More deaths than births in UK for first time in nearly 50 years
A greater number of deaths were registered in the UK in 2020 than in any year since the First World War.
Sajid Javid: Cases could hit 100k a day as restrictions scrapped
There were a further 27,334 cases recorded yesterday, with the new health secretary saying we could soon hit the 100,000 mark.
Boris rolls the dice: Newspapers respond to PM’s ‘gamble’ on Covid restrictions
Is it 'Free Lions' or into the lions den?
RNLI hits back after Farage calls it a ‘taxi service for illegal immigrants’
The charity said its mission is to “save lives at sea . . . without judgment of how they came to be in the water”.
‘Masks are the new Brexit’: Divide as Johnson plans to scrap restrictions
Pro and anti-maskers are the new Remainers and Leavers, with the same tribes on the debate emerging.
Mandatory masks to be scrapped from July 19th, Johnson announces
The so-called “freedom day” is expected on July 19, with a decision on whether or not to go ahead being taken a week earlier.
Unease over leaving face masks up to personal choice
“We wouldn’t make obeying speed limits a personal choice. The whole point of a face mask is that you are protecting other people, not just yourself."
A startup named Nonce Finance is doing the rounds on social media
They must have a lot of confidence in their abilities with a name like that, James Felton jested.
Watch: Kim Leadbeater sworn in as MP 6 years after her late sister joined the Commons
The new MP for Batley and Spen was greeted with cheers from the Labour benches.