Australian company fined $63,000 for false claims about COVID-19 testing kits Promedical Equipment Pty Ltd based in Queensland, Australia, has been fined $63,000 by health authorities for false claims about Covid-19 test […]
Australian company fined $63,000 for false claims about COVID-19 testing kits and other stories
Flooding in Africa kills more than 200 people and other stories
Flooding in Africa kills more than 200 people Both Kenya and Uganda have been hit by deadly flooding. It is expected that more than 200 people have died as a result. Recent […]
New study warns one million under-25s face unemployment and other stories
A report by the Resolution Foundation think tank has estimated youth unemployment in the UK could rise by 640,000 this year. This would take the total to above one million. Latest official […]
German Bundesliga to restart this month and other stories
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel confirms the German Bundesliga season can restart this month The Bundesliga (DFL) will be the first major European league to return to competition. The players returned to training […]
Russia discusses withdrawing lockdown measures as Coronavirus cases rise and other stories
Russia has now become the country with the 6th most Coronavirus cases in the world. Image: Getty Images.
Boris Johnson pledges 200,000 virus tests a day and other stories
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to reach 200,000 tests for coronavirus a day by the end of May. The government announced it had hit its target of 100,000 tests on Friday, […]
Plea for help from Capital of Brazil’s Amazon region over COVID pandemic and other stories
Mayor of Amazon rainforest region pleas for help as COVID-19 pandemic devastates their health system The mayor of the biggest city in the Amazon rainforest region has appealed for international aid because […]
Coronavirus testing opens for millions more people in England and other stories
Since the government has loosened rules on who can apply for a coronavirus test millions more in England have become eligible to apply for a test. This means that care home staff […]
Poland begins lifting their lockdown next Monday and other stories
Poland to re-open schools and shopping malls next week Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says the country’s hotels and shopping malls are going to open from Monday. Poland is easing restrictions imposed to […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fiancé Carrie Symonds announce the birth of their son and other stories
Baby son for Prime Minister Boris Johnson A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister has said that both the mother, Carrie Symonds, and baby are ‘doing very well.’ She said the PM and […]
Legendary Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passes away at 53 in Mumbai and other news
Legendary Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passes away at 53 in Mumbai The famous Bollywood Actor Irrfan Khan has died. He had been admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital with a colon […]
UK coronavirus care home deaths continue to rise to record levels and other stories
Care home death figures continue to rise Following the outbreak of coronavirus, deaths continue to reach record high numbers in UK Care Homes. The Office of National Statistics and The Care Quality […]
New Zealand starts to ease lockdown measures and other news
New Zealand has begun to gradually lift some of the restrictive measures imposed to limit the spread of coronavirus in the country over the last month. People are able to travel to […]
UK holds one minute silence for key workers who have died from COVID-19
UK holds one-minute silence for key workers who have died from COVID-19. A minute’s silence has been held across the UK at 11 am, commemorating key workers who have died from COVID-19. […]
Prime Minister’s Question Time returns to the House of Commons with social distancing and COVID deaths in the UK now more than 17,000
PMQs return to a socially distancing Parliament in COVID-19 crisis Britain Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will grill Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis today. The […]
UK coronavirus deaths now falling and so is trend in hospitalisations
UK announces 449 more coronavirus deaths – the fewest for a fortnight The trend in deaths and hospitalisation is now downwards with a ‘flat-lining’ on government graphs. NHS England announced that the […]
Government says attack on ‘heart and soul’ Prime Minister Boris Johnson over COVID-19 crisis handling ‘grotesque’
NHS Protective clothing shortage crisis intensifies while UK government furiously defends its performance The UK government has been hitting back at a growing storm over poor handling of the coronavirus crisis while […]
888 more people die in UK hospitals as minister says parks must remain open and loved ones can attend funerals
Sunday Times investigation alleges Prime-Minister Boris Johnson was asleep on the job during five crucial weeks the UK could have planned for pandemic As Mr Johnson recovers from life-threatening COVID-19 at Chequers […]
Is it now nearly 7,500 deaths in UK care homes as well as 15,000 in hospitals?
Leading industry body fears as many as 7,500 people may have died contracting coronavirus in UK care homes. Care England, which represents independent care firms, said it had collected data which suggested […]
UK lockdown extended for at least three more weeks and another 861 daily hospital deaths
Lockdown Britain continues for at least another three weeks and daily hospital death rate still high at 861. The Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said at Downing Street’s daily coronavirus news briefing, Mr […]
UK Gears Towards Three-Week Lockdown Extension and other stories
The Government is expected to announce an extension to the lockdown later today. The extension will last three weeks and is not likely to be relaxed before a vaccine is discovered. Labour […]
New government policy on testing in care homes and right to say goodbye for loved ones
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces ‘right to say goodbye’ to loved ones dying from coronavirus in care homes and hospitals. The UK’s cabinet minister in charge of health, Matt Hancock said ‘wherever […]
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak- Tough times ahead: ‘We can’t protect every business and every household.’
Government sends out stark warning after financial watchdog anticipates loss of two million jobs The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is predicting that the coronavirus lockdown could leave more than two million people […]
UN World Health Organisation says COVID-19 is ten times more deadly than swine flu- call for global ‘solidarity, solidarity.’
It’s the return of the working week in the UK after the Easter weekend, but the working is anything but normal. It’s day 23 of the emergency restrictions and another 717 have […]
Fourth week of UK lockdown begins in a world changed beyond recognition- where Easter is preached from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s kitchen
UK deaths exceed 10,000, PM tells the country his battle with COVID-19 ‘could have gone either way’ but for two NHS angels, and the Archbishop of Canterbury gives his Easter sermon from […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanks nurses and doctors who saved his life
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital after treatment that included four days in Intensive Care. Before continuing his recuperation at Chequers, Mr Johnson recorded an Easter Sunday broadcast thanking […]
Daily death rate from COVID-19 in UK horrendous- fears it might become worst in Europe
Death rate in this country is now horrendous with daily rate of dying more than in Spain and Italy. Projections suggest at least another 10,000 people will lose their lives with their […]
It’s the deadliest day, but there may be worse to come, and UK musters ‘Herculean’ operation on protective equipment for health workers
Number of deaths in UK has risen by 980, bringing the total to 8,958 The UK death toll has now exceeded the worst daily figures seen in Italy and Spain. And it […]
Another grim daily death toll and the challenge to Manchester police with 494 house parties and 166 street parties during lockdown
Number of deaths in UK rises by 881 – a total of 7,978 people have now died in hospital, does not include people dying in care homes First secretary of state Dominic […]
NHS prevent staff from speaking out, organ transplant crisis and other stories
NHS staff have been banned from speaking publicly about their work against the coronavirus. It’s been reported that healthcare professionals have been threatened with disciplinary measures for discussing the coronavirus. There have […]
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