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Daily Mail’s lockdown sceptic front page dubbed ‘pro-death propaganda’
SAGE scientists have warned opening up by Easter would result in tens of thousands more deaths and overwhelm hospitals with Covid patients.
US coronavirus death toll tops half a million
That's more than the number of deaths recorded by the US in the Second World War, Vietnam War and Korean War combined.
‘The end is in sight’: Newspapers react to roadmap out of lockdown
118 days until freedom as we count down the days to our midsummer's dream.
Covid Lockdown: Best reactions as Boris Johnson announces road map
"Boris Johnson is doing a fantastic job of reading out this morning’s newspapers."
Four steps to freedom: how England’s lockdown will be lifted
The prime minister has set out his four-stage plan to ease England’s coronavirus restrictions. Read it here.
All Covid limits could be lifted by June under lockdown roadmap, Johnson announces
The prime minister launched a series of reviews – including on whether people should be able to show if they have had a Covid-19 vaccine or a negative test.
Single Pfizer jab cuts hospitalisations and deaths significantly, first real-world data shows
New data also found the Pfizer jab was just as effective against the Kent variant of coronavirus.
‘Terrible loss of life’ as almost 1,000 UK homeless deaths recorded in 2020
Findings show that the pandemic affected a system “already cut to the bone from 10 years of austerity” and called on the Government to “stop repackaging old funding commitments as new support and do more to stop this terrible loss of life”.
Extremists less able to perform complex mental tasks, research finds
People with extremist attitudes tended to think about the world in black and white terms, a University of Cambridge study found.