Ruth Davidson is set to return to the helm of the Scottish Conservatives after Jackson Carlaw was forced out as party leader after just six months. In a statement Mr Carlaw, 61, said he made the ‘painful decision’ after realising he was not the best person to lead the party in the run-up to next … Read more
A further 38 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Britain today, bringing the total number of the confirmed deaths during the pandemic to 45,999. The Department of Health figures released today revealed 38 died from the virus in England while Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales reported no new deaths. It was also … Read more
Britain’s Covid-19 outbreak is still growing as official statistics today revealed daily infections have risen by 12 per cent in a week with the rolling average hitting a four-week high. Department of Health chiefs today announced another 845 people across the UK have tested positive for the life-threatening virus, up from the 767 recorded yesterday … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus cases rise have risen 14 per cent in a week — but experts have urged ministers not to panic and say the UK needs to ‘learn to live’ with the disease. Department of Health chiefs reported an additional 763 cases, taking the total to 300,692. It’s the seventeenth day in a row the seven-day-average … Read more
The biggest immunisation programme of its kind in British history — that’s how the Government has billed its ambitious new flu vaccination plan. Some 30 million people in England are to be offered a free NHS jab this winter, double the number immunised last year, in a bid to prevent the health service collapsing under … Read more
Another 61 people were today confirmed to have died of Covid-19 in the UK, as Scotland confirmed zero deaths for the ninth day in a row. NHS England revealed that 25 of today’s victims died in its hospitals, with Scotland recording zero fatalities. It takes the UK’s total number of victims to 45,738. There were 767 positive … Read more
Another 25 people were confirmed to have died of Covid-19 in hospitals in England, while Scotland recorded zero deaths for the ninth day in a row. The increase is up from 13 a week ago and is the highest single-day increase of hospital deaths since 28 were announced on July 14, taking the UK’s hospital … Read more
Another 16 people were today confirmed to have died of Covid-19 in the UK, as SAGE admitted the reproduction rate of the virus has risen closer to the dreaded number of one in all regions of England. NHS England revealed that all of today’s victims had died in its hospitals, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all … Read more
Another 19 people have died of the coronavirus in England, according to early statistics for today, taking the total to 45,520. NHS England said another 19 people have died in its hospitals. But Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland reported zero new victims. The preliminary figure is calculated by adding up the fatalities reported by each home nation. … Read more
UK announces 11 more coronavirus deaths in preliminary statistics taking the total number of victims to 45,433 NHS England announced a further 10 deaths of patients in its hospitals between July 15 and July 20 Public Health Wales confirmed one more death, while there were none in Scotland or Northern Ireland Department of Health announced … Read more