Downing Street has defended the Prime Minister‘s 80-year-old father for receiving two doses of Covid vaccine within three weeks – despite others having to wait 12 weeks between jabs. Stanley Johnson sparked outrage when he revealed he was getting his second and final dose of the jab on Friday – despite only getting his first 21 days … Read more
Boris Johnson is under pressure to increase the social distancing gap to stop the spread of coronavirus. Leading members of the Sage scientific advisory panel want the measure raised from ‘one metre plus’ to ‘two metres plus’. In practice this would change the limit to three metres – nearly 10ft. The drastic proposal came as … Read more
Matt Hancock rules out axing ‘important’ support bubbles helping families cope with the pandemic as new super-transmissible Covid strain raises fears of a harsher lockdown to come The Health Secretary had previously refused to rule out the drastic step But tonight he said they were too important to struggling families to remove ‘They are an … Read more
Labour today piled more pressure on Boris Johnson to shut down professional football after players flouted Covid-19 rules again and were accused of losing the ‘moral case’ to continue as infections rise and the NHS struggles to cope. Social distancing was abandoned at FA Cup games amid wild celebrations in packed dressing rooms at Chorley … Read more
Rishi Sunak today warned Britons to brace for the economy to get ‘worse before it gets better’ as he said the new coronavirus lockdown will have a ‘significant’ cost. Despite saying vaccines offered ‘hope’ and there were signs of ‘resilience’ in UK plc, the Chancellor delivered a grim message about the scale of the devastation … Read more
Boris Johnson today warned he is ready to tighten lockdown further as he voiced fears that vaccines have made people ‘complacent’ about obeying rules despite the NHS being on the brink of disaster. On a visit to the Ashton Gate vaccination centre in Bristol today, the PM revealed that 2.4million jabs have now been administered … Read more
May’s local and mayoral elections ‘almost certainly’ going to be delayed for a SECOND year over Covid safety fears for campaigners and polling station staff Almost 40 million people due to vote on May 6 after last year’s postponement Seats in more than 140 councils and 13 mayoral contests are due to take place But plans being … Read more
Was ‘drowned’ backpacker raped and murdered? Police reopen investigation into death of Amelia Bambridge whose body was found floating in the sea off Cambodia after date rape drug is found in her system Amelia, from Sussex, went missing while backpacking in Asia in October 2019 Her body was found in sea a week later and … Read more
Rishi Sunak examining plans for a £3billion scheme to help a MILLION small business owners including plumbers, electricians and musicians unable to get furlough cash or company loans The Chancellor is looking at proposals for a Directors Income Support Scheme Would pay sole directors up to 80 per cent of lost profits for three months … Read more
The British Army officer leading Boris Johnson‘s effort to deliver hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines per day pledged to use combat techniques to get them to the needy as fast as possible. Brigadier Phil Prosser, Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme, said his team would use ‘our extensive operational and logistic … Read more