'Make the YOUNG socially distance before locking down over-50s': Critics warn Boris Johnson against 'ageist and ill thought out' plans to avert second wave by shielding older citizens
Boris Johnson (top) was told he should prioritise getting young people to follow social-distancing rules before targeting over-50s with another lockdown. Officials have drawn up radical plans that could see millions of people asked to stay at home if a second wave of coronavirus infections takes hold. Under one option, people aged between 50 and 70 would get personalised risk ratings as part of a significant widening of the shielding programme. But, after a weekend when the young flouted distancing rules across the country (main, crowds in London's Soho), the proposals last night attracted a storm of protest. Critics warned that they failed to recognise the important contribution over-50s make to the economy and risked stigmatising older people in the workplace.
Top scientist slams 'shroud of secrecy' around 'shambolic' government coronavirus decisions as ministers try to get UK moving with eat-out discount launch and return to work - despite rising cases, lockdown fears and civil service revolt
Sir Paul Nurse, chief of the Francis Crick Institute, raised concerns that crucial choices seemed to be made by a 'black box' in Whitehall with the results sometimes 'shambolic'
Coronavirus cases DOUBLE in Manchester and are rising as city declares a 'major incident' - but young people are STILL flocking to packed pubs
Out of the top 20 worst affected local authority areas for Covid-19 infections in England, Greater Manchester boroughs make up more than a third of the list with seven entries (see graphic, bottom right). Oldham, the second worst affected borough in the country, saw its seven-day rate jump from 41.6 to 62.8 per 100,000 people, with 148 new cases reported in the past week. Also pictured are revellers out in Manchester on Saturday (left) and socially-distanced worshippers at a mosque in Bradford (top right).
Pimlico Plumbers tycoon Charlie Mullins FIRES staff who refused to return to work from furlough and hits out at people 'milking' the system
Charlie Mullins said around 30 staff lost their jobs when Pimlico Plumbers ended its use of the furlough scheme on Friday. He said many on furlough 'are never going to get a job again'.
Top scientist slams 'shroud of secrecy' around 'shambolic' government coronavirus decisions as ministers try to get UK moving with eat-out discount launch and return to work - despite rising cases, lockdown fears and civil service revolt
Sir Paul Nurse, chief of the Francis Crick Institute, raised concerns that crucial choices seemed to be made by a 'black box' in Whitehall with the results sometimes 'shambolic'
No 10's 'inexplicable' decision to lift quarantine at height of pandemic: MPs' damning report condemns 'serious mistake' that allowed 10,000 infected people into the UK
The cross-party inquiry is highly critical of the UK Government's 'inexplicable' decision to lift its initial quarantine measures in mid-March, ten days before lockdown. It concluded many more Britons were infected in the 12 weeks after that decision before compulsory self-isolation was re-introduced for international passengers on June 8. However, it stopped short of saying lives had been lost as a result. The failure was likely to have allowed 'thousands' of infectious travellers into Britain, it says. The home affairs select committee report, published today, says: 'The decision to lift all Covid-19 related guidance for international arrivals on March 13, just as other countries were expanding their border measures, is inexplicable. Pictured, International Arrivals at Heathrow Airport in London on July 30.
No sh1t sherlock "Health Secretary Matt Hancock last month ordered an urgent review into how daily death counts are calculated in England because of a 'statistical flaw'.
Academics found a glitch in Public Health England's methods that meant ministers counted victims as anyone who died after ever testing positive for Covid-19 - even if they were hit by a bus after beating the disease months later".
Staycationers ignore warnings to avoid beaches: Tourists hit the sand early to soak up today's 95F heat - despite councils begging people to steer clear of coast following yesterday's 'bedlam'
Crowds of sun-seekers have already made their way to the coast today, pictured main and top-left, with some even spending the night in tents, pictured bottom-left, in anticipation of another sizzling day on Britain's beaches. Record numbers packed the seafront yesterday, pictured bottom-right, despite Government warnings, and with little signs of social distancing, on what was the UK's hottest August day since 2003. With the mercury set to rise to 95F today, pictured top-right, and the RAC expecting the busiest weekend of the year, local authorities are pleading with people to stay away and avoid a repeat of yesterday's crowds, where many appeared unbothered by fears of coronavirus as groups mixed without masks - despite rising cases in the UK driving fears of a second wave. Dylan Bullard, a councillor from Pwllheli, North Wales, said the town was a scene of 'bedlam' yesterday. He added: 'If you're thinking of coming into town, please consider leaving it to later.'
HALF of Covid cases in newly-locked down Preston are under 30: 'Bold' youngsters are warned to stick to social distancing rules and 'don't kill granny' - amid calls for rule-breaking pubs to be closed nationwide
All residents, pictured top, in the city - home to 140,000 people - are now banned from mixing with any other households indoors or in a garden, in a last-ditch attempt to curb soaring rates of coronavirus, in one of a number of lockdowns in the north of England, pictured bottom. Health chiefs warned the measures will be kept under review but threatened tougher action if people don't abide by the restrictions. It comes as the Local Government Association has called for councils to be given more powers to shut down pubs which don't comply with the rules, with Preston's director of public health claiming mixing in watering holes was to blame for the area being put back into lockdown. The city council's chief executive Adrian Phillips today reiterated a call for young people to stick to social distancing.
Britain cools off... but where's the social distancing? Drinkers pack into beer gardens after hottest August day in 17 years which saw sunseekers 'undo the hard work of lockdown' in dash to beaches
Revellers crowded into bars and poured out into the streets across Britain on Friday, with many foregoing facemasks and ignoring social distancing measures into the early hours. Thousands of sun-seekers flocked to Britain's beaches earlier in the day, despite Government warnings to stay away on what was the UK's hottest August day since 2003. Lines of sunbathers and parasols filled the beaches in Dorset and Brighton as others picnicked and cooled off on the banks of the River Lea in east London. Elsewhere in London, revellers packed Borough Market and Soho, nursing iced drinks to cool off as they flouted distancing guidelines to enjoy conversations in the street. The capital was hit by high temperatures throughout the day, with the mercury in Heathrow and Kew Gardens rising to a dramatic 97.5F (36.4C). Meanwhile, furious critics took to social media to slam beach-goers and accuse them of 'undoing the hard work of lockdown'. Pictured main, revellers enjoy a night out on St Mary Street in Cardiff. Bottom left and inset, in Leicester. Top left, revellers in Birmingham.
Labour calls on PM to publish Dominic Cummings evidence that he says PROVES he did not break lockdown
Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to 'set the record straight' about Dominic Cummings's second trip to Durham during the peak of the coronavirus crisis.
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Boris Johnson (top) was told he should prioritise getting young people to follow social-distancing rules before targeting over-50s with another lockdown. Officials have drawn up radical plans that could see millions of people asked to stay at home if a second wave of coronavirus infections takes hold. Under one option, people aged between 50 and 70 would get personalised risk ratings as part of a significant widening of the shielding programme. But, after a weekend when the young flouted distancing rules across the country (main, crowds in London's Soho), the proposals last night attracted a storm of protest. Critics warned that they failed to recognise the important contribution over-50s make to the economy and risked stigmatising older people in the workplace.
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Sir Paul Nurse, chief of the Francis Crick Institute, raised concerns that crucial choices seemed to be made by a 'black box' in Whitehall with the results sometimes 'shambolic'
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Out of the top 20 worst affected local authority areas for Covid-19 infections in England, Greater Manchester boroughs make up more than a third of the list with seven entries (see graphic, bottom right). Oldham, the second worst affected borough in the country, saw its seven-day rate jump from 41.6 to 62.8 per 100,000 people, with 148 new cases reported in the past week. Also pictured are revellers out in Manchester on Saturday (left) and socially-distanced worshippers at a mosque in Bradford (top right).
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Charlie Mullins said around 30 staff lost their jobs when Pimlico Plumbers ended its use of the furlough scheme on Friday. He said many on furlough 'are never going to get a job again'.
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The cross-party inquiry is highly critical of the UK Government's 'inexplicable' decision to lift its initial quarantine measures in mid-March, ten days before lockdown. It concluded many more Britons were infected in the 12 weeks after that decision before compulsory self-isolation was re-introduced for international passengers on June 8. However, it stopped short of saying lives had been lost as a result. The failure was likely to have allowed 'thousands' of infectious travellers into Britain, it says. The home affairs select committee report, published today, says: 'The decision to lift all Covid-19 related guidance for international arrivals on March 13, just as other countries were expanding their border measures, is inexplicable. Pictured, International Arrivals at Heathrow Airport in London on July 30.
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"Health Secretary Matt Hancock last month ordered an urgent review into how daily death counts are calculated in England because of a 'statistical flaw'.
Academics found a glitch in Public Health England's methods that meant ministers counted victims as anyone who died after ever testing positive for Covid-19 - even if they were hit by a bus after beating the disease months later".
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Crowds of sun-seekers have already made their way to the coast today, pictured main and top-left, with some even spending the night in tents, pictured bottom-left, in anticipation of another sizzling day on Britain's beaches. Record numbers packed the seafront yesterday, pictured bottom-right, despite Government warnings, and with little signs of social distancing, on what was the UK's hottest August day since 2003. With the mercury set to rise to 95F today, pictured top-right, and the RAC expecting the busiest weekend of the year, local authorities are pleading with people to stay away and avoid a repeat of yesterday's crowds, where many appeared unbothered by fears of coronavirus as groups mixed without masks - despite rising cases in the UK driving fears of a second wave. Dylan Bullard, a councillor from Pwllheli, North Wales, said the town was a scene of 'bedlam' yesterday. He added: 'If you're thinking of coming into town, please consider leaving it to later.'
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All residents, pictured top, in the city - home to 140,000 people - are now banned from mixing with any other households indoors or in a garden, in a last-ditch attempt to curb soaring rates of coronavirus, in one of a number of lockdowns in the north of England, pictured bottom. Health chiefs warned the measures will be kept under review but threatened tougher action if people don't abide by the restrictions. It comes as the Local Government Association has called for councils to be given more powers to shut down pubs which don't comply with the rules, with Preston's director of public health claiming mixing in watering holes was to blame for the area being put back into lockdown. The city council's chief executive Adrian Phillips today reiterated a call for young people to stick to social distancing.
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Revellers crowded into bars and poured out into the streets across Britain on Friday, with many foregoing facemasks and ignoring social distancing measures into the early hours. Thousands of sun-seekers flocked to Britain's beaches earlier in the day, despite Government warnings to stay away on what was the UK's hottest August day since 2003. Lines of sunbathers and parasols filled the beaches in Dorset and Brighton as others picnicked and cooled off on the banks of the River Lea in east London. Elsewhere in London, revellers packed Borough Market and Soho, nursing iced drinks to cool off as they flouted distancing guidelines to enjoy conversations in the street. The capital was hit by high temperatures throughout the day, with the mercury in Heathrow and Kew Gardens rising to a dramatic 97.5F (36.4C). Meanwhile, furious critics took to social media to slam beach-goers and accuse them of 'undoing the hard work of lockdown'. Pictured main, revellers enjoy a night out on St Mary Street in Cardiff. Bottom left and inset, in Leicester. Top left, revellers in Birmingham.
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Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to 'set the record straight' about Dominic Cummings's second trip to Durham during the peak of the coronavirus crisis.
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