Matt Hancock reminds me of Pinocchio. Especially that bit when the wooden-headed puppet dances down the road between the Fox and the Cat. He thinks he’s the cock of the walk. In fact he’s a dupe. I wonder if Hancock’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance see themselves as … Read more
Plans to post millions of rapid testing kits to homes are BLOCKED by regulator amid fears they are not accurate enough when people test themselves Tests only pick up 49 per cent of infections when used by ordinary people Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency blocked mass rollout Boris Johnson has said lateral flow tests … Read more
Drinkers in the Home Counties embarked on their final evening out tonight before Tier 3 restrictions are imposed at midnight – as those elsewhere hit the streets again after it was confirmed they would remain under looser lockdown rules. Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday plunged numerous counties into the ‘very high alert’ top tier of … Read more
Businesses in Tier 1 Hereford and Tier 3 St Albans have revealed how changing Covid rules have left them facing very different prospects over Christmas. Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday plunged millions more Brits into lockdown amid growing coronavirus cases across the country. Hertfordshire was moved from Tier 2 restrictions up to Tier 3, joining … Read more
Revellers in York hit the streets of the Tier 2 city centre last night amid warnings that more than 30,000 hospitality businesses are at high risk of permanently closing before the end of the year. Small groups of young people wearing face masks flocked to pubs and bars in the two northern town for a … Read more
The UK Government looks set to fall short on its promise to give millions of people their first coronavirus jab by Christmas, official statistics suggest. A total of 138,000 Britons received the breakthrough Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the first week of the rollout up to December 15, which ministers hailed as ‘a really good start’. But at … Read more
Large areas of southern England will be put in tier three this Saturday amid rising coronavirus levels, meaning millions more people will have to adapt to new rules. Matt Hancock set out the findings today of the first full review of England’s tier allocations, with very little good news for areas already under tough restrictions. … Read more
The latest Tier changes MOVING TO TIER 3 Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire Berkshire Peterborough Hertfordshire Surrey apart from Waverley Hastings and Rother Portsmouth, Gosport, Havant MOVING FROM TIER 3 TO TIER 2 Bristol, North Somerset MOVING FROM TIER 2 TO TIER 1 Herefordshire Tearful and devastated small business owners are up in arms over the extension of … Read more
There is ‘not enough evidence’ that taking vitamin D can prevent or treat Covid-19, according to a UK Government review. But officials are still recommending Britons take the immune-boosting nutrient over the winter. Health Secretary Matt Hancock ordered a rapid review into the vitamin’s effect on Covid in October, after coming under fire for writing it … Read more
The clean-up began today after revellers partied into the night in Soho ahead of London going into Tier Three at midnight with pubs and restaurants forced to close and many forced to throw away unused food. Bin bags were piled up on street corners while recycling containers were full of glass bottles following a last … Read more