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Boris Johnson admits UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’

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Boris Johnson today admitted the UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’ as he said he hopes to be able to start easing lockdown rules on Monday.  Mr Johnson returned to the House of Commons for PMQs at lunchtime for the first time since his recovery from coronavirus as he and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had … Read more

Boris Johnson admits UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’

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Boris Johnson admits UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’ but insists lockdown will be eased on MONDAY – after figures revealed Britain has the worst fatality numbers in Europe Today is the first time Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer have faced off at PMQs PM last faced MPs on March 25 when coronavirus lockdown … Read more

Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson

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Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ British ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson’ over his rule-breaking trysts after issuing report that predicted 2m deaths in America Prof Neil Ferguson forecast grim coronavirus death tolls in the UK and US  His apocalyptic worst-case scenarios spooked governments into lockdown Musk, a fierce critic of the lockdown,  branded the scientist a … Read more

Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson

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Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ British ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson’ over his rule-breaking trysts after issuing report that predicted 2m deaths in America Prof Neil Ferguson forecast grim coronavirus death tolls in the UK and US  His apocalyptic worst-case scenarios spooked governments into lockdown Musk branded the scientist a ‘tool’, a ‘moron’ and rubbished his … Read more

UK’s chief scientist admits Government should not have restricted coronavirus testing

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Britain should have done mass coronavirus testing on the public at the beginning of the crisis and carried it on, the Government’s chief scientist has said. Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific adviser to Downing Street, admitted yesterday that it ‘would have been beneficial’ to get a handle on testing faster. When the first cases … Read more

UK’s chief scientist admits Government should not have restricted coronavirus testing

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Government insists it took catastrophic decision to stop testing and tracing coronavirus on March 12 to focus on preparing the NHS for disaster – as Number 10’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance admits UK FAILED to ramp up testing quick enough By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:05 BST, 6 May … Read more

Wearing masks can curb spread of coronavirus, Government’s chief scientist says

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Face masks will have some benefit in halting the spread of the coronavirus in post-lockdown Britain, Number 10’s chief scientific adviser today said. Sir Patrick Vallance told MPs that masks could have a ‘marginal but positive’ impact on curbing transmission of the life-threatening infection. But ‘coverings of some sort might do’, he said in front of … Read more

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds stock up on supplies for week old Wilfred

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So who is on changing duty? Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds stock up on supplies for week-old Wilfred as Hermes driver delivers two boxes of organic nappies and baby products to 10 Downing Street Hermes driver was seen delivering two boxes labelled with eco-friendly range  Kit & Kin sells non-irritable baby skincare products, including nappies … Read more

More than HALF of UK adults are now being paid by the government

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More than half of British adults are now receiving money from the state, it emerged today – as Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned the situation is ‘not sustainable’.    The scale of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown is becoming clearer after the government revealed it is subsidising the wages of 6.3million workers under its furlough scheme. Meanwhile, … Read more