The Government today caused further confusion over foreign holidays after saying Britons could go to an ‘amber list’ country to see their friends and relatives – as airlines cut prices to Spain, Italy and Greece to as little as £18 next month. Passengers are already heading to amber list countries with 120 flights to them … Read more
The Indian Covid variant now accounts for at least one in five infections in England and NHS figures show that five out of the six hotspots have vaccine uptake lower than the national average. Number 10 today refused to rule out a return to local lockdowns as the mass easing of restrictions in England was … Read more
Matt Hancock today defended the timing of travel restrictions on India but dodged questions on whether the decision was linked to Downing Street‘s planned trade mission as Labour urged the Government to delay the resumption of global travel tomorrow amid concerns over a third virus surge. Critics have warned that tougher action should have been … Read more
Every year, around 55 million people die worldwide. Some deaths are due to newsworthy events and major pandemics. But many more, three-fifths of them, are attributed to mundane diseases of chronic inflammation. Imagine if the news led with the number of people who died from heart disease each day. Imagine if we had a regular … Read more
So where WAS Patrick Vallance? Government says he ‘does not attend every press conference’ after questions were raised over why he was missing from Downing Street briefing Chief Scientific Adviser’s absence from press conference did not go unnoticed Sir Patrick is usually a fixture alongside Prof Chris Whitty and Boris Johnson His department, the Government … Read more
Boris Johnson threatens to suspend all checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea if the EU doesn’t stop its hardline approach Prime Minister is considering suspending checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea Sources say he fears the resulting disruption could destabilise Northern Ireland The row is over the Brexit deal which prevents checks made at … Read more
UK’s ‘green list’ for quarantine-free travel won’t expand ‘very rapidly’, warns Boris Johnson in yet another blow to the tourism industry Foreign travel to 12 countries on the list can restart from Monday PM: ‘We will certainly be making sure that people travelling abroad will be subject to all the tests and constraints to prevent … Read more
Peregrine falcon found dead near Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ Downing Street home may have been shot, police fear Peregrine falcon found with ‘blood spot’ on its abdomen in Whitehall, London Conservationists believe the bird may have been shot and killed with an air rifle Wild birds protected under UK law and there are 1,500 pairs … Read more
Ministers last night approved plans aimed at slowing the spread of the Indian variant, after cases doubled in a week. Older people living in areas of high infection are to be offered their second dose of the vaccine early to protect them. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has also been asked to … Read more
A Covid conspiracy theorist who won a county court judgment against Boris Johnson for ‘defaming her’ is an is ‘an eccentric loner’, her neighbours said today – as Downing Street had the claim struck out. Yvonne Hobbs, 59, lives in the picturesque Leicestershire village of Ashby Parva, on the outskirts of Lutterworth, on a smallholding where … Read more