UK GDP could fall by 30 per cent in second quarter April 13, 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has reportedly told ministers to expect GDP to fall by as much as 30 per cent between April and June. The government’s draconian social distancing measures will be reviewed next week, with an extension considered a formality. The coronavirus lockdown has already begun to bite the UK economy, with activity in the [...]
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan says Londoners neglected by coronavirus self-employed package April 13, 2020 Sadiq Khan has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak to demand more financial help is given to the capital’s self-employed workers amidst findings that one-in-three self-employed Londoners will not receive any assistance. The London mayor’s letter, written to Sunak and business secretary Alok Sharma, claims that up to 290,000 Londoners, 12 per cent of the capital’s [...]
Businesses still waiting on £10bn of coronavirus grants April 13, 2020 Thousands of UK businesses are still waiting for £10bn of government grants to be handed over as calls grow louder for the Treasury to expand its set of coronavirus relief measures. Figures from the Local Government Authority show that £1bn of grants have been awarded to 100,000 small businesses, but that many more are still [...]
Coronavirus: London hospital admissions stabilise on ‘sombre’ day for UK April 12, 2020 The number of coronavirus patients in London hospitals is stabilising but admissions elsewhere have risen as the UK reached a “sombre” milestone of 10,000 deaths. Speaking at the government’s daily briefing, Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, said the number of people in hospital beds in the capital was levelling out, but was increasing [...]
Coronavirus: UK death toll passes 10,000 April 12, 2020 A further 737 people have died from coronavirus in the UK, bringing the total to at least 10,612. In England another 657 patients died from the virus. Earlier today Scotland reported a further 24 deaths, taking the country’s total to 566. Read more: The virus will not over come us, says the Queen Eleven more [...]
Boris Johnson discharged from hospital as he recovers from coronavirus April 12, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery from coronavirus, Downing Street has said. Johnson, who was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital a week ago and spent three days in intensive care, has now moved to Chequers. A No 10 spokesperson said: “On the advice of his medical team, the [...]
Coronavirus contact tracking app sparks privacy fears April 12, 2020 Government plans to launch a mobile app that will track the spread of coronavirus infections have sparked warnings over privacy breaches. The NHS is preparing a contact tracking app that will alert users if they have come too close to someone who has tested positive for the virus. Ministers hope the technology will make it [...]
Coronavirus: Parliament to return on 21 April April 12, 2020 Parliament will still return after the Easter recess, the government has confirmed, following calls for a return of the House to debate key coronavirus measures. A spokeswoman for leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg said parliament will resume on 21 April, with “technological solutions” being prepared for consideration next week. “Parliament will return on 21 [...]
Matt Hancock urges public to stay at home over Easter as PPE plan published April 10, 2020 Health secretary Matt Hancock has urged people to stay at home over the Easter weekend in order to protect the NHS from the coronavirus crisis. “However warm the weather, however tempting your local beach or park, we need everyone to stay at home”, he added. Hancock’s plea came as the death toll in the UK [...]
NHS England reports 866 more deaths as global fatalities approach 100,000 April 10, 2020 NHS England has reported 866 more deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of those who have died in England’s hospitals to 8,114. Those who died were aged between 27 and 100, and 56 of them had no known underlying health condition, it said. The largest number of hospital deaths [...]