The chair of the government’s Sage board has backed Boris Johnson’s decision to ease lockdown measures after one professor claimed there was a risk to changing the rules now. Sir Patrick Vallance, who heads up the advisory board of scientists guiding the government through this pandemic, backed Mr Johnson’s decision by saying it is up … Read more
Boris Johnson bowed to massive pressure to drop the NHS surcharge for foreign health and care workers tonight. The PM declared that the levy will be dropped after senior Conservatives complained it was ‘immoral’ and ‘mean-spirited’ that those on the frontline of the coronavirus battle were being forced to pay. Hassan Akkad, a BAFTA award winning … Read more
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tonight threw his weight behind a hard-Left plan to prevent schools from re-opening at the start of June. The Islington North MP, 70, was the keynote speaker at an online rally organised by the Healthworker Coronavirus Activists Group. It is calling for a ‘day of action’ on May 28, followed by … Read more
Tony Blair has said Boris Johnson’s administration is right to be opening schools again. The Prime Minister’s plans to start sending children back to school next month has come under attack from teaching unions and some local authorities, with critics arguing it is too soon to lift the coronavirus-related lockdown restrictions. Mr Johnson, in his … Read more
China has imposed an extraordinary tariff on Australian barley exports as apparent punishment for Scott Morrison’s push for a coronavirus inquiry. The Australian Prime Minister in April demanded an independent probe into the deadly respiratory virus and the World Health Organisation’s handling of the crisis. In response, Chinese state media and leaders warned of trade retribution that could wipe … Read more
Belgian PM is shamed by ‘outraged’ medics as they turn their backs on her in protest of her handling of the pandemic PM Sophie Wilmès visited Saint-Pierre Hospital, Marollen, Brussels, Saturday On arrival in a motorcade she saw rows of medics turning their backs one by one Doctors and nurses were protesting the PM’s handling … Read more
A coalition of 62 nations will support Australia’s call for an independent probe into the origins of coronavirus. The new resolution demands an independent investigation into the international response to the pandemic, the actions of the World Health Organisation and their ‘timelines’ pertaining to the crisis. It is backed by the entire 27-member European Union … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has today backed the lockdown and expressed his concerns that easing measures ‘too quickly’ will ‘guarantee future outbreaks’. His warning comes just a day after Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk called sweeping US stay-at-home restrictions to curtail the outbreak ‘fascist’. Musk, who has often made outspoken and even inflammatory comments on conference calls … Read more
Activist investor Oasis Management throws its support behind Superdry founder Julian Dunkerton as he seizes back control Oasis has bought 3.3 per cent of the fashion firm’s shares It is understood to have met with Dunkerton since he was reinstated as director Support from Oasis is a boost to the entrepreneur and his team By … Read more
Holly Willoughby looks fabulous in makeup-free snapshot as she backs campaign for pregnant women amid the COVID-19 pandemic By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 21:43 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 21:43 BST, 18 April 2020 Holly Willoughby shared a snap of herself posing makeup-free on Saturday, as she continued her support for a charity … Read more