Justin Russell, chief inspector of probation, Sir Thomas Winsor, chief inspector of constabulary, Charlie Taylor, chief inspector of prisons, and Kevin McGinty, chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), issued the warning on Tuesday ahead of being questioned by MPs on the matter later. … [Read more...] about COVID-19: ‘Grave concerns’ over risk from huge court backlog as cases mount
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Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford is told ‘people will die’ after he admits the country is deliberately slowing down its Covid vaccine roll-out to ration supplies
Stephen Crabb said in a BBC interview: '[Constituents] hear in UK media that around 50 per cent of over-80s have now been vaccinated in England, but we are nowhere near that rate in Wales because of the decision the Welsh Government took to prioritise vaccinations of frontline NHS and social care staff, and really to make the over-80s a second order priority. … [Read more...] about Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford is told ‘people will die’ after he admits the country is deliberately slowing down its Covid vaccine roll-out to ration supplies
Tory rebels seize on more positive Covid data and demand Boris Johnson rethink draconian tier system accusing PM of ‘jumping the gun’ as Britain’s daily cases drop AGAIN to 16,022 while deaths continue to plateau and R-rate finally falls below 1
Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire are already close to dropping into Tier Two thanks to falling infection rates, the graphic suggests, with them appearing closer to the yellow Tier Two group than they do to Tier Three in red. Stratford upon Avon, was one place that caused uproar when it was revealed to be in the toughest restrictions, because the infection rate there is only around half of the national average. … [Read more...] about Tory rebels seize on more positive Covid data and demand Boris Johnson rethink draconian tier system accusing PM of ‘jumping the gun’ as Britain’s daily cases drop AGAIN to 16,022 while deaths continue to plateau and R-rate finally falls below 1
Italy shuts bars and restaurants in five more regions as another eight million people are added to ‘orange zones’ amid ‘out-of-control’ virus outbreak
Italy's death toll leaped by 580 today, the highest figure since April. Deaths are now at an average of 419 per day, up from 25 a month ago although lower than the peak in the spring, when a single-day record of 969 deaths was set on March 27 … [Read more...] about Italy shuts bars and restaurants in five more regions as another eight million people are added to ‘orange zones’ amid ‘out-of-control’ virus outbreak
Europe is running low on intensive care beds – and the doctors and nurses to staff them – amid coronavirus spike
Dr Robert Guerri, head of the infectious diseases department and coordinator of Covid-19 admissions at Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, said: 'On the one hand, the health workers are tired; on the other hand, the number of people that are working on the front line is limited.' … [Read more...] about Europe is running low on intensive care beds – and the doctors and nurses to staff them – amid coronavirus spike
