The head of Test and Trace has said that she doesn’t believe “anybody was expecting to see the really sizeable increase in demand” for coronavirus tests. Baroness Dido Harding’s comments in front of the Commons Science and Technology Committee come after some residents in COVID-19 hotspots complained they were finding it difficult to get tested.
Month: September 2020
The US attorney general has spark fierce criticism after comparing coronavirus lockdown measures to slavery. William Barr said calls for a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 were “the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history” since slavery. Unlike many other countries including the UK, Spain, Italy and France, there was no
They’re one of the biggest pop bands on the planet, with millions of record sales, number ones, awards and sold-out shows at arenas around the world under their belts. But almost a decade since they shot to fame as the first ever group to win The X Factor, Little Mix say it is only in
Britain’s economy is “less weak” than previously expected but a recent rise in COVID-19 cases could take its toll on activity, the Bank of England has said. It now sees GDP being 7% smaller in the current quarter than it was prior to the pandemic – not as bad as it had previously feared. But
New local restrictions are being introduced in northeast England – including a 10pm curfew for bars and pubs and a ban on people mixing with others outside their household. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the measures in a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday following government talks with North East councils and local
John Lewis Partnership has confirmed it will not pay a staff bonus next year after it posted a half-year loss of £635m. It is the first time in more than 60 years that workers at the employee-owned business will not receive a pay-out, which was last axed after in 1948 in the aftermath of the
A government minister has dismissed suggestions the UK could be heading for a two-week national lockdown. Edward Argar, a minister in the Department of Health and Social Care, rubbished claims that Boris Johnson is being advised to take the action due to a rise in coronavirus infections. It came after claims from a former World
Boris Johnson has said members of the public should not report neighbours who breach the “rule of six” unless they are having “Animal House” parties with “hot tubs and so forth”. Gatherings of more than six people are now against the law in England as part of measures to the limit the spread of coronavirus.
Warning: This report contains distressing images of seriously malnourished children. If there is a hell, it could well be in a small hospital in north Yemen. There is misery and desperation in every corner you look. They thought in Yemen, it couldn’t get any worse after six years of civil war. They were wrong. A
Sony has come out swinging ahead of the console wars looming this holiday season by confirming its two PS5 consoles will be available in November alongside a host of exciting games. The flagship PlayStation 5 will be available for £449 in the UK from 19 November, and a digital edition which doesn’t have a disc
Large parts of the North East are set to be subjected to tighter lockdown restrictions that will be announced tomorrow, Sky News understands. The restrictions are expected to come into force on Friday. An MP present at the meeting told Sky News that the areas affected are likely to be Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South
Boris Johnson has partially climbed down on his controversial new Brexit bill in the face of a Tory rebellion. Downing Street has offered a compromise to try and win over the dozens of Conservatives who either abstained or voted against the draft legislation that would override the withdrawal agreement – breaking international law. The prime
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio will furlough himself and almost 500 staff members for a week to close a budget gap created by the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone at the mayor’s office in City Hall will be placed on unpaid furlough for a week at some point between October and March 2021, it was
Hurricane Sally has brought heavy winds and devastating flooding to America’s Gulf Coast – with the slow-moving storm destroying a section of a new bridge in Florida. Officials have confirmed that part of the Three Mile Bridge in Pensacola, which was being reconstructed after being damaged by previous hurricanes, is missing. The storm brought “life-threatening”
There’s no coronavirus pandemic in Yemen if you ask anybody in the Old City of Sana’a. The world heritage site is crowded with bustling shoppers – and literally no one is wearing a mask when we visit. As we weave our way through the narrow alleyways and ancient cobbled streets, the Sky crew are the
British universities and colleges have been warned about a spike in ransomware attacks targeting the education sector by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ. Academic institutions are being urged to follow NCSC guidance following a sharp increase in attacks which have left some teachers fearing they won’t be able to
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