Coronavirus: Brits should NOT hug each other yet, SAGE expert says

Brits should NOT hug each other yet: SAGE expert says people must wait until Covid cases are ‘really, really low’ to safely embrace friends and relatives Sir Mark Walport, a SAGE member, said there is ‘still quite a lot of infection about’ Today marks England’s first step out of lockdown with outdoor meeting allowed Around … Read more

Sombre Boris Johnson marks exactly a year since first lockdown

A humbled Boris Johnson tonight gave a painfully frank assessment of the early days of the government’s coronavirus response – admitting it had been like fighting ‘in the dark’. At a sombre Downing Street briefing to mark the anniversary of the first lockdown, the PM tried to strike an optimistic note about the prospects for getting back … Read more

Sombre Boris Johnson marks exactly a year since first lockdown

Boris Johnson tonight gave a humble assessment of the early days of the government’s coronavirus response – admitting it had been like fighting ‘in the dark’. At a sombre Downing Street briefing to mark the anniversary of the first lockdown, the PM tried to strike an optimistic note about the prospects for getting back to normal, … Read more

Boris Johnson is accused of funding ‘expensive government propaganda’

Boris Johnson was today accused of funding ‘expensive government propaganda’ after unveiling a dramatic trailer for a 30-minute film entitled ‘A Beacon of Hope: The UK Vaccine Story’.  Slickly-produced and set to dramatic music, the 50-second preview clip features interviews with government scientific advisers including Jonathan Van-Tam, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty. Critics accused Number … Read more

Labour slams No10’s ‘propaganda’ documentary about the vaccine roll out

Labour has slammed Downing Street for spending taxpayers’ money for a ‘propaganda’ documentary about the vaccine roll out.  No10 shared a dramatic trailer for the official documentary on Britain’s race for a Covid-19 jab, titled A Beacon of Hope: The UK Vaccine Story.  Set to intense music, the 50-second advert features clips from interviews with … Read more

Labour slams No10’s ‘propaganda’ documentary about the vaccine roll out

Labour has slammed Downing Street for spending taxpayers’ money for a ‘propaganda’ documentary about the vaccine roll out.  No10 shared a dramatic trailer for the official documentary on Britain’s race for a Covid-19 jab, titled A Beacon of Hope: The UK Vaccine Story.  Set to intense music, the 50-second advert features clips from interviews with … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Downing Street unveils dramatic trailer for vaccines documentary

The Government has unveiled a dramatic trailer for an official documentary about Britain’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout, called: ‘A Beacon of Hope: The UK Vaccine Story’. Set to intense music, the 50-second advert features clips from interviews with leading UK scientists Jonathan Van-Tam, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty. Professor Van-Tam describes Britain as having been … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Downing Street unveils dramatic trailer for vaccines documentary

The Government has unveiled a dramatic trailer for an official documentary about Britain’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout, called: ‘A Beacon of Hope: The UK Vaccine Story’. Set to intense music, the 50-second advert features clips from interviews with leading UK scientists Jonathan Van-Tam, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty. Mr Van-Tam described Britain as having been … Read more

Chris Whitty warns ‘a lot more people will die’ if lockdown is lifted early

Chris Whitty today warned a deadly third wave of coronavirus is inevitable later this year as he defended England’s ultra-cautious roadmap out of lockdown.   The chief medical officer said ‘all the modelling’ suggests cases will spike at some point after restrictions are eased, despite uptake of the vaccines being high. He claimed it was ‘perfectly realistic’ that tens … Read more

Chris Whitty warns ‘a lot more people will die’ if lockdown is lifted early

Professor Chris Whitty warns a third wave of Covid is inevitable later this year and tells MPs ‘a lot more people will die’ if lockdown is lifted too early amid calls for No10 to drop restrictions sooner Chief medical officer and Sir Patrick Vallance being quizzed by MPs this morning Batted away calls for curbs to … Read more