Scientists: We Need Climate Lockdowns
Carbon dioxide emissions must fall by the equivalent of a global lockdown every two years for the next decade for the world to keep within safe limits of global heating, …
COVID-19
The Excuses Begin: SAGE Admit Forecasts Were Wrong But Blame Brits
Grim modelling that over-egged the Omicron wave failed to ‘accurately predict the numbers’ because Brits changed their behaviour and models failed to factor that in. When the ultra-transmissible variant struck, …
Boris Johnson Accused Of ‘Bullying’ Police Probing Partygate
Boris Johnson was accused of trying to ‘bully’ police investigating Partygate today after allies warned Scotland Yard against ‘deciding who the prime minister is’. Senior Tory MPs and Mr Johnson’s …
New EU Law Would Allow Seizure Of Private Property During Pandemic Emergencies
The European Union is reportedly drafting legislation that would allow Brussels to take private property in the event of a pandemic emergency. In an unpublished New Year message to his …
Boris Rules Out Cutting COVID Self-Isolation To 5 Days Despite Staff Shortages
Ministers have today confirmed that they do not plan to reduce the Covid self-isolation time to five days, despite concerns that staff shortages could threaten the NHS and other essential parts …
65% Of COVID Hospital Patients Only Tested Positive After Being Admitted For A Different Illness
Two-thirds of COVID hospital patients in England were actually admitted for a different illness, an analysis of NHS data suggests. In the two weeks to December 21, NHS England recorded …
Professor Lockdown Admits: Omicron Is 45% Milder But SAGE Say That Isn’t Good Enough
Omicron is up to 45% less likely to cause hospitalisation than Delta, according to the first major real-world study by ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson. The senior SAGE scientist – who …
Quarter Of COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Arrive With A Different Illness
An analysis of hospital data found 25% of London’s daily COVID-19 hospital admissions in the last week were not primarily for the virus. NHS England figures show that 332 out …
Sturgeon Cancels New Year: Scotland To Enter Lockdown From December 27
Nicola Sturgeon today cancelled New Year for Scotland as she unveiled additional COVID-19 restrictions in the country: Limits placed on large scale events as the Scottish First Minister cancelled New …
Omicron Fears Overblown? US and EU Admit Most Cases Are ‘Mild’
CDC director: So far, omicron instances in the United States appear predominantly minor. Up to this point, more than 50 persons in the United States have been identified to be …