Belly Mujinga, 47, who had underlying respiratory problems, was working at Victoria station in London in March when she was assaulted, along with a female colleague. Within days of the incident, both women fell ill with the virus. British Transport Police said an inquiry had been launched to trace the man who spat at the pair. Mrs Mujinga was on…
U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Tuesday that the country would continue to pay workers on leave due to the coronavirus crisis until the end of October. Speaking in the House of Commons, Sunak said the government’s job retention scheme would be extended for four months and the funding would be left unchanged at 80% of workers’ monthly wages…
Boris Johnson has indicated that some elements of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown could be eased on monday, as he faced a grilling from Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs for the first time over “rising” deaths in care homes and the government’s initial abandonment of contact-tracing. The Prime Minister said he would address the nation on Sunday in which he will detail the…
On Friday, there was good news and bad news in the numbers: The government announced it had exceeded its testing target, carrying out 122,347 tests on the last day of the month. But with 739 more people dying from the virus that same day, Britain was also poised to soon overtake Italy in a few days as the hardest hit…
The 11-year-old boy has been shot in east London, police said. Officers were called to an address in Kerry Drive, Upminster, on Friday evening and found two people suffering injuries. A man, believed to be in his 40s, had cuts to his head and police said they were not sure if his injuries were caused by the firearm discharge. Detectives…
After meeting his cabinet virtually, Boris Johnson will seek to explain to the public how and why, if not exactly when, they will make the decisions that are vital, not just to our health, but the country’s suffering economy too. He’ll restate the hurdles that must be passed before any restrictions are lifted, including making sure the NHS can cope,…
Britain plans to test a randomly chosen group of 100,000 people for COVID-19 as part of its efforts to understand infection rates better before loosening restrictions on the public, its health ministry said on Thursday. The tests to see if people are currently infected with the respiratory disease, led by London’s Imperial College and polling company Ipsos MORI, follow a…
Today we are downing tools at 11:00am for a one-minute silence In respect of Key Workers who lost their lives to COVID 19. The tribute will be led by Boris Johnson who launched the campaign last week. All Government workers are asked to take part as the whole nation is expected to be silence today to pay respect to our…
