England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare again today as data revealed just a third of people aged between 50 and 54 have been inoculated in parts of the country. And three boroughs — all of which are in London — have still yet to even reach 60 per cent of everyone over the … Read more
More than 200,000 pupils are self-isolating at home because they have Covid or have been in contact with positive cases after schools reopened, new figures show Secondary school attendance has risen to 91 per cent since schools reopened But up to 201,000 pupils aren’t in classrooms because of Covid-19 concerns The figures – up from … Read more
JK Rowling storm ‘shows risk to free speech’: Society has a duty to defend figures who are bullied by ‘online mob’, says Liam Fox Liam Fox said free speech could be in peril unless defend figures like JK Rowling The former cabinet minister says new technology poses risks to free speech Meanwhile the Archbishop of … Read more
Covid cases fell by 14% in England last week to 39,000 even though number of swabs carried out almost DOUBLED to 5.8million, Test and Trace figures show Data for the week ending March 10 show the number of positive Covid cases tested in England fall to 39,118 The decline came despite the number of tests … Read more
One in three Britons now live in areas where Covid infections have effectively fallen to zero. The number of virus-free neighbourhoods has doubled in just a week, according to official data. Some areas have had no new infections for a month. The findings prompted calls for the lockdown to be lifted more quickly – and … Read more
NHS cancer waiting times hit record high: Only 83% of patients suspected to have the disease were seen by a doctor within a fortnight during Covid’s peak in January, figures show NHS England data showed 83 per cent were seen by a specialist in two weeks But this was the lowest number since records began … Read more
Wait for the little green WOMAN: London transport bosses change the figures on traffic crossings to mark International Women’s Day Transport for London changed the figures as part of International Women’s Day Pedestrians will have seen the new look icons in several London high streets TfL says they ‘serve as a reminder of the contribution … Read more
One in six parents of children under five will reject the Covid vaccine as they are suspicious of inoculations, figures suggest Parents of pre-school children are among the most suspicious of Covid jabs About one in six will reject jab or have doubts, Office for National Statistic found Figures showed suspicion of the vaccine was high … Read more
England records another 185 Covid hospital deaths in preliminary figures By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 14:02 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 14:03 GMT, 6 March 2021 A further 185 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, the NHS said today. A total of 84,276 people have now died in … Read more
Budget 2021 at a glance Here are the main points of Rishi Sunak’s Budget today: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts economy will return to pre-Covid levels by the middle of 2022, six months earlier than previously though. OBR forecast economy will grow this year by 4 per cent, by 7.3 per cent in 2022, … Read more