Boris Johnson to unveil new ‘take the next step safely’ slogan

Boris Johnson will unveil new ‘take the next step safely’ slogan to replace ‘stay at home’ order in first appearance at Downing Street’s new £2.6m press briefing room on Monday Boris Johnson will make his debut appearance in Downing Street briefing room PM will use the new press room in Number Nine Downing Street on … Read more

London Zoo is calling on the public to help name three new fluffy-haired alpacas

Alpacaccino or Toffee Nut? London Zoo is calling on the public to help name three new fluffy-haired alpacas ahead of its grand reopening next month The three new fluffy-haired alpacas arrived at London Zoo about two weeks ago Keepers have remained on site despite the zoo closing due to coronavirus rules The public are asked … Read more

Will UK be hit by an ‘exit wave’ of Covid as lockdown is lifted?

Britain could be hit with an ‘exit wave’ of Covid when lockdown is lifted but it’s unlikely to lead to an uncontrollable spike in hospital admissions or deaths, experts insisted today despite the predictions of a SAGE model released last week. Scientists told MailOnline that while there was ‘no doubt infections will rise’ when pubs and … Read more

Covid UK: YouGov poll shows people want ‘vaccine passports’ for gyms, pubs and cinemas

More Britons think vaccine passports should be brought in for people using gyms than those visiting hospitals or GP surgeries, a poll has found. Fifty-six per cent of respondents want the certificates to be enforced for those wanting to work out while only 43 per cent say they should be needed at medical centres, the … Read more

Angela Merkel is ‘definitively a lame duck’ after lockdown U-turn

Angela Merkel is ‘definitively a lame duck’ after she was forced to make a humiliating U-turn by scrapping plans for a strict Easter lockdown, a former German government spokesman has said.   Bela Anda, a press secretary under Merkel’s predecessor Gerhard Schroeder, said Merkel had seen her power ‘eroded’ by the fiasco – with her party’s … Read more

Covid cases are ONLY going up in school-age children, Government data reveals

Covid cases are ONLY going up in children: Official data shows slight uptick in infections in youngsters… but only because of mass testing drive to reopen schools EXCLUSIVE: Schools opening has not yet resulted in more adults being infected, according to experts Millions of Covid lateral flow rapid tests have been carried out since schools … Read more

Laurence Fox is seeking legal advice after police warned about ‘breaking Covid rules’

Laurence Fox, the actor who is running as the anti-lockdown candidate for London Mayor, is taking legal advice after police warned him his campaigning may be ‘breaking Covid rules’, MailOnline can reveal. The star of ITV series Lewis has hit out at Scotland Yard after two Metropolitan Police officers confronted him on his doorstep in … Read more

Scunthorpe: Grandmother, 62, died when she fell down the stairs at her home, inquest hears 

Grandmother, 62, died when she fell down the stairs at her home after drinking ten pints on night out to celebrate the end of lockdown, inquest hears Susan Pinder, 62, died after she fell down the stairs in her Scunthorpe home The grandmother-of-seven donated her organs after her death last July Coroner Mark Kendall concluded … Read more

Boris Johnson faces Tory revolt on crunch vote TODAY on extending Covid powers until SEPTEMBER

Boris Johnson will face the wrath of his own lockdown-sceptic backbenchers today as he pushes through an extension of lockdown laws until the autumn. A hardcore of Conservative MPs is expected to rebel against Government plans to extend emergency powers to the end of September, despite the lockdown officially ending in June.  Politicians in the … Read more