Josephine, aged 7, wrote a touching letter to the Prime Minister about the coronavirus He may be leading the battle against Britain’s biggest crisis since the Second World War, but Boris Johnson still found time yesterday to reply to a seven-yearold girl who wrote to tell him how she had cancelled her birthday party twice … Read more
Wake up and smell the coffee! Customers hug each other as they meet and sit outside celebrity hangout Daylesford Cafe in London’s exclusive Westbourne Grove despite Boris Johnson’s coronavirus ban The Daylesford Cafe on Westbourne Grove has been photographed ‘still open’ The popular celeb hangout can be seen with people still sitting outside Yesterday, police … Read more
Yesterday it was made clear that Boris Johnson’s Government is going for broke. It is sparing no effort as it battles to stop the coronavirus sending Britain’s hardwon prosperity over a cliff and turning what is now an inevitable recession into a depression of a kind not seen since the 1930s, with large and enduring … Read more
Tory backbenchers plan rebellion against Boris Johnson’s plans for emergency laws to fight coronavirus Boris Johnson is trying to get emergency powers legislation through parliament Tory rebels are unhappy that these powers could last as long as two years David Davis MP plans to table an amendment limiting those powers to one year Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ban on pubs could overwhelm the police and the courts if unruly drinkers and landlords decide to flout the new coronavirus rules. The Prime Minister announced tonight: ‘We’re taking away the ancient, inalienable right of free-born people of the United Kingdom to go to the pub, and I can understand how people feel … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A hotel entrepreneur today slammed Boris Johnson’s business loans relief scheme after revealing he could not get Barclays bank to provide him with an emergency payment because he was unable to meet the terms of the scheme. Mark Fuller, who owns popular celebrity haunt Karma Sanctum in Soho, said the arrangement requires borrowers to pay … Read more
Boris Johnson has pledged to urgently increase coronavirus testing despite saying less than three weeks ago that the NHS was ‘well-prepared’ for an outbreak. The Prime Minister told reporters in London yesterday that a ‘game-changing’ new test will be offered to hundreds of thousands of people as soon as possible. He added at Downing Street … Read more
Boris Johnson’s pledge to give all children of key workers a school place during the coronavirus crisis descended into chaos and confusion today as parents helping to keep the country running were rejected from the emergency scheme. The children of any parent who works for the NHS and crucial roles such as supermarket delivery drivers have … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more