Care home boss, 61, killed himself with shotgun in police HQ car park while struggling to cope with seeing his residents suffering in the pandemic Vernon Hough, 61, was found dead at a police headquarters in Wrexham in May ‘Pressure’ of protecting residents and staff at home became too much for him Wife told inquest: ‘He … Read more
What are the UK-wide rules for Christmas? Three households will be allowed to form a ‘Christmas Bubble’ and meet indoors. Easing of rules will apply for five days, from December 23 to December 27. ‘Christmas Bubbles’ will be allowed to gather in private homes, in outdoor spaces and in places of worship. UK-wide nature of … Read more
How will government decide what Tiers areas are put into? Boris Johnson has said the government will be ‘common-sensical’ about putting areas in Tiers, and his ‘Winter Plan’ set out a series of metrics that will be used to make the decision. They are: Case detection rates in all age groups; Case detection rates in the … Read more
A mother-of-two was killed after being hit by a car as she tried to take a picture of the I’m a Celebrity castle. Sharn Iona Hughes, 58, travelled ten miles from her home to Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales to see the lights on the set of the ITV show. But charity volunteer Sharn, … Read more
Britain’s most senior police officer today said she has ‘no interest in interrupting family Christmas dinners’ to catch coronavirus rule-breakers as Matt Hancock suggested people will still be banned from hugging their relatives. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said ‘the police have lots of other things to be doing’ and she will not be … Read more
Urgent investigation is launched after nearly a quarter of residents at one care home die from Covid as outbreak claims 15 lives Incident management team in place at Llangollen Fechan Care Home in Wales Over the last three weeks there have sadly been 56 positive cases and 15 deaths In addition 33 staff members have … Read more
The number of people dying with Covid-19 rose by 40 per cent in the first week of November, when the virus was to blame for one in every six deaths in England and Wales and killed more people than at any time since May. A weekly report by the Office for National Statistics showed 1,937 … Read more
Thousands of shoppers descended on Cardiff today, with the queue for the city’s Primark store stretching back more than 1,000 feet. Crowds were not put off by grey, drizzly weather as eager bargain hunters waited for hours outside the fashion retailer on the first weekend since Wales’ firebreak lockdown. Recent weeks have seen non-essential shops … Read more
Punters have flocked back to pubs and bars in Wales four days after the country’s ‘firebreak’ lockdown came to an end. Large groups of students descended on watering holes in Cardiff as coronavirus restrictions eased for the first time in 17 days. Some youngsters smiled as they danced and hugged on the streets while others … Read more
Britain today announced another 33,470 positive coronavirus cases – 39 per cent more than last Thursday – despite indicators showing the outbreak is slowing down. The case count is the highest since the Covid-19 outbreak began and comes a week after England’s second national lockdown started. It is an increase from 22,950 yesterday. Unofficial statistics, however, … Read more