Government orders 50MILLION antibody testing kits that work in 20 minutes and could be ready by June

Scientists hail game-changing immunity test: Government orders 50MILLION antibody testing kits that work in 20 minutes and could be ready by June as Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday Scientist breakthrough means Britons could take test to see if they have immunity from coronavirus by June The Government has ordered the production of 50million … Read more

Fury at Dominic Cummings’ wife using BBC Radio 4’s Thought For The Day

Dominic Cummings’ wife was this morning afforded BBC Radio 4 airtime to say how ‘extremely kind’ the maverick Downing Street adviser is, sparking fury amid allegations of over-stepping his brief. Mary Wakefield, the commissioning editor of The Spectator, used the Thought For The Daily slot to recall the couple’s recent battle against coronavirus.    The decision … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘will return to work on Monday’ as a part-time PM

Boris Johnson ‘will return to work on Monday’ as a part-time PM – but allies warn he is still suffering ‘debilitating’ effects of coronavirus By Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 00:31 BST, 25 April 2020 Boris Johnson is expected to return to Downing Street on Monday … Read more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘briefed on plans to have Premier League football return within weeks’

Premier League football could be back on TV within WEEKS with matches played behind closed doors ‘under plan briefed to Boris Johnson’ Boris Johnson sees the resumption of live sport as key to boosting moral Detailed plans could also be thrashed out to see cricket and tennis return  By Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 22:31 … Read more

Dominic Cummings is a member of secretive SAGE group advising the government

The Prime Minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings is a member of the secretive scientific group that steered the Government’s response to coronavirus, it has been revealed.  Mr Cummings’ name was on a leaked list of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) as far back as February.  The list, which was seen by The Guardian, … Read more

Love Island’s Dr Alex George claps for his hospital in Lewisham

Dr Alex George took part in a nationwide applause in honour of the NHS, police and key workers during the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday night.   The Love Island star, 30, who is working on the frontline, stood on his doorstep as he cheered on his hospital in Lewisham at 8pm to applaud the health heroes across the … Read more

Boris Johnson is ‘preparing to return to work on Monday’ to take control of the coronavirus crisis

Boris Johnson is planning to return to work on Monday to take control of the response to the coronavirus crisis. The Prime Minister has been recovering at his countryside retreat in Chequers after being discharged from hospital earlier this month. Mr Johnson – who spent three days in the ICU and seven in hospital – … Read more

Coronavirus Sweden: Cases grow slowly despite lack of lockdown

Sweden is piling up coronavirus cases more slowly than Britain – without the need for an economically crippling lockdown.  Over the last three days, Sweden added an average of 53 cases per million people, whereas Britain’s figure was 66 despite a shutdown which has now been in place for a month.  Britain’s three-day average has … Read more

What’s happened to all the rapeseed? Bright yellow flowers disappear from British fields

What’s happened to all the rapeseed? Bright yellow flowers disappear from British fields after many crops failed while others suffered flea beetle plague British rapeseed growers are expected to harvest a small crop this season  Many hectares completely failed and others have flea beetle larvae infestations  Reduced production of biodiesel meant an increase in price … Read more

NHS intensive care nurse who helped save Boris Johnson’s life says he was ‘just another patient’

An NHS nurse who helped save Boris Johnson’s life while he was in hospital with coronavirus have said the Prime Minister ‘absolutely needed to be there’ and ‘was a patient like any other’ during his time in hospital.  Jenny McGee, 35, was singled out for praise alongside Luis Pitarma, 29, by the Prime Minister after treating him … Read more