news avoidancenews finds meUKcoronavirusCOVID-19In this RISJ Factsheet we examine again the issue of news avoidance during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. This is the eighth in a series of ten factsheetsFletcher, RichardKalogeropoulos, Antonis...
However, pressure is mounting on government to set out how and when it plans to lift the lockdown restrictions. Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on the government to reveal its strategy for exiting the coronavirus lockdown this week. In a letter to Raab, Starmer said that although mill...
COVID-19 restrictions in England are set to end on July 19 as part of the final step of its roadmap out of the lockdown. However, scientists warned that lifting all restrictions at this stage could increase likelihood of dangerous variants. The UK recorded more than 54,000 new cases on ...
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government on Wednesday said huge swathes of England would be placed under its strictest COVID-19 restrictions as a highly infectious virus variant sweeps the country, pushing the number of cases to a record level. Britain reported almost ...
The lockdown measures, introduced on March 23 by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were working, but evidence showed that the infection of the virus was still spreading in hospitals and care homes, said Raab. He also laid five conditions needed before changing the lockdown restrictions. First...
The restrictions will be the same as those already in place in Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Caerphilly, which are already in lockdown. Nobody is able to enter or leave the eight counties and one town without a "reasonable excuse...
When the lockdown restrictions were first put in place in Britain in March, the British government had to quickly sort out a complex package to keep the country's economy ticking, including the CJRS which opened for applications on March 20. ...
LONDON - Almost 8 million Britons will be subjected to tighter lockdown restrictions next week after fresh measures were imposed in the West Midlands and Scotland, local media reported Saturday. From Tuesday, households in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull will be banned from mixing after the region...
A nascent recovery in petrol and clothing prices drove up UK inflation more than expected in July, with the opening up of global economies after coronavirus lockdowns continuing to place upward pressure on the cost of holidays. The consumer prices index rose 1 per cent year on year from a ...
Speaking at the UK daily news briefing, Environment Secretary George Eustice said there are "encouraging signs of progress" in the battle against the novel coronavirus. But before it's safe to adjust any lockdown rules, the government's five tests must be met, he added, confirming they inclu...