This week the UK reached an unimaginable milestone, with 100,000 deaths related to coronavirus being registered. Across Bath and North East Somerset, 127 people have died within 28 days of a positive test since the start of the pandemic, with 7,199 cases being confirmed. Every resident in the district has …
Read More »Covid UK: Whitehall sources pledge ALL over-50s will have vaccine by March
Whitehall sources last night vowed that all over-50s could be vaccinated by the end of March as figures show that more than three million people have already received the Covid jab. The Government is preparing to more than double the pace of the vaccine roll-out next week, with vaccines for …
Read More »UK coronavirus LIVE: Priti Patel delivers press briefing as police say they will step up enforcement
T he Prime Minister has faced calls from scientists to introduce a new three-metre social distancing rule in a bid to prevent rising coronavirus cases, it has been reported. Scientists from the Sage scientific advisory panel want the Government guidance to change from “one metre plus” to “two metres plus”, …
Read More »Rishi Sunak wants post-Brexit City of London financial services boom
Rishi Sunak hails chance of ‘Big Bang 2.0’ for City of London after Brexit as he hints red tape will be slashed to help forge ‘exciting’ future Rishi Sunak has hailed the prospects for a ‘Big Bang 2.0’ in the wake of Brexit The Chancellor hinted that red tape could …
Read More »Scientists warn current measures are too ‘lax’ and demand even stricter rules
Experts are calling for an even tougher lockdown after Boris Johnson last night begged families to stay at home, with the Government launching a new campaign blitz to scare people into obeying the rules. Scientists warn the current measures are too ‘lax’ and can’t contain the new coronavirus variant, so …
Read More »Covid UK: British Army vaccine taskforce to use ‘combat techniques’
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 …
Read More »Covid UK: Chief medical officers say NHS risks being ‘overwhelmed’
The UK’s chief medical officers have warned of a ‘material risk of the NHS being overwhelmed’ in the next 21 days as the mutant Covid strain wreaks havoc across the country. Parts of the health service are under ‘immense pressure’, the chief medical officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland said …
Read More »Post Office announces major change for anybody sending parcels to EU due to Brexit
A major change is coming into place for anybody sending parcels to the EU, the Post Office has confirmed. The move will affect anyone who sends packages to friends and family members to member states on the continent, the Mirror reports. Parcels will now be refused if they do not …
Read More »FTSE 100 falls after coronavirus vaccine and Brexit developments
FTSE closes down 0.7% or 47 points at 6,556 after approval for Oxford’s Covid vaccine and vote passing post-Brexit deal were overshadowed by three quarters of UK being plunged into Tier 4 lockdown FTSE 100 index of biggest UK firms down by 0.71% or 47 points at 6,556 today Fall comes …
Read More »Boris Johnson will hail new chapter in British history on the day of his historic Brexit deal vote
Boris Johnson will hail a new chapter in Britain’s history today as his EU trade deal goes before Parliament. On the eve of the landmark vote, Tory Eurosceptics announced they would support the agreement, finally ending decades of division in the party over Europe. Their move paves the way for …
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