thesun– In the week to July 31, one in 75 people in England had the virus, which is down for the first time since mid-May. The figure from the ONS – seen as the gold standard on infection levels – is down from one in 65 people the week before. It comes after the most […]
theguardian– Pub and travel bosses have demanded that the prime minister produce a detailed roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions in England, amid mounting friction between the government and business leaders. Ahead of an update on the government’s plans, due on Monday, increasingly irate pub executives urged Boris Johnson to mend fences with the industry by
independent– Boris Johnson has said he wants the current nationwide coronavirus lockdown “to be the last”. But he almost immediately added that he could give no guarantee that he would not have to introduce restrictions for a fourth time, as ministers battle the coronavirus global pandemic. Mr Johnson is under pressure from Tory MPs and […]
Express– Tories worried about the impact lockdown is having on the economy and society have been calling for restrictions to be lifted as soon as possible to help the UK get back to normal. This morning it emerged the Government is planning to have given a jab to all over-50s by May, with senior backbenchers […]
The puffer jacket is to lockdown 3 what the tracksuit was to lockdown 1. It is the uniform that unites government-grounded teenagers with parents whose office wardrobe has been stood down. Like a tracksuit, a puffer is comfortable and comforting. A tailored blazer reminds you to stand up straight at all times; a puffer jacket […]
thescottishsun– The pay increase is approximately 9 per cent for the majority of colleagues with Morrisons minimum hourly pay currently at £9.20 an hour. David Potts, Morrisons CEO, said: “It’s great to be able to say that in the UK from April this year, if you work at Morrisons supermarkets, you will earn at least […]
express– Home Secretary Ms Patel said police are under strict orders to hand out fines to anyone flouting the rules. She insisted officers would tackle those “putting the health of the nation at risk by not following the rules”. It comes as a senior police chief said people need to “accept the personal responsibility to […]
bristolpost– A Bristol judge read a junior doctor’s harrowing account of treating coronavirus patients to a man who protested lockdown. Robin Campbell, who claims he used to work for GCHQ, was among 400 members of the Stand Up Bristol group who marched through the city centre on November 14 to oppose the second lockdown. The self-represented 53-year-old, […]