Ministers quietly remove 1.3million coronavirus tests from their official figures

Ministers have quietly wiped 1.3million Covid-19 swabs off the official testing count, it emerged today. Number 10 has repeatedly boasted about the number of tests it is capable of doing – with capacity now reportedly at around 340,000 per day. But the government has now admitted a staggering one in 10 coronavirus tests were counted … Read more

First official portrait of Captain Sir Tom Moore unveiled ahead of the 75th anniversary of VJ Day

The first official portrait of Burma veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore has been unveiled at the National Army Museum before the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day. Saturday is VJ Day, marking 75 years since Emperor Michinomiya Hirohito announced the unconditional surrender of his Imperial forces. Ahead of the anniversary, artist Alexander Chamberlain, a former … Read more

True death toll of coronavirus in New York nursing homes could be DOUBLE the official figure

New York’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes – already among the highest in the nation – could actually be a significant undercount, a new analysis finds. Unlike every other state, the Empire State only counts residents who died on nursing home property and not those who were transported to hospitals and died there, according … Read more

Love Island’s Gabby Allen makes her romance with Brandon Myres official

She recently went public with her new beau Brandon Myers after they were spotted packing on the PDA in Ibiza. And Gabby Allen looked radiant as she made her romance Instagram official with a loved-up snap of the couple on Monday, captioned: ‘Good things take time.’ The Love Island star, 28, looked smitten as she posed for … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 950 new cases and 49 deaths in official toll

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

Thousands of Covid-19 deaths ‘to be wiped off the government’s official toll’ after counting fiasco

Thousands of coronavirus deaths ‘will be wiped off the government’s official toll’ after urgent review into counting fiasco that meant no-one in England could EVER recover Public Health England was miscounting coronavirus death, official review found Counted victims if they died from any cause months later after beating disease By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For … Read more

Bachelor in Paradise: Keira Maguire goes ‘Instagram official’ with Matthew Zukowski

Keira Maguire blasts Bachelor in Paradise producers as she goes ‘Instagram official’ with Love Island star boyfriend Matthew Zukowski By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:33 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 00:43 BST, 5 August 2020 She dramatically quit Bachelor in Paradise on Tuesday night’s episode. And just hours after her exit … Read more

Top WHO official warns life can carry on on if Covid-19 test and trace works better

The world must ‘learn to live’ with the coronavirus, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official insisted today. Dr David Nabarro, a Covid-19 envoy for the UN agency, warned the virus isn’t going away’ for the foreseeable future because it ‘doesn’t get bored’. But he claimed life ‘can go on’ with robust test and trace systems, … Read more

US should shut down totally for another four to six weeks to save economy, senior Fed official says

United States should shut down completely for another four to six weeks to save the economy, senior Federal Reserve official says Neel Kashkari, head of Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, advised lockdown He said on Sunday that a 4-6 week closure would be beneficial in the long term Kashkari also said that Congress can afford to … Read more