UK's coronavirus alert level downgraded by four Chief Medical Officers

direct to your inboxThe UK had its worst day for coronavirus deaths during the second wave of the virus, new analysis shows.A total of 1,463 deaths occurred on January 19, 2021, where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.This is four more than on April 8, 2020, which was previously the UK’s 'deadliest day' - with 1,459 deaths.The total for January 19 has only now overtaken April 8 due to a small number of deaths that have recently been registered.The figures have been published by the

Ronan Farrow has accused his estranged adoptive father, Woody Allen, of withholding financial support on the basis that he discredit his mother and sister’s abuse allegations. In 1992, Allen was accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, claims which he has consistently denied and for which he was never charged.

direct to your inbox A new variant of coronavirus is under investigation in the UK after scientists identified 16 cases.

A documentary exploring claims filmmaker Woody Allen molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow when she was a child has had its UK release confirmed. Following its showing in the US, Allen v Farrow will premiere on Sky Documentaries on Monday 15 March.

direct to your inboxMarch 5, 2020.The day the first coronavirus tragedy was reported in the UK.A woman, aged in her 70s, was the first person to die after testing positive for Covid-19.She was being treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.The news was reported in It was later discovered that At the Manchester Evening News, we made a pledge to pay tribute to the special people across from our region who have died with this terrible disease.We believe that it's important to remember

British broadcaster Channel 4 has said that it will no longer work with Ant Middleton, the star of its successful SAS: Who Dares Wins show, after his comments on the Black Lives Matter movement and the coronavirus pandemic.

direct to your inbox The UK has recorded its lowest number of daily coronavirus deaths in more than four months.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock will hold a government press briefing on coronavirus this afternoon.The Health Secretary will be speaking from Downing Street at 5pm. It comes after the first cases of a Brazilian 'variant of concern' were identified in the UK.

Covid-19 found in the UK could likely infect people who have already had coronavirus, according to an expert in communicable diseases.Six cases of the concerning P.1 variant were confirmed in the UK over the weekend - three in Scotland and three in England.The Scottish Government revealed cases of the variant were identified in the north-east of the country during 10-day period of self-isolation after travelling from Brazil via Paris and London to Aberdeen in early February.Danny Altmann,

Rishi Sunak has indicated he will extend emergency support packages as the coronavirus lockdown is unwound, and did not rule out first raising taxes before cutting them ahead of the next election.The Chancellor insisted ahead of Wednesday's Budget that he is in favour of low taxes but said he needs to repair the public finances from the "enormous shock" of the pandemic.He said he does not "recognise" suggestions he told MPs in private that he would raise taxes now before cutting them in a

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJade Bird is one of the more promising British singer-songwriters to emerge in the past few years, and Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb — who has helmed albums by Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, the Highwomen and many more — is one of Nashville’s reigning producers.

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