9.42am BST09:42 Andrew Marr says had ‘quite unpleasant’ bout of Covid after G7 despite being double-vaccinated Andrew Marr is now interviewing Sir Peter Hornby, chair of he New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), and he says that when he caught coronavirus recently (at the G7 summit – see 9.23am), he had been … Read more
The married politician was pictured kissing and embracing his adviser, with whom British tabloid The Sun alleges he is having an affair. The newspaper reported that the images were from May 6, two weeks before cross-household contact was allowed indoors in England. “I’ve been to see the Prime Minister to resign as Secretary of State … Read more
Britain’s health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide in his office, enraging colleagues and the public who have been living under lockdown. Hancock, 42, wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after The Sun newspaper published photos on Friday of the … Read more
Hancock is under fire after The Sun published a story with photographs that appear to show him kissing Gina Coladangelo, whom the tabloid claims is his friend and adviser. The Sun alleges that the images are from May 6, two weeks before cross-household contact was allowed indoors in England. The health secretary issued a statement … Read more
4.38pm BST16:38 And, according to the Mirror’s Ben Glaze, HMS Prince of Wales is by no means the only naval vessel off Carbis Bay. Ben Glaze (@benglaze) According to @MarineTraffic there are currently two River-class OPVs (Tyne and Tamar), three Archer-class patrol boats (Smiter, Ranger and Exploit), one Type 23, Duke-class frigate (Northumberland) and the … Read more
Surveillance indicators suggest that at a national level Covid-19 activity increased slightly in [the week ending Sunday 23 May]. Case rates have increased or stayed level across all age groups. Case rates … were highest in those aged 10 to 19, with a case rate of 55.2 per 100,000 population. The lowest case rates continued … Read more
Greg Clark is asking the questions now. Q: Did you engage in unauthorised briefings? Cummings says generally he did not engage with the media. He says that drove the media mad, because in the past people in his position had not done that. But he says he did speak to Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political … Read more
Britain’s former prime minister David Cameron said he accepted that communications with government needed to be done through formal channels after the row about his lobbying activities for financier Lex Greensill deepened on Sunday. Cameron, who was prime minister from 2010 to 2016, appointed the Australian banker as an adviser when he was in Downing … Read more
LONDON—The U.K. placed new limits on social gatherings to stem the spread of coronavirus, becoming the latest country in Europe to reimpose restrictions on daily life amid a surge in cases there. The move highlights European governments’ anxiety that coming months could bring another severe bout of illness and death if the spread of Covid-19 … Read more