Lockdown easing SHOULD speed up if infection rates and vaccine drive data remain positive to save the economy, says boss of influential Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson, director of IFS, said ‘if we can do it quicker we absolutely should’ Mr Johnson said ‘no need to stick to a date if things go better … Read more
New Zealand high school student tests positive to coronavirus – raising fears Auckland could be plunged into its second lockdown in as many weeks Student at Papatoetoe High School in Auckland has tested positive to Covid-19 All staff and students at the school will be tested before leaving on Tuesday Comes after Auckland was thrown into … Read more
Alex Reid has declared himself an ‘anti-masker’ and claims coronavirus can be cured by a ‘positive mindset’. In an extraordinary interview with FUBAR Radio, the former mixed martial artist, 45, admitted he’s ‘not a big buyer’ on the law-enforced measure, despite scientific evidence proving that face coverings may reduce the spread of the deadly virus. The sportsman … Read more
Garth Brooks says his wife Trisha Yearwood has tested positive for coronavirus … as he’s tested negative Singer and team addressed Yearwood’s health in a statement on Facebook He says Yearwood is ‘on her way out of the tunnel’ in her health battle Yearwood is ‘dealing with symptoms’ of COVID-19, Brooks’ team says By Dailymail.com … Read more
A dancer from Canada who has gone viral told Lorraine practicing Bhangra has kept him positive. Gurdeep Pandher, from the Yukon, Canada, has gone viral after spreading joy through Bhangra, a traditional dance from India. Speaking to Lorraine this morning, the dancer, who has shares several videos of himself dancing in Canadian fields and even … Read more
The Government has refused to reveal the number of Covid cases found through its controversial quarantine hotels scheme. Since February 15, travelers returning home to the UK after visiting one of 33 red-listed countries have been forced to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days at a cost of £1,750 each. The red-list areas are … Read more
Prince Charles’ decision to return to Highgrove following his emotional visit to see the Duke of Edinburgh in a London hospital yesterday afternoon could be a sign that his father’s condition is stable. The Prince of Wales arrived at the back of King Edward VII’s hospital at around 3.30pm on Saturday to visit his father, but chose … Read more
Ingenuity, the mini-helicopter attached to NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, has sent its first status update to Earth in a milestone ahead of the first attempt at powered flight on the Red Planet. Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California said on Saturday that the downlink from Ingenuity confirmed that the helicopter and … Read more
A ‘hero’ frontline policeman has become the second officer in Manchester to die within a month of testing positive for Covid. PC Jonathan Wain, 49, was described as a ‘true gentleman’ and ‘irreplaceable’ by colleagues who worked with him in Bury. PC Wain, affectionately known as ‘the Duke’, had served with Greater Manchester Police since 2003. … Read more
Are summer holidays back on? Government ‘increasingly positive’ that Brits WILL be able to have a foreign break this year amid hopes vaccine passport will make international travel ‘straightforward’ There is growing optimism in Whitehall that foreign summer breaks will return Sources said ministers ‘increasingly positive’ about summer holidays this year Hoped vaccine passports will … Read more