Life Expectancy in the UK, before and after COVID.
The current life expectancy for the U.K. in 2020 is 81.40 years.
It was 81.27 in 2019 and 81.15 in 2018.
Data analysed by experts at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine … Read the rest
Category: UK
Scotland and Independence from…
A statement by Kate Forbes in November 2020 was: I couldn’t understand why we were content to put up with decisions taken by governments we didn’t elect. www.snp.org/kate-forbes-snp20-conference.
But that was talking about the UK government where her party, … Read the rest
Housing and the Language of Scotland
Scotland had a population of 5,295,000 in the 2011 Scottish census, with only 57,375 of these able to speak their own Gaelic language. Most of the Scottish population speak the Scottish-English dialect.
One of these fluent Gaelic speakers is the … Read the rest
Brexit is Done – Merry Christmas
The Brexit Deal is agreed..
Now let everyone enjoy Christmas…
Boris Johnson has said “From January 1 we are outside the customs union and outside the single market.”
“British laws will be made solely by the British Parliament … Read the rest
UK COVID Cases
COVID-19 Coronavirus in the UK.
By 30 October there has been an average of 17,487 cases per day, and an average of 136 deaths per day, during this month.
By 15 October there has been an average of 13,899 cases … Read the rest
Rule Britannia
According to a YouGov poll, for The Times, 5% of those who voted, believe that the songs “Land of Hope and Glory” and “Rule, Britannia!” should not be performed at the Last Night of the Proms.
Another 16% feel that … Read the rest
Sir Tom Moore
Capt Sir Tom Moore has been knighted in a unique personal ceremony.
The 100 year old Captain Tom Moore has been knighted in the Queen’s first official engagement in person since the lockdown.
The investiture was staged in a “personal … Read the rest
Capt Sir Tom Moore has been knighted in a unique personal ceremony.
The 100 year old Captain Tom Moore has been knighted in the Queen’s first official engagement in person since the lockdown.
The investiture was staged in a “personal … Read the rest
Lidl and ALDI confirmed as the cheapest supermarkets in the UK
UK Supermarket price comparison.
A UK supermarket price comparison, that looked at the cost of 78 essentials across branded and non-branded lines, found that Lidl and ALDI had the lowest cost.
- Lidl: £70.02
- Aldi: £72.23
- Asda: £80.15
- Tesco: £88.28
- Morrisons:
Libyan asylum-seeker kills three in London.
Terrorist attack in Reading near London..
A 25 year old Libyan asylum-seeker has killed three people and seriously injured three others in a stabbing attack in the Forbury Gardens Park in Reading, Berkshire, about 40 miles west of London.
The … Read the rest
Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings cleared by Police over lockdown travel..
28 May 2020.
Durham police have made clear that they are taking no action against Mr Cummings over his self-isolation and that going to Durham did not breach the regulations.
Durham Constabulary … Read the rest