Czech hospitals are three weeks from being overwhelmed, PM warns

Czech hospitals are three weeks away from being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases, the government has said as Germany announced a new high of more than 11,000 infections today and Rome imposed a curfew to fight off the second wave.   The Czech Republic is seeing Europe’s biggest surge in infections with a new one-day record of … Read more

Czech hospitals are three weeks from being overwhelmed, PM warns

Czech hospitals are three weeks away from being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases, the government has said as Germany announced a new high of more than 11,000 infections today and Rome imposed a curfew to fight off the second wave.   The Czech Republic is seeing Europe’s biggest surge in infections with a new one-day record of … Read more

Angela Merkel warns Germans that ‘difficult months are ahead of us’

Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Germans to expect ‘difficult months ahead’ as the country posts a new daily record of over 7,800 new coronavirus cases.  On Saturday she also urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  ‘Difficult months are ahead of us,’ she said … Read more

Angela Merkel warns Germans that ‘difficult months are ahead of us’

Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Germans to expect ‘difficult months ahead’ as the country posts a new daily record of over 7,800 new coronavirus cases.  On Saturday she also urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  ‘Difficult months are ahead of us,’ she said … Read more

Germany lines up new coronavirus measures in cities

Germany today lined up tough new measures in its largest cities while hospitals warned of staff shortages amid an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.  Angela Merkel and the mayors of 11 cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich have agreed the new rules, including bar curfews and outdoor masks, which will kick in when a city … Read more

Germany lines up new coronavirus measures in cities

Germany today lined up tough new measures in its largest cities while hospitals warned of staff shortages amid an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.  Angela Merkel and the mayors of 11 cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich have agreed the new rules, including bar curfews, outdoor masks and military assistance, which will kick in when … Read more

Open the window to fend off coronavirus, says Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel has urged Germans to open their windows to fend off a disastrous second wave of coronavirus.  The chancellor said good ventilation could be ‘one of the cheapest and most effective measures’ to slow the rate of infection as gloomier weather forces people indoors. Scientists say well-ventilated rooms are less vulnerable to the spread … Read more

Open the window to fend off coronavirus, says Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel has urged Germans to open their windows to fend off a disastrous second wave of coronavirus.  The chancellor said good ventilation could be ‘one of the cheapest and most effective measures’ to slow the rate of infection as gloomier weather forces people indoors. Scientists say well-ventilated rooms are less vulnerable to the spread … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: As Spitting Image puppets return… it’s Satireday night lively and dangerous! 

Spitting Image returns to our screens on Saturday. We are promised grotesque new latex puppets of, among many others, Donald Trump, Meghan and Harry, Kim Kardashian, Boris Johnson, Taylor Swift and Angela Merkel. Ed Sheeran is to be portrayed as a turnip, with a root growing from his chin, and Dominic Cummings as an evil … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: As Spitting Image puppets return… it’s Satireday night lively and dangerous! 

Spitting Image returns to our screens on Saturday. We are promised grotesque new latex puppets of, among many others, Donald Trump, Meghan and Harry, Kim Kardashian, Boris Johnson, Taylor Swift and Angela Merkel. Ed Sheeran is to be portrayed as a turnip, with a root growing from his chin, and Dominic Cummings as an evil … Read more