Covid-19 mortality rate twice as high in deprived areas
A separate study found fatalities among black and minority ethnic (BAME) groups are also disproportionately high.
Clear disparity between ethnic groups in Covid-19 deaths – IFS study
The health and economic impacts of the virus are disproportionately hitting some minorities, the report found.
Are people more afraid of Covid-19 than they are of cancer?
Researchers and clinicians are beginning to warn of a potential “cancer epidemic” with late diagnosis and delayed treatment
Keir Starmer: There are ‘real problems’ with the government’s self employment relief scheme
Starmer discussed concerns at the first "Call Keir" event aimed at winning back voters in seats Labour lost in 2019.
Trump claims he’s seen proof coronavirus came from Wuhan laboratory
The US president speculated that China could have unleashed Covid-19 on the world due to some kind of horrible ‘mistake’.
Urgent plea to Government to help town ‘most affected’ by lockdown
More than 50 per cent of jobs in Crawley are at risk of being lost or furloughed, according to a recent report.
Huge increase in food bank use in recent weeks, charities report
A coalition has urged the Government to do more to help protect people from being ‘swept into destitution’.
Government press briefings “nothing more than self serving propaganda” – Stelling
"This is a Government which got it horrifically wrong trying desperately to cover its tracks and always hide behind the science," he said.
Public health professor says NHS testing system ’emaciated’ by Tory cuts
Dr Gabriel Scally has responded to former Cabinet minister David Gauke’s defence of the cuts.