Timeline of the PM’s lockdown decision Friday, 7am: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab begins a round of broadcast interviews defending the government’s ‘Tiered’ system of local lockdowns. Friday 2.30pm: Sir Patrick Vallance underlines SAGE’s call for a national lockdown at a briefing with reporters, saying it is ‘not too late to save Christmas’. Friday 3pm: Papers are … Read more
Boris Johnson will today try to head off a mounting Tory revolt against his nationwide lockdown by warning coronavirus deaths this winter could double the amount of the first wave. The Prime Minister is set to use a statement to the Commons this afternoon to say there is ‘no alternative’ but to impose four weeks … Read more
Boris Johnson was facing a Tory rebellion last night over his new national lockdown. Many of his own MPs were outraged by the revelation that the restrictions could last much longer than the planned four weeks – and potentially even run into spring with a brief easing over Christmas. Some indicated they would oppose the measures … Read more
Boris Johnson was facing a Tory rebellion last night over his new national lockdown. Many of his own MPs were outraged by the revelation that the restrictions could last much longer than the planned four weeks – and potentially even run into spring. Some indicated they would oppose the measures that business chiefs fear will devastate … Read more
A total of 23,254 people have tested positive for COVID-19 across Britain, the highest Sunday rise since June 7, figures have revealed today. The figure is up 1,339 from Saturday’s tally of 21,915 cases. A further 162 have also died from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the figures show. The data, published by the … Read more
A mother who was left fighting for her life with her children when a gas explosion destroyed their home has spoke of hearing her sons screaming for help while she was trapped under rubble. Jessica Williams, 31, was left with 70 per cent burns and placed in an induced coma for a month after her terraced … Read more
Mark Rosser is nervous. ‘You’re the second person to call me today. Why are you doing this? Are you checking up on me?’ I’m actually seeing if it’s possible to book a room at his Crown Lodge B&B in Harlech, Gwynedd. The answer, apparently, is no. ‘Are you mad? I’m not even allowed to leave … Read more
Britain’s second wave of coronavirus lurched from being a handful of small outbreaks to penetrating the entire UK and forcing whole cities back into lockdown within just two months, according to a series of heatmaps that reveal just how quickly the outbreak has evolved. Covid infections hovered at 10 cases per 100,000 people across most … Read more
A heartbroken widower who survived a suicide pact with his French sweetheart wife of 70 years, went on to take his own life two years later, an inquest heard. Welsh businessman John Jules Leonidas Andre Faleur, 94, was found dead at his Denbighshire home earlier this year. The inquest at Ruthin County Hall today was … Read more
Braking news! Bizarre moment Sky correspondent Becky Johnson narrowly avoids being run over by reversing car as she reports live from Welsh market town Correspondent Becky Johnson was just about to report from Knighton, Powys A white car reversed behind Ms Johnson just as her news piece went live The presenter in the Sky News … Read more