Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 40,992 with 109 new fatalities

Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 109 as Northern Ireland recorded no new fatalities for the fourth day in a row with the outbreak across the UK continuing to fade. Department of Health bosses have yet to post the final daily toll, which is often much higher because it takes into account deaths in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 40,992 with 109 new fatalities

Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 109 as Northern Ireland recorded no new fatalities for the fourth day in a row with the outbreak across the UK continuing to fade. Department of Health bosses have yet to post the final daily toll, which is often much higher because it takes into account deaths in … Read more

Lockdown rules in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Long-awaited changes are being made to the UK’s coronavirus lockdown with the four Home Nations now adopting different approaches to the loosening of draconian rules.  Boris Johnson set out his plans which mostly only relate to England at a Downing Street press conference last night with those changes coming into force on Monday.  But more … Read more

Lockdown rules in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Long-awaited changes are being made to the UK’s coronavirus lockdown with the four Home Nations now adopting different approaches to the loosening of draconian rules.  Boris Johnson set out his plans which mostly only relate to England at a Downing Street press conference last night with those changes coming into force on Monday.  But more … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll passes 38,000 with 324 new fatalities

Britain today announced 324 more Covid-19 deaths, taking the official number of coronavirus victims past 38,000 as separate data shows the true number of fatalities is at least 10,000 higher.  Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the figure tonight at Downing Street’s daily press conference, where he also revealed 2,095 more Britons had been diagnosed with the virus, taking … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 38,104 with 177 new fatalities

Britain today announced 177 more Covid-19 deaths, taking the official number of coronavirus victims past 38,000 as separate data shows the true number of fatalities is at least 10,000 higher.   Department of Health officials have yet to confirm the final tally, which is expected to be much higher because it takes into account fatalities in … Read more

Boris Johnson faces a grilling from senior MPs today with Covid questions squeezed into 20 mins

Boris Johnson will today face a 90-minute grilling from the Commons Liaison Committee over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and his top aide’s decision to travel during lockdown.  Questions on Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham, along with three other coronavirus topics, will be crammed into a 20-minute slot after intervention from Committee … Read more

Six Cabinet members ‘privately believe Dominic Cummings should resign’

Six Cabinet ministers are thought to have privately told colleagues Dominic Cummings should resign, with 40 Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to sack his top aide amid fury over his breach of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.  Cummings has faced intense criticism over his decision to drive his family 260 miles from London to Durham at … Read more

Six Cabinet members ‘privately believe Dominic Cummings should resign’

Six Cabinet ministers are thought to have privately told colleagues Dominic Cummings should resign, with 40 Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to sack his top aide amid fury over his breach of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.  Cummings has faced intense criticism over his decision to drive his family 260 miles from London to Durham at … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria has highest case rate

One of the most remote towns in the country has suffered more coronavirus cases per capita than anywhere else in England or Wales, official figures show. At least 552 people in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, have caught COVID-19 since the outbreak began in February, according to the latest Government data. That gives the small industrial town of … Read more