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Advertisement Boris Johnson today hit back at Tories and scientists suggesting lockdown could ease faster - as Wales and Scotland warned his roadmap might be too quick. The PM said he was being sensible and prudent with his four-stage plan after attacks on the approach from both sides.  Some people will say were going to be going too fast, some people will say were going too slow, he said on a visit to a school in South London.  Mr Johnson refused to guarantee that all restrictions will defin...

South West Tourism Alliance chair Alistair Handyside raised concerns as Sykes Cottages was accused of taking advantage of families fleeing lockdown.

Oxford University researchers found the UK had the sixth harshest restrictions. Separate data from OurWorldInData.com showed the UK has suffered the fourth highest death toll of the pandemic.

Boris Johnson facing a backlash from Tories and business over his ultra-cautious lockdown easing roadmap CRG head Mark Harper says roadmap is based on dodgy assumptions about success of well vaccine drive Matt Hancock dismissed suggestion from Professor Neil Ferguson that the timetable could be accelerated  Ministers insist that five weeks is required between the four phases to assess the impact of the relaxations  

Holiday lets saw surge in bookings as PM mapped out roadmap out of lockdown Firms recorded increase in website traffic before PM had even finished address Staycation giant Awaze sold a record 10,000 breaks - one booking every second Habitat Escapes said sales were up 9,559 per cent up on the same day last year And Cool Camping saw an instant doubling in website traffic between 3-4pm 

The common progressive discipline policy is about punishment – not improvement.

Teams in the National League will be able to continue playing fixtures

Many health workers are hesitant to take a vaccine due to health concerns; in the South, politics, history and religion have also influenced decisions

A straightforward explanation why more COVID-19 vaccines can’t be produced with help from ‘dozens’ of companies MarketWatch 2/4/2021 OUTSIDE THE BOX In the last few days, the question of why more drug companies haven’t been enlisted for vaccine production has come up. It’s mostly due to this tweet: The vaccine shortage doesnt need to exist. Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with the dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pand...

A straightforward explanation why more COVID-19 vaccines can’t be produced with help from ‘dozens’ of companies MarketWatch 2/4/2021 OUTSIDE THE BOX In the last few days, the question of why more drug companies haven’t been enlisted for vaccine production has come up. It’s mostly due to this tweet: The vaccine shortage doesnt need to exist. Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with the dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pand...