UK borrows another £19bn in coronavirus battle

Chancellor looks set to borrow less than feared this year – but deficit remains on course to be biggest since Second World War By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 17:58 EDT, 19 March 2021 | Updated: 18:25 EDT, 19 March

Half of Britain's Covid cases are checked for variants

Half of Britain’s coronavirus cases are now being checked for jab-resistant variants that could derail the lockdown exit strategy. Scientists tasked with tracking the ever-evolving virus have been sequencing more than 20,000 positive swabs a week for strains since February. But fewer

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin blasts 'madcap' pubs marquee plan

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin today blasted ‘entirely barking’ plans to allow all pubs and restaurants erect marquees on their property without planning permission. Ministers announced the move on Saturday to help the hospitality industry boost trade as they come out of lockdown

Coronavirus UK: EU vaccine fiasco wrecks half-term holidays

Britons planning foreign holidays abroad are pushing them back again until after the May half-term amid mounting concerns over the coronavirus vaccine rollout and rising cases in the European Union. People who have already booked trips in May are now being offered