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A hat-trick of studies today confirmed coronavirus cases are surging in England with as many as 45,000 people catching the virus every day and the number of infections doubling in a week at the end of September. One Government-led study estimated that the infection rate could be almost half of what it was during the … Read more
UK buys a million DIY coronavirus antibody tests that produce results in just 20 MINUTES – six months after they were first promised by officials At-home fingerprick tests described as ‘game changers’ by officials in March Public Health England has rejected all of those commercially available until now Tests will be used by people at … Read more
NHS coronavirus contact tracers struggled to reach tens of thousands of potentially infectious people yesterday after phone lines crashed following an IT malfunction. As workers attempted to catch up on a backlog of calls to the 16,000 infectious people missed from the database – due to an error caused by an outdated version of Microsoft’s … Read more
Madeira is the cheapest island destination for Britons considering an autumn break abroad in the sun. That’s according to a new report by Post Office Travel Money, which has compared the prices of meals, drinks and other tourist items, including coffee, beer and sunscreen, in eight destinations on European and Caribbean islands that are not … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen announces the EU is launching legal action against the UK over Boris Johnson’s plans to override parts of the Brexit divorce deal President of European Commission announced start of legal action against UK She accused No10 of failing to act in ‘good faith’ and of breaching divorce deal Brussels has sent … Read more
Thousands of ventilators bought to treat Covid-19 patients are sitting in warehouses due to a lack of demand, the spending watchdog has revealed. Ministers prioritised ‘speed over cost’, meaning they paid 50 per cent over the odds for foreign-supplied machines, the National Audit Office (NAO) found. In one case, 750 ventilators purchased at a cost of … Read more
Britain could avoid another full-blown lockdown by cocooning the elderly, scientists advising the Government say. The strategy would see ministers encourage those most at-risk of coronavirus, including patients with underlying health conditions, to stay home and shield. It would allow young and healthy Brits to continue enjoying freedoms like going to restaurants and pubs – which … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s deputy denies Covid rift between his boss and Boris Johnson after Chancellor said ‘our lives can no longer be put on hold’ Treasury Chief Sec. Stephen Barclay insisted both men were working ‘in tandem’ Mr Sunak yesterday said the nation needed to learn to ‘live without fear’ Mr Johnson’s noticeable absence from Commons … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s £9bn Job Retention Scheme won’t save jobs because there’s ‘little incentive’ to pay the wages of staff not in work, an influential think-tank has warned. Business bosses have today stuck the boot into the Chancellor’s much-trumpeted plan to keep people in work, while the chief executive of Next suggested Britain’s economy risks ‘becoming … Read more
Iceland was added to Britain’s quarantine list last night after its infection rate surged over the UK government’s threshold following an outbreak in Reykjavik linked to French tourists. The weekly infection rate per 100,000 people has risen from 7.3 to 89.7 in the space of 10 days, soaring over the threshold of 20.0 at which … Read more