Daily deaths and hospital admissions due to COVID-19 are at their lowest since last summer. And restrictions are being relaxed as the UK makes progress in vaccinating its population. Yet there are pockets where coronavirus cases have risen sharply recently. Data shows that although the average infection rate in the UK has fallen by 15%
Month: May 2021
David Cameron told the Treasury’s top civil servant it was “bonkers” that a financial services firm he was lobbying for had been denied access to government-backed COVID loans. MPs on the Treasury select committee have released correspondence between the former prime minister and a range of ministers and officials on behalf of Greensill Capital. It
A member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has told Sky News he wants HFPA and Golden Globe Awards bosses to be held accountable for the lack of diversity in the organisation and ongoing controversy surrounding the high-profile awards. Responding to NBC’s decision not to televise the Golden Globes next year (for the first
Police are searching a Gloucester cafe in connection with the disappearance of a teenage girl suspected to have been murdered by serial killer Fred West. Mary Bastholm vanished in 1968 aged just 15 and her body has never been found. West, who died in prison in 1995 aged 53, was previously suspected over her disappearance.
The government has promised to tackle obesity and improve mental health support, but there is no sign of long-promised legislation to reform adult social care. Boris Johnson has set out his legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session in the Queen’s Speech. Follow live updates from the Queen’s Speech Proposals on social care will be
At least 11 people including students have been killed and several injured in a shooting at a school in southwest Russia, according to reports. The RIA news agency said an explosion was heard at the school in the city of Kazan and a gunman has been detained by police. Interfax news agency cited a source
The government could change the rules around mask wearing next month, the health secretary has told Sky News. Matt Hancock said ministers “haven’t ruled that out” as part of step four of England’s roadmap for easing COVID-19 restrictions on 21 June. The wearing of face coverings in a range of settings, including in shops and
The government will set out its legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session in the Queen’s Speech today. Its usual pomp and ceremony will be scaled back drastically due to the COVID-19 restrictions that remain in place. It will also be the Queen‘s first major public ceremonial duty since the death of her husband, the
US regulators have approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12. US President Joe Biden said the authorisation is “a promising development in our fight against the virus”. “If you are a parent who wants to protect your child, or a teenager who is interested in getting vaccinated, today’s decision
New laws to fulfil Boris Johnson’s promise of helping to give people the skills they need throughout their lives will form a central part of the government’s legislative agenda for the next year. The prime minister has promised to put “rocket fuel” into his “levelling up” agenda with the introduction of new laws – to
Raging Bull, the dark and unrelenting story of violent boxer Jake LaMotta, is widely considered among the greatest films ever made, and certainly one of actor Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese’s finest works. For the past year, British writer Jay Glennie has been working with De Niro and Scorsese to tell the story
A number of rockets have landed in an area of Jerusalem, according to Israeli media reports. It came minutes after an ultimatum from Hamas for Israel to withdraw forces from two flashpoints in the city. The group claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it retaliation for Israeli “crimes and aggression”. Advertisement
People in England will be able to enjoy a pint or a meal indoors, hug their loved ones and return to cinemas – but not dance at weddings – in a week’s time as Boris Johnson confirmed the latest easing of England’s COVID lockdown. The prime minister has said the country will proceed to step
Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards has revealed she is expecting her first child with partner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The singer posted a photo of her midriff to Instagram with the caption: “So happy to be on this wild journey with my soulmate. Me + Him = You. We can’t wait to meet you baby Ox!” A second
The last 12 months has highlighted the importance of supply chain resilience. That was seen, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, in the difficulty involved in obtaining personal protective equipment and, more recently, the disruption to deliveries of numerous goods caused by the stranding of the container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. It has
Boris Johnson is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over his £15,000 trip to Mustique. The prime minister took the trip with his partner, Carrie Symonds, at the end of 2019 in the wake of his general election victory. Downing Street has previously said “all relevant transparency requirements” were met around the trip
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