Royal Statistical Society appoints new chief executive April 28, 2020 The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has appointed former Nesta executive director Stian Westlake as its next chief executive, the organisation announced today. The RSS is the UK’s membership body advocating for the importance of statistics and data. Launched in 1834, it is a professional organisation for statisticians. The economist Thomas Malthus was a founder and [...]
UK hospital coronavirus deaths rise 684 to 19,506 April 24, 2020 UK coronavirus deaths recorded in hospitals rose another 684 today to hit 19,506 in total so far. Department for Health data showed another 5,386 people have tested positive for coronavirus to bring the total to 143,464. It would now take 17 days for coronavirus infections to double, compared to just six days over Easter. Most [...]
UK contact-tracing app launching ‘within weeks’ as RAF begins trials April 24, 2020 The RAF is testing a contact-tracing app which the NHS will launch in the coming weeks, as part of efforts to ease the nationwide lockdown. The contact-tracing app is part of a wider approach to track and test coronavirus. The government plans to recruit 18,000 people, including 3,000 health workers and specialists, to build and [...]
Coronavirus: Transport for London to furlough 7,000 staff April 24, 2020 Tube operator Transport for London (TfL) will put 7,000 of its staff onto the government’s job retention scheme from Monday to cut costs during the coronavirus pandemic. Passenger number on TfL’s services have plummeted in recent weeks due to the coronavirus lockdown, as all but essential workers have taken to working from home. According to [...]
Transport for London ‘in line for Tube bailout’ April 22, 2020 Urban transport operators including Tube operator Transport for London are in line for government bailout as the complete collapse in passenger numbers due to coronavirus raised questions over their survival. The Financial Times reported that Whitehall officials said that emergency funding could be released by the end of the week following negotiations. Passenger numbers have [...]
Coronavirus: England and Wales weekly deaths hit 20-year high April 21, 2020 England and Wales experienced their highest weekly death toll since 2000 earlier this month, with coronavirus responsible for a third of the 18,516 deaths. The total for the week ending 10 April was 2,129 higher than the previous week, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). And it is 41 per cent higher than [...]
Coronavirus: London finance jobseekers surge by 43 per cent April 20, 2020 The number of London finance professionals seeking employment has surged over 40 per cent in the first three months of 2020 even as coronavirus hit salaries and vacancies, new data showed today. Jobseekers in the UK finance industry rocketed 43 per cent compared to the first quarter of 2019, according to Morgan McKinley’s Spring London [...]
Coronavirus: Decision to cut Tube services caused overcrowding, say transport watchdogs April 20, 2020 A decision made by Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) to reduce Tube services has caused overcrowding during the coronavirus lockdown, according to the UK’s two largest transport watchdogs. The mayor of London, on numerous occasions, blamed overcrowding on some Tube lines to people using the network unnecessarily at peak times. This caused a [...]
UK ‘too slow to act’ on coronavirus, and 40,000 Brits could die April 17, 2020 The UK government was “too slow” in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak and 40,000 people could die, a leading public health professor warned MPs today. “Where were the system errors that led us to have probably the highest death rates in Europe?” Anthony Costello, professor of International Child Health and director of the UCL Institute [...]
Coronavirus: London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for face masks on Tube April 17, 2020 London mayor Sadiq Khan called on the government today to make coronavirus face masks compulsory for people using the Tube or shopping. The mayor said that evidence from around the world was that face coverings help stop the spread of coronavirus. New York has ordered residents to wear masks or substitute face coverings when in [...]