Worried Britons obey PM’s order to ‘stay at home’ amid Covid lockdown

Worried Britons obey PM’s order to ‘stay at home’ amid Covid lockdown as anxiety hits highest level since April By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:54 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 13:59 GMT, 15 January 2021 Britons obeyed the PM’s order to ‘stay at home’ as the latest lockdown began, but anxiety … Read more

Obey the lockdown rules… or they’ll get tougher: Boris Johnson issues grim warning

Obey the lockdown rules… or they’ll get tougher: Boris Johnson issues grim warning as chief medical officer Chris Whitty says we are at the worst point of the pandemic PM said ‘complacency’ among public could plunge country into a deeper crisis Comes amid mounting concern lockdown measures may need to be tightened Chris Whitty said … Read more

Obey the lockdown rules… or they’ll get tougher: Boris Johnson issues grim warning

Obey the lockdown rules… or they’ll get tougher: Boris Johnson issues grim warning as chief medical officer Chris Whitty says we are at the worst point of the pandemic PM said ‘complacency’ among public could plunge country into a deeper crisis Comes amid mounting concern lockdown measures may need to be tightened Chris Whitty said … Read more

Coronavirus: London MP urges rule-breakers to obey Tier 2 lockdown

A London MP has urged people to follow social distancing rules and said ‘every single person who breaks the rules adds to the chances of us going into Tier Three’ as the city faces a tougher lockdown from next week.   Nickie Aiken, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster constituency, issued the warning in … Read more

Boris Johnson threatens national shutdown in January if people don’t obey new Covid tier system

New Year lockdown fear: Boris Johnson threatens national shutdown in January if people don’t obey new Covid tier system PM said Covid threat had ‘not gone away’ despite misery of a second lockdown He said vaccine progress gave ‘hope’ but UK faced ‘hard winter’ of restrictions Decision to put 99% of England in top two … Read more

LORD SUMPTION: I’m yet to meet a person who plans to obey mixing ban

Everything in science is provisional but one thing is certain about Covid-19. Lockdowns do not stop the disease.  They merely postpone infections until after they are lifted. They can work only if they are kept in place indefinitely. We do not need epidemiologists or mathematical modellers to tell us this. All we need to do … Read more

Superbike champion Sean Emmett angry that bride did not ‘obey’ him before falling from Dubai balcony

Sean Emmett became angry with his new bride moments before she fell out of a Dubai hotel window because she refused to ‘obey’ him and turn down the music she was playing, an inquest into her death heard. Giving evidence for a second day at Surrey coroner’s court, Mr Emmett described the moments leading up … Read more

Square dancing! Couples waltz in tiny taped-off boxes to obey the coronavirus distancing rules

Square dancing! Couples waltz in tiny taped-off boxes to obey the coronavirus distancing rules at a Mexican wedding The video was filmed at a wedding in the Mexican the state of Nuevo Leon  Couples on the dance floor make sure to stay inside squares marked by tape  Locals are allowed to hold celebrations but must … Read more

Britain will go back into Covid lockdown if people do not obey rule of six says Government advisor

The UK needs to act fast to stop coronavirus cases growing out of control as a ‘trickle’ of cases can turn into a ‘cascade’, warns an academic who advises the Government.   Peter Openshaw, professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, said that if people do not abide by the Government’s ‘rule of six’ then … Read more

Boris Johnson’s top scientists accuse him of trashing their efforts to get public to obey lockdown

Boris Johnson has ‘trashed’ public trust and adherence to lockdown, Government advisers warned last night. Psychology professor Stephen Reicher said the Prime Minister’s defence of Dominic Cummings had threatened the UK’s fight against coronavirus. The University of St Andrews academic, who serves on the SAGE committee advising the Government on behavioural science, tweeted: ‘I can … Read more