Keir Starmer grilled on lockdown's 'damaging' impact on children National lockdown restrictions have been implemented across all parts of the UK in a bid to prevent the NHS from becoming overwhelmed as the new coronavirus variant causes cases of the deadly virus to surge. England began its lockdown last night, with the rules due to […]
Boris Johnson announces new national lockdown Express.co.uk readers can vote in our poll on whether Mr Johnson has acted quickly enough to toughen up border controls. And let us know more about what you think by scrolling down and leaving a comment. Our poll comes as ministers are understood to be considering stricter border controls […]
Keir Starmer grilled on lockdown's 'damaging' impact on children Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a third lockdown for England on Monday night, following a rapid increase in coronavirus cases and deaths from the virus. Britons have been told to stay home, those who are clinically vulnerable have been told to shield and schools have closed […]
Meghan Markle and Harry: Expert says William may be 'bothered' Prince Harry and Prince William are understood to have drifted apart over the last few years, with the Duke of Sussex confirming this during a TV interview where he said the brothers were on “different paths”. Relations between the pair are believed to have soured […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Oliver Stephens, 13, was knifed in the back of the neck in a field just 250 yards from his front door. Police were yesterday questioning five teenagers over his death. Four boys […]
Brexit: Johnson says UK has ‘opportunity to expand horizons’ The former MEP took to Twitter on Monday after Boris Johnson announced that England would be entering into a third lockdown. Posting a video onto his social media, Mr Farage said that although the nation is heading into another “tough” period “I supposed we could always watch […]
Kate Middleton and Prince William give thanks to key workers The Duchess of Cambridge’s birthday approaches with just days to go, and with the royals being strict followers of Boris Johnson’s Government advice, the pair will not be going out to celebrate with any special plans Prince William may have for his wife. The Duchess […]
Inequalities in society exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic must not be forgotten once vaccines start to offer a way out of the crisis, a review has warned. The UK has a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to tackle racial, educational and health inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Deaton Review of Inequalities. Commissioned by the […]
LONDON/MEXICO CITY (BLOOMBERG) – The UK’s decision to block Julian Assange’s extradition to the US is unlikely to make him a free man anytime soon. Assange, who has spent the last decade either in a UK prison or stuck in Ecuador’s embassy in London, won an important legal fight Monday (Jan 4) when a judge […]
As the UK goes into a full lockdown, here is a breakdown of the situation with schools, colleges and universities across the four nations. England Schools and colleges: Primary schools, secondary schools and colleges will move to remote learning – except for the children of key workers and vulnerable children – from 5 January until […]