Britain’s official coronavirus death toll passed the grim milestone of 50,000 today after health chiefs announced another 595 victims in the highest daily count since May. Boris Johnson said the figures was a stark reminder that the UK ‘was not out of the woods yet’ despite promising news about a vaccine earlier this week. Officials … Read more
Britain recorded another 532 more Covid-19 deaths today, the highest daily total since May. It brings the UK total to 49,770 and is the highest figure reported in a single day since May 12. However, cases are just two per cent higher than they were last week, with 20,412 cases confirmed today. Last Tuesday, 20,018 … Read more
Freedom was embraced by Welsh families today who headed out to towns and Ikea as the country came out of its 17-day firebreak coronavirus lockdown – but the English were warned they were not welcome for now. The restrictions were finally lifted after the government imposed the strict shutdown last months against a backdrop of … Read more
Vernon Kay is isolating at a lavish Welsh farmhouse complete with hot-tub, sprawling gardens and its very own gym as he prepares for the forthcoming series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The presenter, 46, will take part in the 20th series of the long running reality show when it launches from … Read more
A Welsh farmer torched hundreds of ‘worthless’ sheep fleeces in protest at rock-bottom wool prices after the pandemic saw the market for the natural material sink to ‘diabolical’ lows. He piled up 800 fleeces from newly-shorn sheep and turned them into a funeral pyre saying it was cheaper to destroy them by fire than to go to … Read more
AT A GLANCE: HOW VALLANCE AND WHITTY DEFENDED THE LOCKDOWN SATURDAY’S GLOOMY SLIDES The pair admitted what one MP called the ‘avalanche of data’ they presented in Saturday’s briefing may have been too much to handle for the public. Sir Patrick said: ‘I would always like to get things simpler than they were and clearer … Read more
Rishi Sunak is being ‘bounced’ by the Prime Minster into extending the furlough scheme package after lockdown ends Prime Minister wants Rishi Sunak to ensure furlough money available for country Details being ironed out before Chancellor brings the policey forward to public Boris Johnson pledged to extend Government’s furlough payments on Monday By Bhvishya Patel … Read more
Rishi Sunak is being ‘bounced’ by the Prime Minster into extending the furlough scheme package after lockdown ends Prime Minister wants Rishi Sunak to ensure furlough money available for country Details being ironed out before Chancellor brings the policey forward to public Boris Johnson pledged to extend Government’s furlough payments on Monday By Bhvishya Patel … Read more
Signs that the second wave of coronavirus could be at a turning point began to make an appearance today as the UK recorded a 12.5 per cent decrease in the number of people testing positive. The Department of Health figures, which initially were delayed in their release, saw a further 20,018 people test positive for … Read more
AT A GLANCE: HOW VALLANCE AND WHITTY DEFENDED THE LOCKDOWN SATURDAY’S GLOOMY SLIDES The pair admitted what one MP called the ‘avalanche of data’ they presented in Saturday’s briefing may have been too much to handle for the public. Sir Patrick said: ‘I would always like to get things simpler than they were and clearer … Read more