Covid England: Matt Hancock says vaccines mean this is last lockdown

Matt Hancock today insisted vaccines will mean this is the last national lockdown as he set out four criteria for lifting restrictions. The Health Secretary tried to strike an optimistic tone as he faced questions over the delay in bringing in the brutal curbs to control the mutant Covid strain as he gave evidence to MPs … Read more

Matt Hancock denies ministers dragged their feet over imposing lockdown

Matt Hancock today insisted vaccines will mean this is the last national lockdown as he denied ministers dragged their feet over imposing it – claiming Christmas had muddied the data. The Health Secretary tried to strike an optimistic tone as he faced questions over the delay in bringing in the brutal curbs to control the mutant Covid … Read more

Filling family feasts! From salmon fish fingers to green goddess mac ‘n’ cheese

Cooking meals that please the whole family can feel like a challenge at the best of times, so you’d be forgiven for wondering how you’ll fit in your weight-loss programme, too. But with delicious suppers, such as cheesy pasta bake with butternut squash and sage, salmon fish fingers with wedges and even a healthy quick … Read more

Filling family feasts! From salmon fish fingers to green goddess mac ‘n’ cheese

Cooking meals that please the whole family can feel like a challenge at the best of times, so you’d be forgiven for wondering how you’ll fit in your weight-loss programme, too. But with delicious suppers, such as cheesy pasta bake with butternut squash and sage, salmon fish fingers with wedges and even a healthy quick … Read more

Covid UK: SAGE adviser says ‘Tier 5’ may be needed to suppress virus

A SAGE adviser today hinted a third national lockdown including mass school closures may be required to suppress Covid as he insisted ‘keeping people apart’ stops the virus from spreading.  Professor Sir Mark Walport claimed the ‘mutant’ strain of coronavirus was transmitting rapidly among children, with those aged between 12 and 16 seven times more … Read more

Covid UK: SAGE adviser says ‘Tier 5’ may be needed to suppress virus

A SAGE adviser today hinted a third national lockdown including mass school closures may be required to suppress Covid as he insisted ‘keeping people apart’ stops the virus from spreading.  Professor Sir Mark Walport claimed the ‘mutant’ strain of coronavirus was transmitting rapidly among children, with those aged between 12 and 16 seven times more … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Bring back 2 metre rule and wear masks at work and school, SAGE warns

SAGE advisers are calling for the two-metre social distancing rule to be brought back and for people to wear face masks all the time when in public. The Government’s top scientists said the current restrictions need to be toughened up if they are to stand a chance of stopping the new coronavirus variant. The variant … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Bring back 2 metre rule and wear masks at work and school, SAGE warns

SAGE advisers are calling for the two-metre social distancing rule to be brought back and for people to wear face masks all the time when in public. The Government’s top scientists said the current restrictions need to be toughened up if they are to stand a chance of stopping the new coronavirus variant. The variant … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: Two-thirds of England ‘to enter Tier 4 tomorrow’

Boris Johnson will meet with senior ministers this evening to decide on the Government’s latest coronavirus tiers shake-up.  The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the so-called Covid-O committee, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock then due to announce the decisions to the House of Commons tomorrow afternoon.  The meeting comes amid claims that two-thirds … Read more