Rishi Sunak says he is ‘deeply sorry to all those who lost loved ones’ during the pandemic as he gives evidence to Covid Inquiry about claims his Eat Out scheme cost lives, his ‘Dr Death’ nickname, and wanting to close schools instead of shops

Rishi Sunak says he is ‘deeply sorry to all those who lost loved ones’ during the pandemic as he gives evidence to Covid Inquiry about claims his Eat Out scheme cost lives, his ‘Dr Death’ nickname, and wanting to close schools instead of shops

Rishi Sunak apologised to those who lost loved ones during the pandemic today as he kicked off a tough day of questioning over claims his Eat Out to Help Out scheme cost lives. The PM began a day of evidence on his role as Chancellor during the pandemic with a broard-beam apology and a pledge that … Read more

Matt Hancock defends catastrophic decision to empty Covid-infected patients into care homes: Ex-Health Secretary says MORE patients could have died without ‘difficult option’ in grilling over testing failures

Matt Hancock defends catastrophic decision to empty Covid-infected patients into care homes: Ex-Health Secretary says MORE patients could have died without ‘difficult option’ in grilling over testing failures

Matt Hancock today boldly claimed that more Brits could have died if potentially Covid-infected hospital patients weren’t discharged untested into care homes. During the earliest days of the pandemic, homes in England were made to accept patients who hadn’t been swabbed for the virus in a desperate attempt to free up NHS beds. Thousands of care … Read more

QUENTIN LETTS: Sunak’s gaze was framed by begging-dog eyebrows as he told how AI could herald mankind’s obliteration

QUENTIN LETTS: Sunak’s gaze was framed by begging-dog eyebrows as he told how AI could herald mankind’s obliteration

By Quentin Letts for the Daily Mail Published: 20:34 GMT, 26 October 2023 | Updated: 23:33 GMT, 26 October 2023 Twenty-five years ago a chap used to stand at the top of Stroud, Glos, ringing a handbell and predicting the end of the world. In one hand he clutched the Bible. He interspersed his forecasts … Read more

How many people smoke in YOUR town? Interactive map reveals hotspots where up to a QUARTER of adults are hooked on cigarettes

How many people smoke in YOUR town? Interactive map reveals hotspots where up to a QUARTER of adults are hooked on cigarettes

One in four adults still smoke in parts of England, official figures show. Rates have plunged over the past few decades thanks to Government attempts to eradicate the deadly habit. Only 12.9 per cent of adult Brits, or roughly 6.4million, now smoke. For comparison, almost half of people smoked in the 1970s. The figure sits … Read more

How Chile’s new Covid spike proves England’s cautious roadmap is the right route out of this crisis

Things are going according to plan. Despite a few wobbles about vanishingly small blood-clot risks, our vaccine rollout charges forward. And tomorrow we will enter the next phase of our roadmap to freedom. But at the Downing Street press conference last Monday, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty was circumspect. Moving ‘steadily’ was key, he … Read more

Chris Whitty warns Britain will be vulnerable to Covid for another two years

Britain will be vulnerable to coronavirus for another two years but the illness should become as manageable as flu in the future, Chris Whitty claimed today. England’s chief medical officer said vaccine manufacturers were still struggling to get basic supplies distributed around the world and were not yet fully equipped to deal with new variants. … Read more

UK’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’, Professor Chris Whitty says

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’ because jabs aren’t 100 per cent effective and millions have still yet to be fully inoculated, Professor Chris Whitty warned tonight. England’s chief medical officer acknowledged the wall — designed to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed and thousands from dying in the event of a third … Read more

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’, Professor Chris Whitty warns

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’ because jabs aren’t 100 per cent effective and millions have still yet to be fully inoculated, Professor Chris Whitty warned tonight. England’s chief medical officer acknowledged the wall — designed to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed and thousands from dying in the event of a third … Read more

Boris Johnson backs plans to knight Prof. Whitty for his ‘tireless’ work amid the pandemic

Arise, Sir Chris… Boris Johnson backs plans to knight Prof. Whitty for his ‘tireless’ work amid the pandemic The Chief Medical Officer is likely to be put forward for the honour at the end of this year to recognise his ‘dedicated service’ during the coronavirus pandemic A Cabinet source has said Mr Johnson favours his … Read more

Neil Ferguson warns Britons could face having to spend summer at home

Britons could face another summer at home as coronavirus variants rip across Europe, a leading scientific adviser has warned. Neil Ferguson, dubbed Professor Lockdown after telling the government to impose restrictions last March, said ‘travel may be one of the later things to be relaxed’. The Imperial College London epidemiologist said he believes life will … Read more