Official figures show more than 8,000 residents with Covid 19 had died by the start of May. Mr Hancock said there has been a sharp recent drop in the number of people dying in the sector and transmission of the virus has slowed. He said: “I’m really pleased that the number of people dying in care […]
Nicola Bee, vice president of the European Parliament, has ordered Britain to make quick progress in Brexit discussions or agree to an extension to the transition period. Britain and the EU are currently in deadlock over the future trading relationship and both sides have until June to decide whether negotiations should be prolonged beyond the December […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public health official Anthony Fauci clashed with a senator on Tuesday about when to reopen U.S. schools, acknowledging he did not have the final word on pandemic-related decisions but warning against being “cavalier” about the danger to children. “As much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don’t think you’re the end-all,” […]
The government scheme which is supporting 7.5 million workers during the coronavirus pandemic will be extended until the end of October, the chancellor has announced. Rishi Sunak said the furlough scheme, which pays 80% of an employee’s salary up to £2,500 a month, will remain unchanged until the end of July as the COVID-19 lockdown […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump accused Democrats of moving to reopen U.S. states from coronavirus lockdown measures too slowly for political advantage on Monday, as Pennsylvania’s governor hit back against Republicans pushing a faster timetable. The Republican president, who is running for re-election in November, is working to reopen the crippled economy quickly against […]
Riot police in Hong Kong grappled with pro-democracy protesters who gathered in shopping malls on Sunday to sing, chant slogans and flash hand signs after permission for a Mother’s Day march was denied. The incident indicated a desire on the part of some in the pro-democracy camp to revive the protests against Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed […]
The Sunday Express has received evidence that the Corbynista wing of Labour is deliberating politicising the pandemic in a bid to create new campaign structures. It comes as the far Left of Labour has been licking its wounds after Sir Keir Starmer’s victory in the leadership election which has led to an ousting of senior Corbynistas […]
Environment Secretary George Eustice, who is helping to prepare the way for the UK’s departure from the Brussels fishing and farming regimes, insisted the post-Brexit transition out of the bloc will be completed by the end of the year. His pledge comes ahead of another round of UK-EU trade negotiations due to be held by video […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will not consider any further stimulus legislation this month as it eyes the economic impact from reopening U.S. states, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Friday, adding that formal talks with Congress have paused. Kudlow, in a separate interview on Bloomberg Television, added that the Trump […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration is talking to Republican senators about work visa issues, amid the coronavirus outbreak that has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy. Four Republican senators sent a letter earlier in the day urging Trump to suspend all new guest worker visas for 60 days and […]