The statistician at Cambridge University accused the government of failing to provide accurate figures on the number of tests carried out. Test numbers remain below 100,000. Via: Top statistician accuses government of MISLEADING the public as pressure mounts on Matt Hancock
Boris Johnson has decided to ditch the ‘stay at home, protect the NHS, and save lives’ slogan in favour of ‘stay alert, control the virus, and save lives’. Via: 'Sneak Up, Shout at the Virus, Then Run': Britons mock Boris Johnson's new 'stay alert' slogan
As Boris Johnson prepares to unveil his ‘exit strategy’, Deltapoll found just 4 per cent believe the draconian restrictions should start to be lifted now, and another 7 per cent were not sure. Via: Nine in 10 Britons do NOT want lockdown to end immediately
Contact tracing app may not work with Apple and Google phones; only 50% of Britons would download NHS tracing app, says pollUK’s new ‘stay alert’ advice still means stay at home, says No 10 More people think UK has handled pandemic worse than Spain and ItalyCoronavirus: at a glanceGlobal coronavirus Read more
Fauci and two other task force members to self-quarantineCoronavirus – latest global updatesGet a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.50pm BST Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has been talking to Fox News Sunday about the Trump administration’s attempts to reopen and restart the stalled Read more
Greek PM intervenes to help 50 vulnerable asylum seekers reach UK despite ban on direct flightsAn unprecedented family reunion rescue flight is due to leave Athens, bringing 52 vulnerable migrants, including several minors, to join family in the UK.The flight on Monday is the result of intense efforts by refugee Read more
Unknown shark species attacked 26-year-old man surfing on northern end of Monterey Bay, state park officials sayA surfer was killed in a shark attack off a northern California beach, state park officials said on Saturday.The 26-year-old man was surfing off Manresa State Beach on the northern end of Monterey Bay Read more
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, who sits on Sage, describes Covid-19 statistics as ‘number theatre’ Via: Daily coronavirus briefings 'not trustworthy' and 'completely embarassing', says leading scientist
‘He’s just happy to be alive,’ owner says Via: Bull's bid to scratch 'itchy bum' causes power cut
‘Coronavirus has made a bad situation life-threateningly worse,’ charity says about French camps Via: Record number of migrants intercepted in English channel over bank holiday weekend, Home Office says