The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in the UK fell for the seventh successive time on Tuesday, marking the first time this has happened since November during England’s second national lockdown. Scientists were pleased, if a bit surprised, after the latest daily count came in at 23,511 – down from more than 1,500 a day before.more
The coronavirus pandemic could largely be over in Britain by October, a top scientist has predicted. Professor Neil Ferguson - whose modelling led to the first lockdown in March 2020 - said caution is still needed, but cases are ‘plateauing’.more
A historic Glasgow church has been gutted by flames, after more than 30 firefighters were called out to an early morning blaze. Though small in size, St Simon's was well-frequented and was the spiritual home of the Polish community in the west of Scotland who had established a shrine there.more
A roofer discovered the decomposing body of a 47-year-old man in a North Staffordshire flat, three months after neighbours first complained about the smell.more
Selfridges’ billionaire owners, the Weston family, have launched a formal auction to sell the historic department store business. It is understood that advisers at Credit Suisse will start looking for a buyer, with the company valued at as much as £4 billion.more
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has branded those who refuse a Covid vaccine “selfish” and insisted that they face being barred from mass events.more
The European Commission has paused legal proceedings against the United Kingdom over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol in the hope that solutions can be found.more
UK house prices hit a new high in June and are 30% higher than the peak they reached before the 2008 financial crisis, according to the latest snapshot of the market.more
Staff and councilors presided over a "culture of cover-up" that led to more than 700 children in south London care homes suffering cruelty and sexual abuse, an inquiry has found.
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The UK government has told the European Union that its new proposals to resolve the stalemate over the Northern Ireland Protocol do not go far enough, the British media reported.more
Wider electronic surveillance of prison exits, the continued loosening of stop and search rules, more community service and police effectiveness rankings - these are the main points of the UK government's crime-fighting plan.more
Covid deaths in the UK have exceeded 100 for the first day since March 17. A total of 131 people have died within 28 days of a positive test in the past 24 hours. But cases have fallen for the seventh day in a row, with the country reporting 23,511 new infections today. Yesterday, 14 deaths and 24,950 new cases were recorded.more
Up to 77 countries are in contention for the Government’s green list for travel giving hope for holiday-makers who are not yet fully jabbed, experts have said.more
In the UK, the number of infections has been falling for a few days, but it could increase again soon as children return to school and adults to work, British specialists warn. It is too early to strike back the success - they stipulate.more
A series of fundraising events will take place during August to help ensure Notting Hill Carnival returns to London’s streets in 2022. The organisers previously announced the event, which had been planned for August 29 and 30, will not take physically take place this year due to the “ongoing uncertainty and risk Covid poses”.more
People from white and mixed ethnic groups had lower life expectancy compared with Black and Asian groups in England and Wales between 2011 and 2014, according to analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Two 14-year-old students who attacked a 13-year-old boy and stabbed him to death after a social media argument are guilty of murder, a court in Reading, southern England, said.more
The coronavirus pandemic caused a colossal loss of students in Polish Saturday schools in Great Britain, as a result of which some of these institutions found themselves on the verge of survival, says Elżbieta Barrass, president of the Polish School Society (PMS), which supports Polish education in this country.more
Europe’s biggest budget airline, Ryanair, lost an average of €3m (£2.6m) each day between April and June. This was even higher than the same quarter in 2020, when traffic collapsed altogether.more
People who have recovered from COVID-19 are more likely to score lower on intelligence tests, new research has found. Scientists tested 81,337 people between January and December last year as part of the Great British Intelligence Test, including almost 13,000 who had been infected with the virus.more