Boris Johnson’s decision to impose tough Tier curbs on 99 per cent of the country this week will cost the UK a staggering £900million a day, according to an extraordinary projection by top economists. Analysis by the Centre for Economic and Business Research forecasts that the Tiering system will cut …
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Towns and villages near coronavirus hotspots could be lifted out of the toughest lockdown Tiers in plans being drawn up to quash growing Tory backbench anger at the restrictions. Ministers are trying to win over Tories by offering them hope that their constituencies will be ‘decoupled’ from hotspots when a …
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An official graph laying out coronavirus outbreaks across the country suggests there are parts of the North of England and Midlands that could be ‘de-escalated’ from Tier Two or Tier Three in January if they can continue to squash the disease. The chart, published last night by the Department of …
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The £7.5bn Black Friday: Beleaguered stores are set for a sales boost as frenzied shoppers snap up bargains (but some offers are best avoided) Experts have warned some bargains may not be quite as attractive as they seem Britons will spend more online this Christmas than in the high street …
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The Queen and Prince Philip have ‘rediscovered the happiness of their early years together’ during the Covid-19 crisis, a royal expert has claimed. The monarch, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, are currently at Windsor Castle together for England’s second national lockdown after spending time in Sandringham earlier this …
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Mark Drakeford says people in Wales shouldn’t hand deliver CHRISTMAS CARDS because ‘the more we risk meeting people the more the risks are’ of spreading coronavirus Wales First Minister said he intended to ‘deliver fewer cards by hand this year’ He suggested delivering Christmas cards in person risked spread of …
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The Queen’s family Christmas at Sandringham could be off for the first time in 33 years. Her Majesty is currently isolating at Windsor Castle with Prince Philip after leaving Norfolk for the month-long lockdown. And one Sandringham insider has said: ‘We have been told not to expect them back for …
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The Royal British Legion fears millions of pounds in Poppy Appeal donations could be lost across the UK because volunteers cannot do face-to-face collections due to the Covid pandemic. Charles Byrne, director-general of the charity, said lockdown restrictions mean that for the first time in the organisation’s 99-year history, in-person fundraising …
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Britain’s coronavirus cases remained flat at 24,141 today despite Boris Johnson justifying lockdown by claiming the NHS is under threat from soaring hospitalisations. There was increase of just 4.7 percent on last Thursday’s infections and a drop of 1,063 cases on yesterday’s figure of 25,177. Earlier the Prime Minister and …
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Furious students last night ripped down a metal fence erected around their halls on the first day of England’s new coronavirus lockdown. Crowds of undergraduates at Manchester University trampled on the barrier and set off flairs in the Fallowfield area of the city. Pictures showed tradesmen putting up the huge …
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