Tag: Coronavirus

As supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) continue to run low for frontline workers in the midst of the coronavirus ...

Boris Johnson speaking outside Downing Street

Boris Johnson screwed up within moments of stepping back into Number 10

by Tracy Keeling

There's been a sense in the press and among the right wing in England that Boris Johnson's return to Downing ...

Coronavirus-related syndrome among children may be emerging, alert suggests

Youngsters have suffered abdominal pain and some have symptoms of inflammation around the heart, the alert suggested.

The MailOnline photoshopped an Olympian to look like he broke coronavirus distancing rules

The MailOnline has generally set a fairly low benchmark for its accuracy and standards of reporting. But it plumbed new ...

George Eustice wants to ‘encourage’ people on furlough to pick fruit, but he really should know better

by Peadar O'Cearnaigh

On 26 April, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs George Eustice addressed the daily coronavirus (Covid-19) press ...

Boris Johnson is back and brimming with warlike language

The Prime Minister marked his return to Downing Street with a statement outside Number 10 amid concerns about the Government’s ...

Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn as the Labour Party drifts further right

Keir Starmer has already quietly ‘watered down’ Corbyn’s coronavirus response

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It's come to light that new Labour leader Keir Starmer has already backtracked on one of Jeremy Corbyn's key demands ...

Sunday’s Andrew Marr Show was even more of a clusterf*ck than usual

It was quite the Sunday morning for the Andrew Marr Show. Because it managed to let a Tory minister off ...

The Government’s scientific advisory group ‘attendee’ is linked to a spy agency contractor

by Tom Coburg

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A leaked list has been published of attendees of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) meetings. The secretive body advises ...

Life on the inside: What to grow during this unexpected gardening leave

Trowels at the ready, here are 10 easy-to-grow and difficult-to-kill plants you can cultivate on your allotment, garden or even ...

Plea for mother with terminal cancer to be allowed to travel to US for treatment

The Covid-19 lockdown is preventing Sarah Wright from travelling for possibly life-saving treatment.

There’s been a surge in ‘unlawful’ attempts to not save disabled people from coronavirus

The number of learning disabled people subject to controversial Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) notices has surged to "unprecedented" levels. That's ...

Person putting on PPE, and Boris Johnson

Top BMA clinician accuses government of deceit, demands Johnson and Hancock resign

by Tom Coburg

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A senior BMA (British Medical Association) clinician has accused the UK government of deceit in the way it has handled ...

Scotland should consider social and economic reform post-virus, Sturgeon says

Scotland’s First Minister said coronavirus has taken normal life apart but given the ‘opportunity’ to put things back together differently.

Some nations inch toward reopening as virus deaths rise

The number of deaths officially attributed to coronavirus has topped 200,000 globally.

Coronavirus has already killed more British people than the Blitz