“If the virus continues on this trajectory, hospitals will be in real difficulties, and soon."

“This disastrous Tory Brexit was a completely unnecessary act of economic vandalism, which has been inflicted against Scotland’s will," they said.

Government figures showed a further 1,035 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday, bringing the UK total to 80,868.

Yesterday mayor Sadiq Khan declared a ‘major incident’ with at least 1 in 30 people now carrying the virus in the capital.

“My parents have been isolating since February 20. On arrival for dad’s Covid-19 vaccine time slot met this circus! They left without it!”

A third of the UK bee population is thought to have vanished in the last decade.

“It is simply unacceptable that students are being told to not live in housing they have paid for, on public health grounds, yet are receiving no Government support", the NUS has said.

Flight SJ182 operated by Sriwijaya Air took off from Jakarta with 56 passengers and six crew members onboard.

At this time of the year 50-80 per cent of our fruit and veg comes in from Europe and beyond and a lot of that comes in through Dover on trucks.