We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Dame Carolyn Fairbairn said: “It’s an incredibly difficult time for business – this is a real body blow. So many firms have worked very […]
England’s second lockdown could continue into 2021 with a relaxation period over the Christmas holiday, Cabinet ministers have suggested. Boris Johnson announced over the weekend that the latest restrictions will remain in place until December 2, but the public have already been given a series of mixed messages over a realistic time frame. Cabinet Ministers […]
A senior government science adviser has said the coronavirus outbreak is ‘unlikely to be completely controlled’ by the scheduled end of the new national lockdown. Professor Sir Mark Walport said the measures ‘should bring it under control’ but warned that ‘looking into the future is an imperfect art’. Sir Mark, who sits on the Scientific […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) held a four-day meeting in order to decide on its 14th five-year plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the […]
Prince William ‘struggled to breathe’ after contracting coronavirus in April – but kept it secret to avoid alarming the nation. The Duke of Cambridge’s diagnosis came in the days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was struck down by the virus, and people close to the Prince said he was concerned about worrying the country further. […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the country will go into a second national lockdown from Thursday as cases of the virus continue to rise to alarming levels. But the restrictions could […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Saturday, October 31 that England will be entering another national coronavirus lockdown. The PM said in his televised address from Downing Street the new lockdown restrictions […]
A person has died after an explosion at a home in east London. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: ‘Emergency services have now entered the building and sadly, one person has been pronounced dead. ‘We’re working to locate and inform next of kin. ‘Road closures remain in place. The incident is not being treated […]
People are taking advantage of the four day delay before the national lockdown comes in to take flights out of Heathrow Airport. From Thursday, international flights out of the UK for holiday purposes will be banned as part of a drive to bring down the coronavirus infection rates. Pictures today show long queues at the […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Duke and Duchess of York’s daughter surprised the world after announcing she had wed fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in secret during lockdown, with the Queen described as being her granddaughter’s “guest […]