Family of ELEVEN from three different households are caught on 120-mile day trip during lockdown 

Family of ELEVEN from three different households are caught on 120-mile day trip from Manchester to Wales during coronavirus lockdown A family of 11 were caught on a 120-mile trip from Manchester to North Wales Police stopped the three-car convoy at South Stack on Anglesey on Sunday Local police slammed the decision to flout lockdown rules … Read more

‘Predatory’ woman, 20, jailed for kissing schoolgirl, 14, sent back to prison hours after release

‘Predatory’ woman, 20, who was jailed for kissing schoolgirl, 14, is sent back to prison for contacting her on social media hours after she was released Bethany Biggins, 20, was jailed just hours after being released for sexual assault Biggins was imprisoned for two months for kissing a 14-year-old schoolgirl  The day she was released … Read more

Union warns classrooms will become ‘centres of transmission’ if children forced to return too soon

Teaching unions look set once again to clash with the government over plans to reopen schools next month, with one union chief today raising fears that classrooms could become ‘centres of transmission’ for Covid-19. Paul Whiteman, head of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said the government must lay out the level of risk … Read more

UK announces 134 more coronavirus deaths taking Britain’s official toll to 34,770

UK announces 134 more coronavirus deaths taking Britain’s official toll to 34,770 Department of Health chiefs have yet to reveal the final daily COVID-19 death toll, which is likely to be higher  The preliminary tally is calculated by adding up the individual counts announced by each of the home nations NHS England today recorded 122 … Read more

Coronavirus: England had more deaths than Italy at peak

England suffered more coronavirus deaths than Italy during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a shock new analysis.  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine researchers looked at total excess mortality, which shows how many more people than average have died in a period. Figures showed Italy’s outbreak peak occurred on March 27, … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland could start easing lockdown at end of the month

Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland could start taking ‘concrete steps’ to ease lockdown at the end of the month despite admitting coronavirus has ‘not gone away’ – after slamming PM over his exit plan last week Nicola Sturgeon says lockdown could start easing in Scotland from end of May Scottish First Minister warned virus has not … Read more

Experts warn coronavirus vaccine unlikely to be ready this year

Experts have warned a working coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to be ready this year as they told people not to have ‘false expectations’ after ministers said they are hoping to have 30 million doses for the UK by September.  Both Oxford University and Imperial College London are working on vaccines with the former now having … Read more

Covid curtain invention allows man to hug his grandma in Stratford-upon-Avon

Emotional moment pensioner hugs her grandson, 29, for the first time in months using £70 ‘cuddle curtain’ he invented using shower guard and plastic sleeves Antony Cauvin, of Stratford-upon-Avon, hadn’t hugged gran in over two months  His invention is a see-through shower curtain fitted with four long safety sleeves While hugging, his gran gave a … Read more

Supermarket prices soar to their highest level in three years after lockdown surge in demand

Supermarket prices soar to their highest level in three years after lockdown surge in demand for groceries Research shows supermarket price inflation reached highest level since 2017 Experts said the price rises were mainly due to a cut in promotional items  Tesco led the big supermarkets with prices leaping 2.6 per cent year-on-year  Here’s how … Read more