Andrew Marr reveals his father has died as Nick Robinson steps in to host his politics show this Sunday The 60-year-old was due to interview Matt Hancock and Jonathan Ashworth Presenter took to Twitter to reveal his father Donald Marr had passed away Marr confirmed Nick Robinson would be taking over this Sunday’s show By Amie … Read more
Scientists steered the Government away from shutting the UK’s borders because it would have ‘surprisingly little value’ in stopping Covid-19‘s spread, secret advice papers published today revealed. One of the scientific reports presented to ministers in May to help guide them through the crisis said restricting air travel would have virtually no effect because the damage … Read more
Frontline health workers, over-50s and Britons with heart or kidney disease will be the first in line to get a Covid-19 vaccine, Matt Hancock revealed today amid the global race against time to find a jab and save millions of lives. The Health Secretary announced the priority list in tonight’s Downing Street press conference, as he admitted … Read more
The Government performed a dramatic U-turn over its heavily-delayed coronavirus tracking app today and agreed to use an existing system developed by tech giants instead of building its own. Ministers are expected to set out this afternoon that they are scrapping custom-made software for the NHSX app and use a system already developed by Apple … Read more
The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app will not be rolled out nationwide until winter at the earliest, a senior health minister admitted today. Lord Bethell, the health minister responsible for the Covid-19 testing programme, said the app – which was supposed to be the UK’s saving grace for easing lockdown – is no longer the … Read more
Revealed: Boris Johnson scrapped Cabinet Ministers pandemic team six months before coronavirus hit Britain The PM abolished the Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingency Committee MPs such as Michael Gove and Matt Hancock were part of the pandemic team The group was scrapped by Mr Johnson just days after he entered No10 last July COVID-19 hit … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock pleads with anti-racism protesters not to attend demonstrations as he warns coronavirus ‘thrives on social contact regardless of what your cause may be’ Matt Hancock urged anti-racism campaigners not to attend demonstrations He said he understood that ‘people want to show their passion for a cause’ But coronavirus ‘thrives on social … Read more
Britain’s test and trace fiasco deepened again today after damning figures showed Number 10’s flagship system has only tracked down the contacts of two thirds of Covid-19 patients. Between May 28 and June 3, 8,117 people who tested positive for the coronavirus were referred to the NHS’s flagship scheme. But shocking statistics show contact tracers … Read more
The NHS‘s long-awaited coronavirus contact tracing app could be an effective way to cut down new cases and stop the spread of the disease, a trial on the Isle of Wight has suggested. Just two new cases of the illness have been discovered on the island, which is home to around 140,000 people, since the app’s … Read more
Every parent and teacher knows that a child who misses just a couple of weeks from school can fall rapidly behind his or her classmates. Which somehow puts into perspective the crisis facing a generation of children who have now gone without school for three months because of the coronavirus lockdown. I find it astounding … Read more