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More than a QUARTER of people in England now have 'no confidence' in the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, poll reveals

More than a quarter of people in England have 'no confidence' in the Government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a poll has revealed. This is a four-fold increase over the last six months and suggests the public were in favour of the original lockdown but have been less impressed by officials rules as time has gone on.  The proportion of those with 'full confidence' in the Prime Minister has also taken a nose-dive heading to a record low of less than five per cent. Boris Johnson has became less visible to the public as the outbreak waned and blunders such as him getting lockdown rules wrong live on television may have dented public opinion. But the drop in confidence in Westminster spin-doctors across England was not matched in other parts of the country. In Wales almost six per cent of people said they had 'no confidence' in their Government.  And in Scotland Nicola Sturgeon gazumped Boris again as only one in 10 said they had no faith in her restric

Louisiana braces for Hurricane Delta to make landfall as a Category 3 storm on Friday after it battered Mexico and forced tourists into shelters at luxury hotels as Trump urges people to 'be prepared, be careful, and be safe'

Residents of Louisiana are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Delta, which is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 storm later this week after battering Mexico and forcing tourists into shelters at luxury hotels.   The storm is expected to hit the Louisiana coast Friday night or Saturday morning. It's the 25th named storm of the Atlantic's unprecedented hurricane season.  Delta was centered about 55 miles north-northeast of Puerto Progreso, just off the northern edge of the peninsula,and heading northwest at 17mph.  President Donald Trump says he has spoken with the governors of Texas and Louisiana about Hurricane Delta and says that residents should heed the directions of state and local officials. Trump says he was briefed on the storm and tweeted on Wednesday: 'Please be prepared, be careful, and be safe!' Louisiana Gov John Bel Edwards has requested a pre-landfall federal emergency declaration in a letter to Trump. Scroll down for video   Residents of Louisia

Family fun day ends in horror as a little boy tumbles eight metres off a CLIFF - leaving him forced to wear a neck and spine brace

A young boy was left with six fractured vertebrae and a head injury after plunging eight metres from a cliff at a remote national park.  Daniel and his family were exploring  the Joffre Gorge in Karijini National Park in Western Australia on Friday when the young boy fell off the cliff, according to 7News. Emergency services and workers from Fortescue metals scaled the gorge to reach Daniel and winch him up.  Daniel and his family were exploring the Joffre Gorge in Karijini National Park in WA on Friday when the young boy plunged eight metres from the cliff. He now wears a neck and spine brace due to his six fractured vertebrae and a head injury Joffre Gorge is a 15-hour drive north east of Perth.   Daniel was flown to a hospital in Perth where he was treated for his head injury and six fractured vertebrae from the eight-metre fall.  The young boy's family released a picture of him on Wednesday, showing Daniel now has to wear a neck and spine brace as his injuries heal.  Despit

Repeat offender, 43, who 'slit his throat as police approached his car after chase, had been living with the bodies of his father and sister for 12 days' while on parole

A New York man who slit his throat after being chased by local police had been living with the bodies of his dead father and sister for days, according to sources.  Bill Farnum, 43, crashed into a pole in East Patchogue on Tuesday morning during a police chase with Suffolk County police.  Farnum slit his throat as police officers came up on his car, cop sources explained to the New York Post.  The Long Island had been on parole after being released from state prison last year on an attempted burglary case. He also had five pending cases in Suffolk County.  Bill Farnum, 43, crashed into a pole in East Patchogue on Tuesday morning during a police chase with Suffolk County police, before slitting his throat Local authorities discovered the bodies of Farnum's father and sister when they went to notify them of Farnum's apparent suicide.  The pair - identified as James Farnum and Amanda Farnum - may have been inside their Bellport home for as long as 12 days.   'She had mentioned

Spike Lee says 'black and brown people kept New York City going during COVID and paid the price' in their work as MTA drivers, hospital workers, cops, nurses and other frontline workers during lockdown

Spike Lee has said 'black and brown people kept New York City going' amid the coronavirus pandemic, working in essential roles during lockdown.  The Oscar-winning writer-director said they still went to work on 'MTA buses, the subway, hospital workers, cops, firemen, nurses, first responders'.  He told Variety: 'And also, we paid the price. We didn't have a choice. We had to work.' More than 240,000 people in the city have tested positive for the coronavirus; 23,873 have died.  Death and case rates among the black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino communities have been higher than the white, city data shows.  Spike Lee has said 'black and brown people kept New York City going' amid the coronavirus pandemic, working in essential roles during lockdown And Lee, who lives in apartment on the Upper East Side where he's been quarantined with his wife, Tonya, and their two children, Satchel and Jackson, added: 'It was the black and brown people o

Covid vaccine 'could be rolled out NEXT MONTH': Leaked NHS documents reveal plan for 'tens of thousands of Britons to get the jab every day by Christmas'

Covid vaccination jabs are expected to be on offer by the NHS from as early as next month, as five mass vaccination centres are planned to be in action by Christmas.    Leaked provisional documents have revealed the plan for hundreds of NHS staff to be deployed in five sites across the country - injecting tens of thousands of the public each day, reports The Sun. Those most vulnerable to coronavirus will be called up first, with centres manned by trainee nurses and paramedics planned for Leeds, Hull and London, the publication reports.  In addition to the five static sites of giant scale, GPs and pharmacists will be asked to assist in the mass vaccination effort, with a fleet of mobile units to be used to reach vulnerable communities and those in care homes.  NHS staff handing out test kits to Glasgow University students as they arrive for testing at a pop up test centre in Glasgow. October 3, 2020 A source told The Sun:  'The earliest we are likely to get the first trial results