British pubs pour away 70million pints of beer after being forced to shut down due to coronavirus British pubs closed on March 20 and will not reopen until July 4 at the earliest That time period will mean that much of the beer left in storage will be spoiled Trade body said it was heart-breaking … Read more
A UK charity is warning a dog is ‘for life, not just for lockdown’ as millions of people working from home scour the internet in an attempt to buy a puppy. The UK’s largest dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust, is urging people to consider how their lives will change after the current restrictions are lifted … Read more
Boris Johnson has accidentally revealed a memo from a senior aide telling him to dodge a coronavirus showdown with the Tory backbench ‘shop steward’. The PM was photographed carrying the private message about 1922 committee chief Sir Graham Brady as he went in to Downing Street yesterday. Apparently written by Mr Johnson’s private secretary Ben … Read more
Boris Johnson hosts global summit to urge the world to unite to fund coronavirus vaccines and treatments as UK pledges £744m – but the US and China decide not to take part Boris Johnson today co-hosted a global summit to raise money for vaccine fund PM urged world to unite against ‘common enemy’ as UK … Read more
‘It’s humanity against the virus’: Boris Johnson urges nations to pull together and brands £6bn vaccine quest ‘the most urgent shared endeavour of our lifetimes’ as UK records 315 more deaths By Claire Ellicot Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 00:00 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 4 May 2020 Boris Johnson will … Read more
Boris Johnson gave heartfelt thanks to the NHS and urged Britons to ‘keep going’ with lockdown tonight as he headed his first Downing Street briefing since falling ill. Having chaired Cabinet this morning, the Prime Minister accepted that the government’s response had not been perfect but he said ministers were ‘throwing everything’ at combating the disease. … Read more
Viewers of a solidly unflashy American TV business show might have thought they’d tuned in to the wrong channel last Friday. With a straight face, the anchor reported that bookmakers were offering odds of 100-1 that Meghan Markle would be elected US President in 2024. Perhaps the item was intended as light relief amid the … Read more
‘We need to see light at the end of the tunnel’: Boris Johnson’s sister urges him to reveal plans for how the UK will leave coronavirus lockdown Rachel Johnson made the comments on her new Friday evening show on LBC ‘We need to see light at the end of the tunnel,’ she told listeners today … Read more
Matt Hancock yesterday urged seriously ill patients to contact their GP amid fears that thousands of cancers are going undetected. The Health Secretary stressed that the NHS was still open for anyone with non-coronavirus symptoms, especially those with suspected tumours, heart attacks and strokes. His statement in the Commons came after the Daily Mail yesterday … Read more
He originally pledged to raise £1,000 through online platform JustGiving by walking 100 laps of his garden before celebrating his 100th birthday at the end of April. And, Captain Tom Moore, 99 – who has now raised over £27.5 million for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis – has urged his legion of fans to … Read more