Council leaders in parts of the country badly hit by the Indian coronavirus variant have asserted that there will be “no local lockdowns” and no restrictions on travel in and out of […]
‘No local lockdown’ in Covid hotspots and other stories
TFL bailout extension and other stories
The most recent funding deal – announced 22 March – was due to expire today, however, the parties have agreed to a temporary extension to the existing agreement until 28 May to allow for discussions to […]
Covid-19 inquiry set for Spring 2022 and other stories
Boris Johnson has announced that the Government will set up an independent statutory inquiry in Spring 2022 to examine the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to the Commons, the PM confirmed […]
Vaccine ‘queue jumping’ and other stories
Several vaccination centres in London have said that people are falsely supplying reasons they should be vaccinated and jumping the queue. Currently, people are allowed to book a Covid vaccine if they […]
Covid cases intensifying across Europe and other stories
Several central European countries are struggling to cope with a new wave of coronavirus after reporting record high numbers of cases. The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland have all seen a spike […]
Sanofi to boost EU vaccine shortages and other stories
France’s Sanofi is to boost EU vaccine shortages by helping with the mass production of Pfizer and BioNtech vaccines. Sanofi has signed a deal for producing around 125 million doses of vaccine by the […]
PM hopes schools reopen in March and other stories
Boris Johnson has expressed his hopes for schools in England to reopen some time after the half-term recess, stating that this could happen the week beginning 8th March. This comes after the […]
Superdrug to be the first shop to offer Coronavirus antibodies test and other stories
Superdrug to be the first high street retailer to offer Coronavirus antibody test Tests will begin today and will detect positive antibodies 97.5 percent of the time. The test will be sold via […]
President Trump threatens WHO with 30 days to ‘substantially improve’, and other stories
President Donald Trump gives World Health Organisation a 30 day ultimatum In a four page letter addressed to the director general of The World Health Organization (WHO), President Trump has accused […]
Russian construction industry returns to work amid continuing COVID-19 crisis and other stories
Russian building workers given green light to go back to work Even though most of the Russian economy is in lockdown and hospitals struggle to cope with coronavirus deaths, the country’s construction […]
Wuhan to test all of its 11 million residents and other stories
The Chinese city of Wuhan is working on plans to test all of its 11 million residents for Covid-19 according to state media. It comes after a cluster of six new cases […]
Black people are ‘four times more likely to die’ from COVID-19 than white people and other stories
Black people are ‘four times more likely to die’ from COVID-19 than white people A new report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that some ethnic groups have a […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rohingya camps in Bangladesh put in lockdown to fight coronavirus and other stories
Rohingya camps in Bangladesh under lockdown over coronavirus Bangladesh has enforced a complete lockdown on Cox’s Bazaar, a southern district home to over a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. District head Kamal […]
Khamenei: Ramadan gathering in Iran may be forbidden
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has suggested mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be banned through the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic. BREAKING: Iran’s supreme leader […]
UK economy contracted before COVID-19 crisis
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has stated that UK GDP dropped by 0.1% in February, before the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic. Official statisticians say that poor weather impacting the […]
President Trump threatens to cut US funding to World Health Organisation, largest number of UK deaths reported and other stories
President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw US funds to the World Health Organisation Mr Trump alleges it ‘missed the call’ on the coronavirus pandemic. He said WHO was ‘very China-centric’ in […]
Condition of Prime Minister Boris Johnson worsens as he is moved into intensive care
Britain wakes this morning knowing that Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s condition while fighting the COVID-19 virus is so serious he needs treatment in intensive care. The deterioration in his health means that […]
Former world officials urge US to ease sanctions on Iran to help fight COVID-19 and other news
World officials urge President Trump to ease sanctions on Iran for the coronavirus crisis A group of former diplomats and ministers around the world have called on President Trump to ease sanctions […]
Housing Secretary says Boris Johnson could spend a second night in the hospital
Prime Minister likely to be in hospital for a second night The cabinet meeting scheduled on Tuesday has been postponed as housing minister, Robert Jenrick, said that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
Spain and Italy trend, a hope for the Unites States
Italy and Spain show signs that they are levelling off the pandemic curve. Leaders cautioned, however, that any improvements could easily be reversed if people did not continue to follow social distancing […]
Domestic Abuse Calls up 25% and other news
Domestic Abuse Calls up are by 25% since lockdown began. A spokesperson for the charity Refuge says calls to National Domestic Abuse Helplines have increased by 25% since lockdown began two weeks […]
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