Boris Johnson warns of “tough times ahead” for cinemas following Cineworld closures

hereThe R rate would be growing faster in the UK if it wasn't for the restrictions in place, chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said.The R rate - the number of transmission rate - in the UK is currently between 1.3 and 1.5.Explaining a series of slides, Sir Patrick said: “What you can see is that the R hasn’t gone back to where it was and where it would be in an unmitigated epidemic of this disease which would be at about three.“So it has gone up, the epidemic is growing, probably

Nicola Sturgeon said she's frustrated and depressed at the prospect of quitting the EU without a deal while the country faces up to a deadly second wave of coronavirus. The First Minister warned Boris Johnson should have been focused 100% on getting Britain out of a pandemic, not spending time on leaving Europe.

Boris Johnson has said unless there is a “fundamental change in approach” from the European Union then the UK will go for the “Australia solution” – Downing Street language for no-deal – in the Brexit trade talks.The Prime Minister said the UK must prepared for no trade deal with the EU from January in a sign that negotiations  with Brussels are coming to an end point.In a tv clip the Prime Minister said if the EU comes back “with a fundamental change of opinion” then the UK will listen.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAmid a pandemic which is battering the UK economy and public health, Prime Minister Boris Johnson heaped more misery on the population today with news that the country should “get ready” for the prospect of a ‘no deal’ scenario with the EU on January 1.Speaking from Downing Street after an EU summit both sides said was the deadline for reaching a trade deal, Johnson said the UK was heading for what he termed “the Australian solution”.

Boris Johnson with a plea to “save cinemas to avert job losses and a cultural blackout”.Last week, it was confirmed that the cinema chain would temporarily suspend its operations in the US and UK amid the COVID-19 pandemic, putting thousands of jobs – including 5,500 in Britain – at risk.Cineworld’s CEO Mooky Greidinger has written to Johnson urging him to reinstate the furlough scheme that benefitted the company’s employees during the previous closure earlier this year.The UK government is

Boris Johnson has pledged to help more young people in the UK to get on the property ladder for the first time.At present, many youngsters struggle to buy their own home - as a result of high deposits and high interest rates on mortgages.But now the PM has said he wants to see an end to this, and has pledged to turn “generation rent into generation buy” with long-term, fixed-rate mortgages of up to 95% of the value of a home for first-time buyers.The Prime Minister said the policy could lead to

1. It won’t be over by ChristmasThe Prime Minister warned there could be “a very tough winter for all of us”, adding: “I tell you in all candour, it will continue to be bumpy through to Christmas and may even be bumpy beyond.”Previously Johnson boasted the virus would be under control by November and that the country would be back to normal for Christmas.The PM said people should behave “fearlessly” but with common sense as the UK struggles to both contain the virus and keep the economy going.2.

interview with Andrew Marr on this BBC this morning, the prime minister said the UK could still be in for a 'tough winter'.

Boris Johnson in a hilarious spoof of one of the Prime Minister's Downing Street coronairus daily brieifings. The Little Britain comedian nailed the Prime Minister's floppy blond hair and stuttering delivery in a special prelude to tonight's Great British Bake Off series opener - Lucas' first as presenter.

coronavirus pandemic - he criticised the UK for having "one of the highest death rates in the world" from coronavirus. Sir Keir said a second national lockdown would be a “sign of government failure, not an act of God” that would take an “immense toll” on public health and the economy.Speaking from Doncaster, the Labour leader said: “The warnings yesterday from the government’s advisers were stark.