There’s little about a brown cardboard box to lift the spirits, not even when it’s wrapped in wrinkled clingfilm. Hard, then, to imagine that the package just handed over to us on the doorstep of a dishevelled terrace house in Street, Somerset, is one of the most sought-after items on …
Read More »Jacob Rees-Mogg urges Royal Mint to produce a special coin for Captain Sir Tom Moore
Jacob Rees-Mogg urges the Royal Mint to produce a special coin in honour of ‘remarkable national treasure’ Captain Sir Tom Moore NHS fundraiser and WWII veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore died on Tuesday Last night Boris Johnson led a clap for the 100-year-old and healthcare workers Jacob Rees-Mogg has urged …
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 »Covid UK: Liverpool’s Labour-run city council calls for another national lockdown
Liverpool’s council leaders today called for a third national lockdown to contain the new ‘mutant’ strain of Covid and prevent a ‘catastrophe’. The city’s acting mayor, Wendy Simon, and the Labour-run city council’s cabinet say the speed of the rise in coronavirus cases have reached ‘alarming levels’ and urgent action …
Read More »Elizabeth Day: The problem with Meghan & Harry
Elizabeth Day: The problem with Meghan & Harry By Elizabeth Day for You Magazine Published: 00:02, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 00:02, 3 January 2021 Styling: Holly Elgeti. Make-up: Nicky Weir using Hourglass Beauty. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes using T3 Haircare. Dress, Temperley London. Earrings, Motley x Scott …
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 »Prince Charles and Camilla relax in the autumn sunshine at Birkhall in snap for 2020 festive card
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have released their official 2020 Christmas card, choosing a candid picture as they relaxed in the gardens of Birkhall. Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 73, have spent much of the year at their Scottish residence, choosing to spend the first lockdown at their home …
Read More »UK shops reopen after lockdown – but footfall still down 30% on 2019
Britons flocked to the High Street after for the first weekend following the lifting of the nationwide lockdown – but footfall remained lower than pre-pandemic levels. The number of shoppers out this weekend was down 30% on the same period in 2019. Crowds keen for a Christmas bargain flocked to …
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