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Ten staff at a Royal Mail Delivery Office in West Lothian have tested positive for coronavirus, bosses have confirmed. The postal workers at the Bathgate sorting hub are now self-isolating at home after receiving their positive test results. The building on Inchmuir Road has been deep cleaned and remains open …

The Queen and Prince Philip found their summer break in Balmoral ‘a bit tedious’ this year, with social distancing rules due to coronavirus making it less enjoyable, a royal expert has claimed. The 94-year-old monarch and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, spent six weeks at their Aberdeenshire home before cutting …

The UK coronavirus death toll has risen by 87 today – including more Covid-19 deaths in Birmingham and the Midlands. There were two deaths at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. There was one death at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust respectively. As …

Here is the latest update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases ofCovid-19, showing the top five local authorities. Nottingham now has thehighest rate in England, with 2,294 new cases recorded in the seven days toOctober 5 – the equivalent of 689.1 cases per 100,000 people. Source link

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a Commons statement on Monday setting out new coronavirus outbreak restrictions as reports claim true figure of infections doubled in a week to 45,000 a day, it has emerged tonight.  Mr Johnson will use the occasion to outline a new ‘tiered’ approach to how …

Former Tory Treasury minister calls for ‘true devolution’ to improve Covid response Former Tory Treasury minister Lord O’Neill called for “true devolution” to improve the coronavirus response and for a “tailored” version of the furlough scheme. The crossbench peer, who is a vice-chair of the Northern Powerhouse group, said local …

Sophie, Countess of Wessex was today self-isolating at home after coming into contact earlier this week with someone who has now tested positive for coronavirus. The 55-year-old wife of Prince Edward is not experiencing any symptoms of Covid-19 but is said to be following all relevant Government guidelines. Sophie is not …

Four postal workers at Scarborough’s Royal Mail delivery office have tested positive for Covid-19. A spokesperson confirmed the employees in question are now recovering at home following a deep clean of the building. The office is operating as normal. “Royal Mail takes the health and safety of its colleagues, its …

When theatres and concert halls closed, thousands of musicians were stripped of their livelihood, not knowing when they might perform again.  Indeed, this week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned that many will have to seek new careers — prompting outrage from performers.  But as ANTONIA HOYLE reveals, some musicians have already …

Twenty-four people have died after a coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in Wales sparked by a ‘super-spreader’. There are now 129 Covid-19 cases at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in locked-down Rhondda Cynon Taf, up from 94 last week.  Coronavirus infections in the region have spiked in the last month, from 48.9 …