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Two thirds of Britons think smart motorways are less safe than normal ones with hard shoulders and 57 per cent of people are opposed to their use entirely, a YouGov poll has revealed. The latest findings come just days after Dr Alan Billings, Police Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire, wrote to the Government saying the … Read more
Two thirds of NHS hospitals currently have more Covid patients than they did on England’s worst day in April last year when the pandemic first exploded, official figures show as the Government last night shifted back to a total national lockdown to ‘protect the NHS’. There were a record 26,000 infected patients taking up hospital … Read more
Nearly two thirds of secondary schools in England had at least one pupil self-isolating at home due to potential contact with coronavirus last week, Government figures show. Pupil attendance in secondary schools has dropped from 87 per cent a week earlier to 83 per cent on November 12, according to the Department for Education (DfE) … Read more
More than two thirds of coronavirus survivors who were hospitalized for the infection are still left with lingering symptoms seven weeks later, new research suggests. Reports of so-called ‘long covid’ have spread across the world, suggesting that even if vaccines can slow the spread of the pandemic, millions may be living with lasting effects of … Read more
NHS hospitals in Blackpool are treating up to 65 per cent as many patients as they were at the peak of the outbreak in April, statistics show. In Newcastle and Liverpool, admission rates are nudging closer numbers not seen for six months as the second wave of Covid-19 rips through the North of England. Cases … Read more
More than two thirds of Britons believe Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should have their royal titles taken away from them, a new survey suggests. The study for Tatler magazine also showed the majority of respondents believed the Duchess of Sussex, 39, should not be commenting on US politics. It comes as the couple this … Read more
Two thirds of branded food packaging in Britain isn’t fully recyclable, a new report estimates. Popular brands including Pringles, Cadbury and Babybel use packaging that is either mostly unrecyclable or not recyclable at all, Which? found. After analysing 89 of popular branded groceries, the consumer group found only 34 per cent had packaging that was … Read more
Wildlife populations around the world have declined by more than two thirds since 1970, according to a new WWF report that claims nature is in ‘freefall’ due to human activity including intensive farming and deforestation. The WWF Living Planet Index (LPI) found mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish numbers fell by an average 68 per cent … Read more
A YouGov poll of almost 2,000 Britons has found that over two thirds are against the plans for semi-autonomous vehicles to be legally allowed on motorways from spring next year. The survey was conducted in response to the Department for Transport’s announcement on Tuesday that minister are examining whether vehicles fitted with an Automated Lane … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Only two thirds of parents currently intend to send their children back to school next month as poll shows voters believe Gavin Williamson is most to blame for education omnishambles All schools across England are scheduled to return full-time from September A new poll showed 69 per cent of parents intend to send their children … Read more