Health Secretary Matt Hancock does not know how many contact tracers have already been hired

The Health Secretary last week announced that some 18,000 staff will be put in place as part of the mass-testing scheme Health Secretary Matt Hancock last night admitted that Britain may not hire its ‘army’ of 18,000 contact tracers until mid-May.   Ministers last week announced a three-step battle plan to ease the UK out of lockdown, which … Read more

Dominic Raab is warned UK’s united front on coronavirus is crumbling

Keir Starmer warns UK’s united front on coronavirus is crumbling due to government’s refusal to publish an ‘exit strategy’ – as Dominic Raab says nothing will be announced on easing curbs for another WEEK Dominic Raab stood in for Boris Johnson at PMQs again after partner had baby Sir Keir Starmer urged more details about … Read more

Boris Johnson baby: What he and Carrie Symonds can learn from David Cameron and Tony Blair

With the birth of his son in the early hours of this morning, Boris Johnson becomes only the fourth Prime Minister in 150 years to welcome a baby to Downing Street.  His fiancée Carrie Symonds, 32, is thought to be still in the NHS London hospital where she gave birth but will soon return to … Read more

Hubble space telescope captures incredible images of comet ATLAS shattering into dozens of pieces 

The Hubble space telescope has captured the clearest images yet of comet ATLAS and found it has shattered into dozens of pieces each at least the size of a house. The comet was discovered by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) robotic astronomical survey system in Hawaii in December 2019. It became incredibly bright … Read more

Boris Johnson baby: What he and Carrie Symonds can learn from David Cameron and Tony Blair

With the birth of his son in the early hours of this morning, Boris Johnson becomes only the fourth Prime Minister in 150 years to welcome a baby to Downing Street.  His fiancée Carrie Symonds, 32, is thought to be still in the NHS London hospital where she gave birth but will soon return to … Read more

Health Secretary Matt Hancock does not know how many contact tracers have already been hired

The Health Secretary last week announced that some 18,000 staff will be put in place as part of the mass-testing scheme Health Secretary Matt Hancock last night admitted that Britain may not hire its ‘army’ of 18,000 contact tracers until mid-May.   Ministers last week announced a three-step battle plan to ease the UK out of lockdown, which … Read more

Iron Age ring and Medieval brooch discovered in Shropshire declared ‘treasure’ by coroner

Iron Age gold ring and Medieval silver brooch featuring two flag-bearing centaurs discovered by metal detectorists in Shropshire are declared ‘treasure’ in first inquest held over video link The items were found by detectorists Mark Lambert and Christopher Mussell The brooch — which features two centaurs — dates back to 1200–1300 AD From 400–200 BC, the ring meanwhile … Read more

Boris Johnson DELAYS paternity leave amid coronavirus crisis

Boris Johnson DELAYS his paternity leave as he scrambles to get a grip on the coronavirus crisis Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds were ‘thrilled’ to announce birth this morning PM previously said he would ‘almost certainly’ take paternity leave after arrival  Mr Johnson has only just returned to work after recovering from coronavirus  Here’s how … Read more