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Moment six-year-old girl is knocked off her bike when dogwalking couple refuse to get out her way on footpath before man hurls abuse and kicks the youngster’s cycle A six-year-old girl fell off her bicycle despite repeated calls for a couple to move Male dogwalker and girl’s father row down Blackwell Trail in Nottinghamshire Girl’s … Read more
More than half of people infected with the coronavirus caught it from someone who wasn’t showing any symptoms, a study has found. Academics in Ireland reviewed 17 global studies to estimate how much transmission occurs in the ‘presymptomatic’ period. They found between 33 and 80 per cent of cases caught the virus from people who … Read more
Matt Hancock has been involved in a series of ill-tempered live TV and radio interviews today where he appeared frustrated when repeatedly asked for ‘clarity’ on how Britain would be eased out of the coronavirus lockdown. The Health Secretary was grilled on whether the Government’s ‘road map’ was confusing and even appeared to roll his eyes … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ‘dangerous’ coronavirus strategy will lead to more outbreaks and lockdowns, an ‘alternative SAGE’ panel of experts warned today. The independent scientists say the PM’s aim of flattening infections and ensuring the NHS is not overwhelmed until a vaccine is ready is ‘foolish’. This is because GPs and councils have no idea how many people in their … Read more
What is happening to the furlough scheme? The multi-billion pound furlough scheme is being extended to October. Employees on the scheme will continue to receive 80 per cent of wages, up to a ceiling of £2,500 a month. Until the end of July, there will be no changes to the scheme whatsoever. From August to … Read more
Tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths in Britain may have been avoided if officials imposed the lockdown a fortnight earlier, a study has claimed. University of Edinburgh researchers said at least 2,000 lives would have been saved in Scotland, if the measures were brought in on March 9 instead of March 23. The official COVID-19 … Read more
A man accused of abusing a BBC reporter as she prepared a live broadcast has today appeared in court. Russell Rawlingson, 50, is accused of causing racially aggravated alarm or distress to journalist Sima Kotecha following an incident in Leicester city centre. The BBC correspondent, 40, said she and her team were subjected to ‘racist … Read more
Boeing’s CEO is predicting that a major US airline will go under by the end of the year and says it will take between three to five years for the industry to bounce back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with NBC’s Today on Tuesday, CEO Dave Calhoun said the … Read more
Matt Hancock has said summer holidays abroad will ‘not be possible this year’ after the government announced a 14-day quarantine for all international arrivals into Britain. Speaking to Philip Schofield on This Morning, the Health Secretary poured cold water over some Britons’ plans to fly abroad this summer, as holiday companies revealed a spike in … Read more
Neither Professor Chris Whitty or Sir Patrick Vallance were asked to approve Number 10’s Government’s confusing ‘stay alert’ message, it was claimed today. The ‘stay alert, control the virus, save lives’ slogan was unveiled on Sunday, replacing the ‘stay at home’ message that was in place since lockdown on March 23. But the top experts … Read more