Coronavirus outbreaks grew in a third of local authorities in England last week — but the rise was only driven by a huge testing blitz of schoolchildren because of classrooms being reopened. Fifty-six of 149 council areas saw an uptick in cases over the week to March 21, according to […]
Jeremy Wright
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Britain’s daily Covid death toll fell by a third week-on-week today, as official data showed cases were only rising because of a testing blitz in schools. Department of Health data showed a further 63 deaths from the virus were recorded in the past 24 hours, down 33 per cent on […]
Britain today breached 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for the first time since April and declared another record-high number of cases with 62,322 more positive tests. Department of Health data shows today’s grim figure of 1,041 laboratory-confirmed deaths — only the 10th time the UK has topped the grisly milestone — […]
(Bloomberg) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed tens of billions of pounds for a controversial new high speed rail line linking London with cities to the north, despite soaring costs and mounting anger from his own Conservative Party colleagues. The High Speed 2 (HS2) development will become Europe’s largest […]
The Panorama episode has been edited after the television presenter made the unfortunate error during footage of the Muslim women raising their fingers towards the sky. The index figure being raised is an Islamic symbol of the oneness of God and is widely used by Muslims across the globe. Ms […]
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Wright arrives in Downing Street in London, Britain June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – British culture minister Jeremy Wright is due to make a statement on a review of next generation 5G telecommunications networks on […]
The BBC has been criticised for the recent decision and as one of the more recognisable faces from the organisation, Dan engaged in a fiery debate on Twitter. Accusing Dan for not addressing the recent controversial decision on BBC breakfast, Mark Beresford wrote on Twitter: “Shame to see a good […]
The BBC announced this week, that over-75s will no longer receive a free TV licence in a decision that has caused widespread criticism. Dan was attacked on Twitter for the BBC’s decision and quickly engaged in a fiery spat. Accusing Dan for failing to address the problem on his show, […]