All over-70s in England who haven’t yet had a Covid vaccine should book their own online, Matt Hancock said today. The Health Secretary tonight trumpeted the success of the roll-out so far, confirming the NHS is on track to hit its target of immunising the 15million most vulnerable Brits by …
Read More »Card addressed to ‘somewhere at top of town’ in Cornwall miraculously makes it to the right house
Card addressed to ‘somewhere at top of town’ in St Ives in Cornwall miraculously makes it to the right house Tracey Fitzharris, 43, received the card from her friend in Duror in Scotland The envelope was addressed as ‘Somewhere at top of town, St Ives, Cornwall’ On the back of …
Read More »Postal workers could be paid to check on the elderly
Postal workers could be paid to check up on elderly people during their rounds under new plans proposed by union members. Delivering prescriptions could also become the responsibility of Royal Mail staff under measures designed to widen their duties and create additional revenues. The idea has been put forward by the …
Read More »Boris Johnson’s senior aide in conflict of interest row over Chinese Embassy deal
A top aide to Boris Johnson is today caught up in a conflict of interest row over claims he helped broker a deal for China’s new embassy on behalf of the Government while being paid by two of the companies involved. Lord Udny-Lister helped the Foreign Office lead talks with …
Read More »100 things you never knew about Prince Philip on the eve of his century
Prince Philip (pictured at the Epsom Derby in 2009) has, with characteristic self-deprecation, invented a word for his famous habit of ‘putting one’s foot into one’s mouth’ Millions of words may have been written about his jam-packed life, but a new book by veteran Royal-watcher IAN LLOYD unearths nuggets about …
Read More »Councils told to consult more local people before imposing green road plans
Town halls have been ordered to consult more with local people after an outcry in The Telegraph over the way some roads have been shut and replaced with cycle lanes. Grant Shapps admitted some local authorities had “got it wrong” and “had not thought through” plans before shutting roads to …
Read More »Ministers reserve 28,000 rooms near airports for hotel quarantine scheme
Britain’s hotel quarantine scheme will finally begin on February 15 – nearly three weeks after it was first announced – and is expected to end six weeks later, it was revealed today. Retired Royal Marine general Sir Gordon Messenger, a former vice chief of defence staff who led a mass …
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 »U.K. Honors Captain Sir Tom Moore After His Death by Clapping
U.K. Honors Captain Sir Tom Moore After His Death by Clapping | PEOPLE.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close View image Captain Sir Tom Moore Honored After His Death as the British Public Clap at the Same Time Around the Nation this link is to an external site that may …
Read More »Fury at Sandhurst as 50 recruits catch Covid-19 after officer cadets flouted social distancing rules
EXCLUSIVE: Fury over Covid outbreak at Sandhurst as 50 recruits – including member of Qatari royal family – catch virus after officer cadets flouted social distancing during alcohol-fuelled bash Nearly 50 positive cases among 750 trainees at Sandhurst Military Academy Outbreak thought to be caused by recruits dining and socialising …
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