‘Couch to 5k’ app downloads soar by nearly a million as nation attempts to shed lockdown weight
Downloads of the ‘Couch to 5k’ fitness app have soared by nearly a million as the nation attempts to shed...
Day: June 30, 2020
Fears Black Lives Matter protest led to rise in Birmingham coronavirus cases
"Our protest was on June 4 and we started to get a rise on June 14, 15 and 16, and...
Leicester lockdown row grows as Mayor warns of fears for city’s health and economy
Government sources claimed the delay of several days was the result of Leicester council failing to sign off on a...
Around a third of those with no coronavirus symptoms may have developed immunity, study shows
It comes as statistics revealed that one in seven children in Leicester have now tested positive for coronavirus, with levels...
What happened to the use of the ‘R rate’?
Throughout much of the pandemic it has seemed as if ministers and their scientific advisers could barely get through a...
Boris Johnson unveils the biggest planning revolution since the Second World War
Transport and infrastructure As well as major projects such as HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, Mr Johnson said major infrastructure...
desperate Leicester firms ‘don’t know what to do now’ as lockdown reimposed
After months struggling to keep afloat, things were finally looking up for landlord Stuart Towers. He was due to order...
Hospital patients to be asked to choose one visitor as restrictions to be eased
Restrictions on visiting hospital patients will be eased within a fortnight but bringing flowers, chocolates or balloons onto wards and...
Call 111 before turning up to your local A&E
The NHS is to pilot a “call first” model of Accident & Emergency which could be rolled out across the...
Deaths fall back to normal levels for first time in Covid-19 epidemic
Of the 9,339 deaths which occurred in the week to June 19, 783 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate – just...
Nightingale hospitals to be converted to cancer testing centres
Nightingale hospitals will be converted into cancer testing centres in a bid to cope with a backlog in suspected cases,...
