Another 13 people have died of Covid-19 in England’s hospitals but no-one else has died of the illness in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, officials revealed today. A full round-up of the total number of fatalities — which will include all settings in England and not just hospitals — will be published later by the … Read more
BBC viewers have criticised the ‘uncomfortable’ moment a police officer questioned whether a missing veteran with PTSD was actually a ‘fantasist’ who faked his service after finding out that he is being targeted by ‘Walter Mitty’ hunters. Reported Missing, which aired last night at 9pm on BBC One, followed the disappearance of Blue Apple Veterans Association charity … Read more
Thousands of pupils’ results have been downgraded after this year’s summer exams were cancelled because of Covid-19 despite record-high results. The proportion of A-level entries awarded an A grade or higher has risen to an all-time high, with 27.9 per cent securing the top grades this year, figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland show. … Read more
Teenagers have been fretting and sharing their nerves on social media as they wait to find out their A-level results. Beleaguered students across the country are waking up to their grades amid last-minute changes to appeals, with around one in four entries expected to be awarded the top marks. Around 300,000 school leavers in England, … Read more
Rishi Sunak‘s stamp duty cuts have sparked a surge in the number of home buyers and prompted an all-out bidding war as people fight to get on the property ladder. The Chancellor last month gave prospective buyers a shot in the arm as he raised the threshold on stamp duty from £125,000 to £500,000 for those … Read more
UK announces seven more coronavirus deaths in early count with no further fatalities in Scotland or Wales NHS England said six people died in its hospitals between July 29 and August 9 Northern Ireland’s government confirmed one more death over the weekend Now fewer than 60 deaths per day, on average – the lowest for … Read more
Britain today recorded another 871 Covid-19 cases as official data shows the number of people getting diagnosed with the life-threatening disease each day has dropped for the first time in a fortnight. Department of Health statistics reveal 834 new infections are being registered each day — down slightly from the rolling seven-day average of 835 … Read more
Coronavirus cases rose to a six-week high in the UK today as officials announced another 950 people had tested positive for the life-threatening disease. Department of Health statistics show 835 Britons are now getting diagnosed each day — with the rolling seven-day average having consistently risen since it dropped to a four-month low on July … Read more
Britain today recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections in almost six weeks, after nearly a thousand people were diagnosed with the life-threatening disease in just 24 hours. Some 938 Britons tested positive for Covid-19, up a fifth on yesterday’s figure (789) and nearly 40 per cent more than the 678 recorded last Monday. Not since … Read more
When it comes to pretty villages, Britain is undoubtedly a class act. And so this picture-list of its most ‘Instagrammable’ hamlets is sweet eye-candy indeed. It has been compiled by property website Bankrate, which took to image-sharing site Instagram and assessed the number of hashtags 100 villages dotted around the UK each had. Then it … Read more