‘Trying every trick in the book’: UK government changes rules to hit 100k coronavirus tests target – report

In its scramble to hit the target of 100,000 Covid-19 tests a day by the end of April, the UK government has revised the way it counts them, the Health Service Journal (HSJ) reports. UK health officials deny the claim. … Read More >‘Trying every trick in the book’: UK government changes rules to hit 100k coronavirus tests target – report

Care Homes and COVID-19: UK Social Care Sector Isn’t Getting Support It Requires, Insider Warns

Social care currently looks after 400,000 people in care and nursing homes throughout the United Kingdom, which is “three times the number in NHS hospital beds”, according industry representative Mike Padgham. He also says the sector takes care of an additional 640,000 people “in their own homes” and “employs 1.5 million people”. … Read More >Care Homes and COVID-19: UK Social Care Sector Isn’t Getting Support It Requires, Insider Warns

Julian Assange’s extradition hearing postponed amid Covid-19 pandemic, earliest available date November

The Wikileaks co-founder’s US extradition hearing in London has been delayed, potentially till November, due to the coronavirus pandemic with his defense arguing it made the proceeding ‘medically dangerous’. … Read More >Julian Assange’s extradition hearing postponed amid Covid-19 pandemic, earliest available date November

Gunman opens fire at Manchester funeral before being STABBED, as hundreds defy Covid-19 lockdown

Armed police were scrambled after a gunman opened fire at a funeral in Manchester, England, attended by hundreds of mourners despite Covid-19 social distancing orders. The attacker was reportedly stabbed by some of the crowd. … Read More >Gunman opens fire at Manchester funeral before being STABBED, as hundreds defy Covid-19 lockdown

Spanish firm spying on Assange stole his son’s dirty diaper and BLACKMAILED Ecuadorian diplomat with NUDE PHOTOS – court papers

Spanish security firm UC Global secretly obtained Julian Assange’s son’s dirty diapers and used “intimate photos” to blackmail a diplomat into continuing its surveillance contract on the Ecuadorian embassy, court documents show. … Read More >Spanish firm spying on Assange stole his son’s dirty diaper and BLACKMAILED Ecuadorian diplomat with NUDE PHOTOS – court papers

Scandal in the making? A HUGE 70% of UK care homes could be riddled with Covid-19, private healthcare chief warns

Coronavirus infection rates in UK care homes may be as high as 70 percent, the chief executive of a major care provider has claimed, casting doubts over the validity of the government’s official Covid-19 figures. … Read More >Scandal in the making? A HUGE 70% of UK care homes could be riddled with Covid-19, private healthcare chief warns

Huawei urges UK to stick with 5G collaboration as Chinese firm becomes target of Covid-19 conspiracies

Huawei has argued that ending its role in 5G development in Britain would be a disservice to the country, as a Tory-backed review of the deal – as well as coronavirus-fueled panic – challenges the business relationship. … Read More >Huawei urges UK to stick with 5G collaboration as Chinese firm becomes target of Covid-19 conspiracies

‘The UK is dead’: Near-unanimous disgust after British police threaten to ‘appear from shadows’ to bust rural picnics

Central Bedfordshire police have triggered an avalanche of social media scorn after warning residents that their scenic picnics would be ambushed by eagle-eyed law enforcement tasked with supervising Covid-19 lockdown measures. … Read More >‘The UK is dead’: Near-unanimous disgust after British police threaten to ‘appear from shadows’ to bust rural picnics