More than 235,000 sign petition calling for Boris Johnson to send pupils home over coronavirus

#closetheschools! More than 235,000 sign petition calling for Boris Johnson to send pupils home over coronavirus – as Twitter jokes and frets amid panic More than 235,000 people are today calling on the government to close schools  Petition urges Boris Johnson to shut down schools and colleges across the UK Comes as Durham University has … Read more

PM ‘should take back control from Cummings’, says former minister

Former Tory minister warns Boris Johnson will never overcome the north-south divide if he allows Dominic Cummings too much power George Freeman will warn Boris he will never succeed in ‘levelling up’ country Mr Freeman will make his incendiary comments in response to today’s Budget Dominic Cummings criticised for his top-down approach to government By Daniel Martin Policy … Read more

Prince Harry ‘falls victim to hoaxers and reveals his thoughts about Megxit

Prince Harry ‘falls victim to hoaxers and reveals his thoughts about Megxit, Donald Trump and Boris Johnson in phone chat with fake Greta Thunberg’ By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 23:37 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 10 March 2020 Prince Harry has been allegedly pranked by a group of Russian YouTube stars … Read more

Health minister Nadine Dorries ‘has been diagnosed with coronavirus’

Health minister Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus, according to a report. The Under-Secretary of State for Health, 62, is said to have fallen ill last Friday and was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Tuesday night. The Times reports that she is now in isolation and is recovering from her symptoms. Her diagnosis could send … Read more

Prince William told Kate they’d need ‘a load of hand gel’ after handshakes at Commonwealth service

The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more

Boris Johnson admits there is a case for not shaking hands during the coronavirus outbreak

Boris Johnson finally admits that refusing to shake hands CAN stop spread of coronavirus despite previously boasting that he was still using the traditional greeting with ‘everybody’ PM said not shaking someone’s hand psychologically made them want to wash Came after handshake ban at Commonwealth Day ceremony in London  Last week he said handshakes were … Read more

Princess Anne’s gun dog trainer died from shotgun wound to the head, inquest hears

Princess Anne’s gun dog trainer died from a shotgun wound to the head after shooting his wife at Boris Johnson’s family estate, an inquest heard yesterday.  John Frederick Zurick was taken to Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital with severe injuries after the incident on February 22.  Paramedics were called to the cottage in Winsford, near Minehead, on … Read more

Boris Johnson faces the first Tory revolt of his premiership over Huawei 5G role

Boris Johnson faces the first Tory revolt of his premiership as furious backbench MPs try to force his government to shut Huawei out of the UK’s 5G communications network Furious MPs back amending law allowing the Chinese tech giant access to 5G It would potential limit the company’s involvement to just the next two years … Read more

Boris Johnson faces calls to ‘take the economic hit’ on coronavirus

Boris Johnson is facing fresh calls to step up coronavirus measures amid fears delay will only means the situation is worse later. The PM and the government’s chief medical officer signalled last night that action will be stepped up soon, as the number of cases in the UK rises. Within days Britons with ‘minor’ cold, … Read more