Both Boris Johnson and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak have said they will spend ‘whatever it takes’ to beat coronavirus. Neither of them has the faintest idea what the final cost will be. By offering vast loans of hundreds of billions of pounds to companies (some of which may never be paid back), and by paying … Read more
‘The sky is falling. I’m not afraid to say it,’ wrote Cornelia Griggs in an open letter to the New York Times. The opinion piece published this morning paints a grim picture for medical personnel that are fighting tirelessly to combat Covid-19. ‘Alarmist is not a word anyone has ever used to describe me before,’ … Read more
Brits are facing more heavy downpours with up to four inches of rain and 50mph winds set to batter the UK on Monday. The atrocious weather shows little signs of abating, with Brits suffering a fifth consecutive wet weekend. Two yellow rain warnings are in place on Monday and Tuesday covering Wales and North-East England. Meteorologist … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more