The government’s coronavirus contact tracing site crashed on launch this morning amid complaints it has been a ‘complete shambles’, which has seen workers paid £10-an-hour to sit at home and do nothing. Doctors and other staff reported major teething troubles as the much-trumpeted scheme finally got up and running, with some saying they had not … Read more
Matt Hancock says he hopes that hairdressers will soon be up and running once Britain has secured enough PPE – not least because his wife has been cutting his own locks. The Health Secretary told ITV’s This Morning that ‘it is a challenge, but not an insurmountable challenge’ to get the UK’s 11,000 salons up and … Read more
The government’s coronavirus contact tracing site crashed on launch this morning amid complaints it has been a ‘complete shambles’. Doctors and other staff reported major teething troubles as the much-trumpeted scheme finally got up and running, with some saying they had not even received passwords to start work. Meanwhile, NHS chiefs have warned that ‘key … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced the introduction of the new Test and Trace programme to bring the coronavirus under control, as concerns were raised over the Government’s testing regime. At the Downing Street briefing today, Mr Hancock said the new system would be up and running by 9am tomorrow without the NHS‘ coronavirus app that … Read more
Locked-down Britain may finally start to return to ‘normality’ after nine weeks of uncertainty through the government’s coronavirus tracing system. The NHS Trace and Test system for England is expected to start tomorrow at 9am. It was unveiled tonight by Health Secretary Matt Hancock , who said it was the ‘civic duty’ of the public … Read more
The vicar who called for a review on lockdown fines handed to families travelling for childcare purposes is a former actor who was in TV crime dramas Boon and The Bill. Reverend Martin Poole, the vicar of St Luke’s Prestonville in Brighton, raised the issue at the daily Downing Street press conference in a question … Read more
Vicar who put Matt Hancock on spot over Dominic Cummings says he’s ‘disappointed’ ministers have ‘rowed back’ on vow to look into fines given to people who breached lockdown for ‘childcare reasons’ Martin Paul was praised for his question at Downing Street briefing last night Follows fury over Cummings’ trip from London to Durham during … Read more
Matt Hancock announces the UK is to ‘stockpile’ protective gowns, masks and gloves as domestic firms sign deals to provide two BILLION items of PPE for the Government and the NHS Health Secretary said that authoritieds no longer struggling with demand Will now build up stocks against future outbreaks Domestic deals to produce two billion items … Read more
Whole towns could face ‘local lockdowns’ if they have a flare-up of coronavirus cases, Matt Hancock confirms The Health Secretary confirmed individual regions may be put under lockdown Figures show that some parts of the UK have far more cases than other regions The so-called ‘local lockdowns’ could affect schools, businesses or whole towns Here’s … Read more
Ministers fear the UK could go ‘back to square one’ in the fight against coronavirus if Britons do not adhere to lockdown rules as data suggests people have been flouting restrictions for weeks. Health Secretary Matt Hancock last night pleaded with people to stick to current restrictions which prohibit meeting more than one person from … Read more