The Culture Secretary will announce proposals to sweep away swathes of the EU’s flagship data laws which could spell the end of pointless web cookie warnings and red tape. In what is the first post Brexit shake-up of the UK’s digital economy, Oliver Dowden is set to outline how Briton’s data can be used moreContinue reading “Britain Is Set To End Unnecessary Web Cookie Requests”
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NHS Drew Up A Covert Plan To Evaluate Patients On Their Likelihood Of Survival
It’s been reported that the NHS drew up secret methods to refuse treatment to people aged over 70 in the event of a pandemic and to stop hospital care for those in nursing homes. Classified government records were written following a pandemic training exercise in 2016, detailing strategies to stop hospitals from being overwhelmed byContinue reading “NHS Drew Up A Covert Plan To Evaluate Patients On Their Likelihood Of Survival”
Food Workers Are Deleting COVID App
An Iceland chief has warned that supermarket workers are deleting the NHS COVID app en masse after being left off the government’s exemption list. The frozen food giant’s managing director Richard Walker said workers were attempting to evade being pinged to self-isolate by removing it from their phones. He said that he didn’t condone theContinue reading “Food Workers Are Deleting COVID App”
Stonehenge Could Be Next To Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status
Ministers have been told that Stonehenge could become the latest heritage site in the United Kingdom to lose its UNESCO status as a £1.7 billion Government plan to build a new road and tunnel there could endanger its antiquity. The world’s most recognisable rock monument, in Salisbury, is expected to be next in line toContinue reading “Stonehenge Could Be Next To Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status”
People Over 60 Might Be Charged For Prescriptions Under New Plan
Under the new proposals, people will only be able to get free prescriptions when they’re 66, and people over 60 could soon have to pay for their prescriptions under new proposals from ministers. Over 60s are currently able to avoid prescription charges in England, with exemption also applying to anyone under 16 or teenagers inContinue reading “People Over 60 Might Be Charged For Prescriptions Under New Plan”
Freedom Day Will See Practically All COVID Curbs Axed
Ministers are planning to axe practically all coronavirus restraints on July 19 as the nation moves towards herd immunity despite growing infection numbers. Social distancing, face masks and work from home guidance are all expected to be ditched as England makes a climactic push back towards normality on so-called Freedom Day. Boris Johnson is gettingContinue reading “Freedom Day Will See Practically All COVID Curbs Axed”
Boris Johnson Convenes Cabinet
Boris Johnson is gathering his Cabinet for crunch talks amid grim claims there’s a close to nil chance of June 21 lockdown easing going ahead as hoped. The Prime Minister and his senior ministers are meeting with concern over the fast-spreading Indian variant of coronavirus running high. Ministers are preparing emergency plans that could seeContinue reading “Boris Johnson Convenes Cabinet”
Ministers Are Split
Ministers are at loggerheads over whether to prolong lockdown beyond June 21 to protect idiot vaccine refuseniks from the Indian variant. Tensions are growing within the government as the more transmissible strain threatens to derail the roadmap, which should see all legal restrictions lifted from next month. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng maintained he was stillContinue reading “Ministers Are Split”
Many Leading Scientists Call For An End To All COVID Restrictions
Leading scientists are calling on the Government to withdraw all coronavirus constraints and to allow people to take back control of their own lives when the roadmap to freedom ends in June. With real-world data showing vaccines decrease the prospect of death by 98 per cent and hospitalisations by more than 80 per cent, theContinue reading “Many Leading Scientists Call For An End To All COVID Restrictions”
Pubs And Restaurants May Reopen In April
Pubs and restaurants might be allowed to reopen after Easter in April but only if they agree not to sell alcohol. Another report suggests pubs and restaurants might not completely reopen, with alcohol sales, until May, though takeaway pints will be allowed before then as the COVID 19 lockdown is eased. Boris Johnson has cautionedContinue reading “Pubs And Restaurants May Reopen In April”