Motorists have been driving freely into Wales from England as the 6pm coronavirus travel ban came into force this evening. The ban – which was described as ‘unenforceable’ by the Police Federation earlier this week – makes it an offence to travel to Wales from coronavirus hotspots in the UK. But there was no sign … Read more
The free-spending Chancellor joined Boris Johnson at a live television news conference tonight as The PM warned that the UK cannot ignore the ‘flashing warnings’ about surging coronavirus cases.
The UK today announced 13,972 new coronavirus cases and 50 more victims as millions of Brits were plunged into deeper lockdowns. Today’s new infections are up just 11 per cent from last Monday, when 12,594 cases were recorded, but triple the 4,368 recorded on Monday, September 21. Data on September 28 was rendered invalid due to a … Read more
Britain today recorded 10 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary count, with all of the fatalities occurring in England. Health officials have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which takes into account data from every setting across the UK. The early count for England only includes laboratory-confirmed victims in NHS-ran hospitals. Yesterday, the virus … Read more
The UK has announced 2,659 more coronavirus cases and eight deaths as Boris Johnson announces people must ‘limit social contact’ again to curb the coronavirus amid rising infections. The rise of 2,659 cases means almost 13,000 case have been diagnosed in the past four days alone – the highest numbers since mid-May. Addressing the nation … Read more
England and Northern Ireland announce 12 more coronavirus deaths in UK’s early count as outbreak could now be growing by up to 2% per day but Britain’s R rate is unchanged in a week The official total number of deaths was yesterday 41,527 in Government data As deaths continue to fade the attention has switched … Read more
Britain has announced 1,735 new coronavirus cases in the biggest daily spike in three months. The last time daily infections were higher was on June 4, when 1,805 were diagnosed with the disease and the majority of tough lockdown restrictions were still in force. The seven-day rolling case average is now 1,435, up by a quarter … Read more
Heartbroken family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ young mother, 26, who was killed when car veered off road and smashed into tree in Wales Rhianne Nicholas leaves behind her baby daughter Mia who will live with father She was travelling in Vauxhall Adam which crashed in early hours of Saturday Emergency services scrambled to the A4119 … Read more
There are still hundreds of people attending an illegal lockdown rave near a Welsh village, 36 hours after they first arrived. At least 400 people remain at the site of an illegal rave in the woods near the village of Banwen today. Around 70 South Wales police officers, assisted by Dyfed-Powys Police and the British … Read more
Britain today recorded just 15 more laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll. NHS England revealed all of the victims died in hospitals across the country. No Covid-19 fatalities were posted in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. A full round-up of the total number of fatalities — which will include all settings in England and not … Read more