Category: News


Green plan to upgrade homes was ‘botched’, say MPs


The environmental audit select committee says the Green Homes Grant (GHG), which offers people up to £10,000 for insulation, is so inept that it is actually damaging the building sector.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56463173

Covid-19: Record-breaking day with 844,285 vaccine doses given in UK


A combined total of 844,285 first or second doses were given on Saturday, up from 711,157 on Friday.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56477291

Coronavirus vaccines: PM to telephone EU leaders in bid to stop export ban being imposed


EU leaders will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss a ban on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine exports to the UK – but the PM aims to put the UK’s case in one-on-one phone calls before that.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-56479814

Covid: Boris Johnson’s roadmap very optimistic – Mark Drakeford


Mark Drakeford said he wanted to be realistic and warned Wales was not likely to return to normality in 2021.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-56457861

Covid: Supermarket limits lifted as lockdown in Wales eases


Shops that have already been open, but had non-essential aisles cordoned off, can now sell anything, but shops that only sell non-essential items will remain closed until 12 April.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56457646