UK records further 1,290 Covid deaths in past 24 hours
The UK has recorded 1,290 further Covid deaths in the past 24 hours.The total is down on the figures of the past two days...
Glastonbury Festival cancelled again this year, organisers say
Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield music festival in the world, has been cancelled for a second year running because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers...
Nearly nine million people In UK have had to borrow more money to the...
Almost nine million people had to borrow more money because of the coronavirus pandemic by December 2020.
Figures out this morning from the Office of...
No evidence that Covid infection rates are falling study finds
Researchers have said there is “no strong evidence” that high Covid infection rates fell during the first 10 days of the latest lockdown.
Although there...
Inflation on the rise in November
Inflation increased in December, starting what is expected to be a climb this year as pandemic-fighting measures, Brexit and a recovery in the economy...
Stars accuse the Government of “shamefully failing” the country’s performers with its Brexit...
More than 100 British musicians, from pop and rock idols including Ed Sheeran, Sting and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters to classical stars such as...
Vaccine roll out for the over 70’s begins
The country will launch the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Monday when it will start offering doses to people aged 70...
‘Economic security trap’ driving millions of Brits to work with Covid symptoms, RSA warns
Millions of British workers are putting themselves and others at risk of Covid-19 due to inadequate sick pay and pressure from their employers, new...
UK to shut its borders from Monday
The UK is tightening border controls to prevent new strains of COVID-19 coming into the country, suspending all the ‘travel corridor’ arrangements that had...
UK economy falls 2.6 per cent in November
Britain’s economy shrank by 2.6% in November, the first monthly fall in output since the depths of an initial COVID lockdown in April, as...