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Britain’s daily Covid figures fell for the fourth day in a row today as Boris Johnson faced renewed calls to get the country back to normal amid signs that the Omicron variant is less severe than previous incarnations.
Department of Health bosses reported a further 141,472 cases today, a 6.7 per cent decrease from the 151,663 cases that were reported last Sunday
However the number of people dying with the virus saw a 32.9 per cent rise, with 97 deaths
Boris Johnson was today urged to call an emergency Cobra meeting to ‘thrash out a rescue plan’ to save the NHS from its ‘devastating’ workforce crisis.
Damning statistics today showed the number of doctors and nurses off work because of the virus doubled in the fortnight before Christmas, with 28,000 absences on Boxing Day alone.
At the same time, the number of Covid-infected patients being treated in hospital has risen to levels last seen in February amid the rapid spread
Mortgage brokers are urging homeowners to review their loan terms and see if they could avoid a potentially ‘devastating’ rate rise that has been forecast as a worst-case scenario for 2023.
Mortgage payments could increase by hundreds of pounds a month if the Bank of England’s base rate was to rise, as the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast ahead of Wednesday’s Budget.
The base rate is set to rise from its current record low of 0.1 per cent in the
