessary to end lockdowns?

The number of vaccines Britain gives out before lockdown rules can start to be loosened will depend on the ‘risk appetite’ of the Government and how well they work in real life, scientists say. There are around 31.7million people on the official waiting list for a jab, which includes everyone over the age of 50, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: How many vaccinations does Britain need to break the cycle of lockdowns?

The number of vaccines Britain gives out before lockdown rules can start to be loosened will depend on the ‘risk appetite’ of the Government and how well they work in real life, scientists say. There are around 31.7million people on the official waiting list for a jab, which includes everyone over the age of 50, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Britain will need lockdowns until summer 2021 even with vaccines, scientists warn

England will be stuck in its relentless cycle of coronavirus lockdowns until at least the end of spring even if the vaccine roll-out goes to plan, scientists warned today. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said this week he had a ‘very high degree of confidence that we are going to be out of this by the … Read more

Coronavirus England: What tier three and four lockdowns mean

Millions more Britons were plunged into the toughest tier four lockdown restrictions today, while the rest of the country was moved up into tier three. Among the areas of England moving to tier four from midnight tonight are the Midlands, parts of the North East and North West and parts of the South West. An … Read more

Britain could be free of lockdowns by February with Oxford’s Covid vaccine

Britain could be free of tight Covid restrictions by the end of February, after Ministers pinpointed the 15 million people who would need vaccinations to end the cycles of crippling lockdowns. With the ‘game-changing’ Oxford jab expected to be approved within days, the Government hopes that enough doses will soon be available to inoculate those … Read more