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Government warns of worsening chaos at Britain’s ports as lorry traffic returns to normal levels – but Brussels says it won’t help ease backlogs unless Boris abandons his deregulation ambitions Projections from Cabinet Office anticipate Channel traffic’s imminent rise Truckers without requisite customs paperwork or negative test face turn-backs It comes as Brussels says it … Read more
Charities have warned two thirds of young people are experiencing a decline in mental health with figures worsening ‘across the spectrum,’ as calls to a suicide helpline rose by almost a third during the most recent lockdown. A survey of 16,000 locked-down Brits by Mind discovered half of adults felt their wellbeing had worsened during … Read more
Colorado governor Jared Polis’s husband, 39, is hospitalized with worsening coronavirus symptoms including ‘a cough and shortness of breath’ on his eighth day of illness Governor Jared Polis and husband tested positive for Covid-19 on November 28 First Gentleman Marlon Reis, 39, was taken to hospital yesterday for treatment Hospitalized after he experienced ‘a worsening … Read more
Royal Mail set to post a first-half loss of £65m with the pandemic worsening a drop in letter volumes It comes despite a predicted 8% rise in revenues to £5.6bn Covid-19 has prompted a rise in parcel sending with more internet shopping The company taking on 33,000 temporary staff to help with Christmas demand By … Read more
Britons borrowed more on credit cards, loans and overdrafts last month compared to July and saved less, official figures revealed today, amid concerns household finances are increasingly under strain. Some £21.3billion more was borrowed by consumers in August, up from £20.9billion the month before, although repayments increased slightly, as borrowing and spending continued to return … Read more
French Prime Minister Jean Castex warned today the country is seeing a ‘clear worsening’ of its coronavirus outbreak. Nearly 10,000 new cases were recorded yesterday, a record since wide-scale testing began, but Castex said a recent increase in Covid-19 hospitalisations was particularly worrying. Despite the surge in cases, Castex said he would aim to avoid … Read more
Gary Lineker, 59, says his eyesight is now so bad he struggles to read his notes on Match of the Day – forcing him to wear his glasses more and writing with bigger letters Gary Lineker has been presenting Match of the Day since the late 1990s But the ex-England striker claims his eyesight is … Read more
A simple blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease early in people who visit their doctor with worsening memory. Scientists in the US say the test could be used by practitioners within five years, and is more accurate and quicker than current methods. The tool measures levels of a protein called tau in the blood, which … Read more