UK's Covid-19 related death toll tops 54,000

coronavirus cases are being recorded at less than one lakh for the last six consecutive days. The death toll has climbed to 5,07,981 with 804 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.19%. The active cases comprise 1.43% of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has further improved to 97.37%, the health ministry said.

Wendy Williams has filed a temporary restraining order against Wells Fargo in order to access her cash. According to Williams' filings to the court, the bank's move reportedly came after Williams' former financial adviser alleged that Williams "was of unsound mind." On Friday, financial advisers at the bank told Fox News Digital that the company's only goal was to ensure the "Wendy Williams Show" host is able to make payments to entities she "regularly" has made them to, despite what her camp is stating on the record about her being "fine" in response to reportedly being labeled as an "incapacitated person."  "Wells Fargo’s priority is the financial well-being of Ms.

Police say a 31-year-old food delivery driver was making a delivery when he was shot multiple times. PHILADELPHIA - Police say a food delivery driver was caught in a hail of gunfire Friday night in Queen Village.According to investigators, the 31-year-old driver was making a delivery on the 900 block of North 5th Street just after 9 p.m.

Karnataka government had made the RT-PCR test compulsory for people entering its state to contain the virus transmission.

NE Phila Connected is offering free courses to teach responsible gun ownership and safety.  PHILADELPHIA - You don't have to scroll for long on a neighborhood Facebook page to find a post about a carjacking in Philadelphia.A non-profit in Northeast Philadelphia is tired of neighbors becoming victims or hurting themselves and others by trying to defend themselves.Roman Zhukov started NE Phila Connected because he saw his neighbors' frustration over the violence in the city and wanted to help."I have a child and it’s selfish to say, but I want him to grow up in a better environment," Zhukov said. "I want him to be okay walking himself to school, I want him to be okay to feel safe on the playground, I want him to go to school where there are no fights or guns involved."There’s been a rise in carjackings in his area and that prompted him to team up with Roman Kourinnoi, a certified concealed carry instructor, to offer free courses to educate people about gun ownership and how to handle them safely.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe first class is about having a plan and how to avoid situations."I won 100% of the fights I wasn’t involved in," Kourinnoi said.

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey looks at some of the other COVID-19 indicators and what they reveal about the direction B.C. is hopefully heading.

The first blurry image captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror.All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission, officials said Friday.The telescope's first target was a bright star 258 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major."That was just a real wow moment," said Marshall Perrin of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.Over the next few months, the hexagonal mirror segments — each the size of a coffee table — will be aligned and focused as one, allowing science observations to begin by the end of June.NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched successfully early Christmas morning from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the sky.

FILE - A baby koala is seen at Wild Life Sydney Zoo on Oct. 14, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.

Paddy McGuinness has shared a positive health update as he continues to recover following knee surgery. The 48-year-old Top Gear presenter picked up the injury whilst playing in Soccer Aid 2021 in September, alongside stars such as Usain Bolt, Olly Murs, Chunkz and Jamie Redknapp.He was eventually forced to retire from the charity football competition, joking at the time that the knock was “not something that can be sorted with the magic sponge”.Just last week the father-of-three underwent a procedure on the dodgy knee, having waited a whopping six months before the surgery could take place, reports the Express.

There was a lot of information to digest this week when it comes to COVID-19 and plans to ease restrictions. The decisions are being backed with a lot of scientific claims.

COVID-19 wave, if necessary.Under questioning from opposition health critics during a hearing at the legislature, Dubé suggested the passport could be dropped in the coming weeks.“When I said the vaccine passport was there to stay, will public health recommend that we, I hope in a few weeks, suspend it because it is going better?” Dubé said about the COVID-19 situation in the province. “Could we restore it if we were ever caught with another wave? That’s what you have to think about.”Quebec was the first province to introduce a vaccine passport on Sept.

COVID-19 dashboard available only to Saskatchewan Health Authority leaders no longer includes the number of people who died from the disease.Global News obtained images of the dashboard on several occasions. The latest, from Feb.

The Canadian Armed Forces is now investigating Maj. Stephen Chledowski, after the actively serving army officer released a new video denouncing COVID-19 measures.

Andrei Doroshin PHILADELPHIA - A graduate student in psychology whose COVID-19 vaccine operation got shut down by Philadelphia last year has settled with the state attorney general's office and agreed to destroy all personal health information his start-up gathered.The agreement was filed Friday in Commonwealth Court and requires a judge's approval to take effect.Central to the accusations against Andrei Doroshin, who had almost no public health experience when the city gave him the task, was that he had intended to profit from the vaccine operation run by his start-up, called Philly Fighting COVID.Mayor Jim Kenney says Philly Fighting COVID was a mistake after the Inspector General found no malice, no ill-intent, and no one seeking personal gain.Doroshin denied the allegations by the attorney general's office, including violating the state's nonprofit corporation law.Under the agreement, Doroshin and his associates are barred from managing charitable assets or soliciting charitable donations in Pennsylvania for 10 years.Doroshin also must destroy the personal health information gathered through the vaccine pre-registration service and is barred from receiving any financial benefit from the information or the vaccine.Doroshin must also dissolve Philly Fighting COVID.City officials said they gave him the job because he and his friends had organized one of the community groups that set up COVID-19 testing sites throughout the city in 2020.But they shut the vaccine operation down once they learned that Doroshin had switched his privacy notice to potentially sell patient data.

Many members of Edmonton city council don’t agree with the removal of the provincial Restriction Exemption Program. Friday they decided on how the city will be moving forward measures. Sarah Komadina has the details

Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands for a portrait in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps seeking new adventures.Isaacman, who turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teenager into a multibillion-dollar company, periodically indulges his passion for aviation with head-turning flights.

LOS ANGELES - It’s time to meet the domino-toppling trios competing in the first-ever season of "Domino Masters." Hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family"), the series will feature teams of domino enthusiasts facing off in an unbelievable chain reaction tournament. DOMINO MASTERS: The all-new competition series DOMINO MASTERS premieres Wednesday, March 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. © 2022 FOX Media LLC. CR: Ray Mickshaw/FOX.

Piers Morgan has blasted Prime Minister Boris Johnson following images of a packed Bournemouth Beach.

coronavirus in England couldn't be contacted for test and trace, according to figures from the Department of Health and Social Care.

Holiday parks and campsite bookings have soared in the last 24 hours after an easing of lockdown measures prompted Brits to look at 'staycations' as their summer holiday.

Starmer for coming to the Commons with figures that do not tally with his own government’s record. The two party leaders accused each other of using misleading statistics as they clashed at Prime Minister’s Questions.

Boris Johnson has repeated a widely mocked claim that no country has a working contact-tracing app after the Government was forced to shelve production of its own after spending almost £12 million.

After weeks of anticipation, Boris Johnson finally revealed that lockdown measures in England are being eased from July 4.

coronavirus restrictions. At her briefing yesterday, Sturgeon said there will be "further details on the timing".

reopen on July 4, it was announced by Boris Johnson in a briefing on Tuesday. Dubbed ‘super Saturday’, pubs, bars and cinemas can also reopen on July 4, as well as the two metre rule being cut in half to one metre ‘plus’.So what will our hair visit look like from July 4? Apart from rumours, speculation and what we have seen happening in Spain and Italy we have only been able to imagine what they will look like.

The UK’s coronavirus death toll has risen by 171, the Department of Health said today.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined plans Tuesday to allow people in England to go to a movie, enjoy pints in a pub and get a haircut — the latest easing of lockdown measures imposed three months ago to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Johnson spoke to Parliament on Tuesday after meeting his Cabinet in the morning.

Gyms in England could re-open from "mid July", the government said today - moments after they were left out of a huge list of lockdown changes.

Boris Johnson confirmed on Tuesday lunchtime during an address at the Houses of Parliament. In the latest stage of the Government’s plan to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions, Johnson will be allowing pubs, restaurants, hotels, hairdressers and cinemas to open.

Boris Johnson is making a statement to the Commons this lunchtime on easing lockdown measures and slashing the two-metre rule by half.

Boris Johnson is expected to announce the further easing of lockdown today as he gives the go-ahead for entertainment outlets across England to reopen again from next month.

Boris Johnson is expected to announce changes to the UK lockdown rules this afternoon, including new social distancing guidelines.

John Swinney will face MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday for an update on the August 11 return to class. The Scottish Government is working with councils on a part-time model which could see some children in class for just a day a week.

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to outline plans Tuesday to allow bars, restaurants and museums to begin reopening — the latest easing of lockdown measures aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic.The new proposals, set to take effect on July 4, come amid intense pressure to relax a government requirement that people who are indoors must stay 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) apart. Britain’s hospitality businesses have argued that 1 meter (3 feet) apart is enough to stem the spread of the virus.

Boris Johnson is to unveil the latest easing of England's coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday.The PM is to announce new details on the reopening of the hospitality industry, including pubs and restaurants, as well as the future of hairdressers and beauty salons.It is also thought he will announce the conclusion of a review into whether a two-metre rule on social distancing should be relaxed, his office said.Britain's economy has been hammered by the lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19 and although non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen last Monday, many businesses, particularly in the hospitality and leisure sectors, have remained closed.Some lawmakers in Mr Johnson's party have been vocal in calling for him to drop the two-metre

Boris Johnson will unveil the latest coronavirus lockdown measures that can be relaxed on Tuesday – paving the way for pubs, restaurants and hairdressers to reopen on July 4.

The UK's coronavirus death toll in hospitals has increased by 27 - the lowest rise on a Sunday since the lockdown began.

Boris Johnson, famous for his own unruly mop, is set to announce that shaggy Brits can go back to the barbers from July 4.Lockdown has left many of us with grown-out hairstyles or unsightly grey roots, and a few brave souls have even tried cutting their own hair – with sometimes disastrous results.But we’ll get a chance to put all that right from the beginning of next month. It’s also good news for 33,000 or so stylists and beauticians living in the UK, many of whom are self-employed.When we do get back into the salon, though, we will notice a few changes.That offer of a complementary tea or coffee won’t come, and there won’t be any magazines to flick through while you’re waiting.

Boris Johnson will make this announcement on Tuesday and it will apply to offices, schools and pubs, reports the Daily Telegraph.The new rule is reportedly coming into effect from July 4 and is claimed to allow people to be one metre apart as long as they use measures to protect themselves, like wear a mask.Yesterday, Culture Minister Oliver Dowden told the BBC a review into the 2 metre social distancing rule will conclude "within the coming days".This comes after the UK's coronavirus alert level was downgraded from four to three.Under level three, the virus is considered to be "in general circulation" and there could be a "gradual relaxation of restrictions".

Holidays in the UK could be allowed within a fortnight with hotels and B&Bs set to get the green light to reopen.

The social distancing rule may be halved to one metre this week in an effort to kick-start the economy.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has criticised Boris Johnson over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK - insisting the Prime Minister should have made face masks compulsory “five or six weeks ago”.Britain has recorded the fifth highest amount of coronavirus cases worldwide, with a total of 303,110 positive tests at the time of writing, as well as the fourth highest deaths per million people (627).Lockdown restrictions are now slowly being lifted, nonetheless, as the death rate continues to plummet in the UK.Premier League football returned this week after a three-month layoff, meaning Klopp’s Liverpool can get their title bid back up and running.The Reds, who need just six more points to become champions, were left sweating over

social distancing rule in England is set to be relaxed. The UK Chancellor strongly signalled the move after he said the Prime Minister's review next week "will make an enormous difference" to businesses.

Boris Johnson is reportedly preparing to significantly relax the coronavirus lockdown and reopen the economy over the coming fortnight.

We are three months into the Covid crisis and the Government is facing mounting questions about its handling of the epidemic.

Boris Johnson has suggested the two-metre social distancing rule could be scrapped, telling Brits to “watch this space”. The Prime Minister was on a visit to Bovingdon Primary School in Hertfordshire when he made the remarks.A Downing Street team is already running an urgent review of the two-metre rule to be concluded in the coming weeks.Johnson today told Sky News: “Schools are safe to come back to for early years, for reception, for year one and year six in primary, year 10 and 12 in secondary.“Now is the time to come back, get your kids back into school.

The Apprentice legend explained why he thinks it's time Boris Johnson ends the UK-wide lockdown.

Lord Alan Sugar has sparked fury on social media after suggesting that the UK lockdown should be eased because 'he's not dead'.