Kit Malthouse claims you can cycle up to 70 MILES from your home

Britons can sit on benches, go on bike rides of up to 70 miles but should think carefully about meeting a friend for a coffee and must never go to the supermarket without a mask, Britain’s policing minister said today. Kit Malthouse also accused the public of ‘searching for the loopholes in the law’ and … Read more

Covid UK: Scientists urge social distancing increase to THREE METRES

Boris Johnson is under pressure to increase the social distancing gap to stop the spread of coronavirus. Leading members of the Sage scientific advisory panel want the measure raised from ‘one metre plus’ to ‘two metres plus’. In practice this would change the limit to three metres – nearly 10ft. The drastic proposal came as … Read more

Covid UK: Scientists urge social distancing increase to THREE METRES

Boris Johnson is under pressure to increase the social distancing gap to stop the spread of coronavirus. Leading members of the Sage scientific advisory panel want the measure raised from ‘one metre plus’ to ‘two metres plus’. In practice this would change the limit to three metres – nearly 10ft. The drastic proposal came as … Read more

Retired medics are still being asked to fill out THIRTEEN forms to join Covid vaccine effort

Some of the 13 requirements are essential, including evidence of handling and administering the jabs, a criminal background check and proof of employment. But other modules seem less critical, such as ‘safeguarding adults’ and ‘data security’ Concerns are mounting that red tape is still strangling Britain’s coronavirus vaccine scale up, with retired medics still required … Read more

Will government blow the whistle on football after outrage at FA Cup matches

Labour today piled more pressure on Boris Johnson to shut down professional football after players flouted Covid-19 rules again and were accused of losing the ‘moral case’ to continue as infections rise and the NHS struggles to cope. Social distancing was abandoned at FA Cup games amid wild celebrations in packed dressing rooms at Chorley … Read more

Will government blow the whistle on football after outrage at FA Cup matches

Labour today piled more pressure on Boris Johnson to shut down professional football after players flouted Covid-19 rules again and were accused of losing the ‘moral case’ to continue as infections rise and the NHS struggles to cope. Social distancing was abandoned at FA Cup games amid wild celebrations in packed dressing rooms at Chorley … Read more

Government ministers alarmed by exuberant celebrations in the FA Cup ignoring Covid rules

Government has told the football authorities they have to get tough over breaches of Covid rules as it gets harder and harder to justify a sport associated with images of jubilant players quaffing champagne, while NHS doctors struggle to cope with sick patients. The juxtaposition of footballers ignoring social distancing rules on and off the … Read more

Chris Whitty delivers stark warning on NHS threat from surging Covid

Boris Johnson today warned he is ready to tighten lockdown further as he voiced fears that vaccines have made people ‘complacent’ about obeying rules despite the NHS being on the brink of disaster.   On a visit to the Ashton Gate vaccination centre in Bristol today, the PM revealed that 2.4million jabs have now been administered … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Doctors throw away Covid vaccine doses because of patient no-shows

Britain’s coronavirus vaccination drive was hit by yet more chaos today after it was claimed that doctors are having to throw away doses meant for patients who didn’t turn up. And elderly patients have been forced to queue outdoors in the freezing cold for their jabs because the NHS’s IT systems keep crashing. It comes … Read more

Chris Whitty delivers stark warning on NHS threat from surging Covid

Chris Whitty today warned the next few weeks are set to be the worst yet for the NHS as the government begs people not to ‘push the boundaries’ of the lockdown – and threatens to make it even tougher.  The chief medical officer took to the airwaves to highlight the scale of the threat, saying … Read more