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LOCKDOWN-weary Brits hit beaches and parks across the UK today to bask in 13C sunshine despite lockdown warnings. Health officials have urged people to keep following the "stay at home" order and to not be tempted by the glorious weather outside. ⚡ Read our UK weather live blog for the very latest news and forecasts. .. Last night crowds in Exeter sat alongside the River Exe enjoying the warm weather while watching the sunset. The sun-basking Brits were pictured sitting in groups of more than three people breaking the current lockdown restrictions in place. Since January 4, Brits have not been allowed to leave their home to meet socially with anyone that is not in their support bubble or is not in their household. Brits are also advised to stay two metres apart from anyone not in their household or support bubble. It comes the day after local MP Ben Bradshaw called for restrictions to be lifted earlier in the southwest due to reduced levels of Covid-19 … [Read more...] about Lockdown-weary Brits hit beaches and parks to bask in 13C sunshine & warm weather despite warnings

Crowds have flocked to beaches and parks in the sunshine today - despite a top scientist warning the fight against coronavirus is not over. Lockdown-weary sun seeking Brits headed to spots like Brighton, Southend-on-Sea and Exeter amid 15C temperatures - with pictures showing significant crowds in places. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam had used last night's No10 press conference to warn lockdown could be extended if people "relax" too much over a sunny weekend. He used a football analogy to hammer home the message that the pandemic is still very much an issue, comparing the situation to relaxing when 3-0 up - and still losing 4-3. Boris Johnson gave the nation a taste of hope this week by unveiling his roadmap - which said pub beer gardens could open as early as April 12 and all restrictions could end as early as June 21. Got a story? Email [email protected] And the number of first vaccine doses dished out in Britain has passed 19million - with experts … [Read more...] about Crowds flock to parks and beaches during 15C sunshine despite scientist’s Covid warning

FURIOUS ministers warned Facebook they "won’t shy away" from cracking down on the tech giant in the wake of their Australian newsfeed ban. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said "nothing is off the table" - including billion pound fines - after he vowed to raise the "tech titans'" behaviour at this summer’s G7. The social media giant was blasted for blocking news content in Australia after they introduced a law forcing tech giants to pay for news content on their platforms. Yesterday, Mr Dowden spoke with former Deputy PM Nick Clegg who now works for Facebook to warn them over their behaviour. Mr Dowden said: “Tech titans have become the gatekeepers of online knowledge and the custodians of virtual public squares, and the government won’t shy away from intervening to protect the interests of the public when it needs to." He added: “Turning the tap off on news in a global pandemic was a concerning move which looked like Facebook was putting its bottom line above the … [Read more...] about Facebook warned UK ‘won’t shy away’ from cracking down on tech giant after Australian newsfeed ban

Coronavirus hospital deaths in Britain have increased by 293, statistics show - as a week-on-week Saturday decline continues. A further 257 patients have died in England, 18 in Scotland, 16 in Wales and two in Northern Ireland. The daily figure is lower by 62 than the number of people who died in hospital a week ago, which totalled 355, and lower by 220 than the Saturday before - 513 on February 13. It is also a significant drop from a Saturday around a month ago, when 825 people died on January 23. Hospital deaths rose by 352 yesterday, according to official numbers. Got a story? Email [email protected] A further 8,523 coronavirus cases were reported in Britain yesterday, taking the total to 4,163,085. The full death tally across all settings - including care homes and the wider community - will be released later today Nearly 20million people have received vaccines, including both first and second doses. The news comes a day after people were warned not to … [Read more...] about UK coronavirus hospital deaths rise by 293 as Saturday decline continues

POLICE have found the rotting corpse of a 55-year-old who died on his couch FIVE YEARS ago at his home in a Spanish tourist hotspot. Officers were hit with the putrid stench of a dead body when they entered the house in the resort town of Cala Millor, Majorca, earlier this week. Concerned neighbours contacted authorities after not hearing from local man Bernat Masquida Barcelo for many years. The officers knocked on the door repeatedly and after hearing no response used a spare key given to them by one of the neighbours. After entering the property, the cops noticed a strong smell before finding Barcelo’s skeletal corpse in a mummified state lying on his sofa with a blanket over him. The man was fully dressed when he died and was surrounded by beer bottles and cigarette packets, reports say. Cops also found that he lived in filthy conditions and suspected that he had Diogenes syndrome, also known as senile squalor syndrome, which is characterised by severe … [Read more...] about Cops discover rotting corpse of 55-year-old on sofa FIVE years after he died living in squalor