Scotland and Wales announce 103 more coronavirus fatalities pushing UK death toll up to 6,252

Scotland and Wales announce 103 more coronavirus fatalities pushing UK death toll up to 6,252 Downing Street will not consider ending the UK’s lockdown next week Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ‘responding to treatment’ in intensive care unit Officials say there could be at least another 10 days before outbreak hits peak By Sam Blanchard … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Sir Patrick Vallance welcomes fall in new cases

Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more

The ‘beginning of change’? UK’s chief scientific adviser welcomes fall in new COVID-19 cases

Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more

UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by record-high 854 in a day with 6,227 known victims

UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by record-high 854 in a day with 6,227 known victims England records 758 more deaths, along with 74 in Scotland, 19 in Wales and 3 in Northern Ireland Yesterday’s statistics had been the lowest for a week and a two-day decline, a glimmer of hope But a surge today suggests … Read more

UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by record-high 854 in a day with 6,227 known victims

UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by record-high 854 in a day with 6,227 known victims England records 758 more deaths;74 in Scotland, 19 in Wales and 3 in N. Ireland Yesterday’s statistics had been the lowest for a week and a two-day decline But hopes are dashed today as the nation hit a new high … Read more

Domestic abuse soars by 30 per cent in coronavirus lockdown

Domestic abuse has soared by an estimated 30 per cent as victims are trapped with abusive partners during the coronavirus lockdown, it has been reported. The victims’ commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, has called on the government to find extra funding for the sector to support victims and announce a strategy as it’s ‘another epidemic alongside … Read more

Britain’s water birds have declined by a QUARTER in 10 years due to climate change

Britain’s water birds have declined by a QUARTER in 10 years as climate change leads to milder winters and endangered ducks and waders become more reliant on protected wetland sites Volunteers survey British wetlands every month to assess population numbers The British Trust for Ornithology has been running the bird survey for 70 years  Its results … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits with 2,352 with 563 new deaths

The UK has recorded another 563 coronavirus deaths today, marking the worst day so far for two days in a row.  The increase takes the country’s total death toll to 2,352 – a jump of almost a third overnight (31 per cent). And 29,474 people have now tested positive for COVID-19. The UK is the … Read more

Scotland records 16 more coronavirus victims as UK’s death toll increases to 1,805

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland record 47 more coronavirus victims as UK’s death toll increases to 1,836 Scotland was the first country to declare new COVID-19 deaths and cases today Yesterday was the worst day of the outbreak so far for the UK, especially England The deaths of 381 people were announced on Monday, plus … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 1,798 as over 22k test positive

UK announces record 390 more coronavirus deaths including 19-year-old with NO underlying health conditions taking British total to 1,798 fatalities A massive 367 new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in England   Another 23 were added in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland  England is the worst-hit country in the UK, with more than 1,600 deaths One … Read more