Author Archives: thepogblog

Global confirmed cases: 2,173,432; total deaths: 146,291 (JHU) UK confirmed cases: 108,692; total deaths: 14,576 (DHSC) Coronavirus testing will be extended to police, prison, fire service and council staff, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says Face masks should be made compulsory … Continue reading →

Global confirmed cases: 2,081,969; total deaths: 138,487 (JHU) UK confirmed cases: 103,093; total deaths: 13,729 (DHSC) No 10 launches review into why ethnic minorities appear to be disproportionately affected by coronavirus UK should maintain social distancing measures until vaccine is … Continue reading →

Global confirmed cases: 1,999,628; total deaths: 128,011 (JHU) UK confirmed cases: 98,476; total deaths: 12,868 (DHSC) Health Secretary Matt Hancock says all care home residents and staff displaying COVID-19 symptoms will be tested HS2 rail project given greenlight to begin … Continue reading →

Global confirmed cases: 1,942,360; total deaths: 121,716 (JHU) UK confirmed cases: 93,873; total deaths: 12,107 (DHSC) ONS figures find 2,100 more coronavirus-related deaths than numbers reported by Department of Health and Social Care COVID-19 linked to 21% of England and … Continue reading →

Global confirmed cases: 1,503,900; total deaths: 89,931 (JHU) UK confirmed cases: 65,077; total deaths: 7,978 (DHSC) Senior government ministers to review coronavirus lockdown ahead of formal decision to extend or not next week Police warn people to stay at home … Continue reading →

Global confirmed cases: 1,450,343; total deaths: 83,568 (JHU) UK confirmed cases: 560,733; total deaths: 7,097 (DHSC) Today was my last day doing a job where someone else paid me. Now doesn’t feel like the best time to do doing the … Continue reading →

Global confirmed cases: 1,280,046; total deaths: 69,789 (JHU) UK confirmed cases: 51,608; total deaths: 5,373 (DHSC) I’m not usually one to participate in things I get tagged in on Facebook because…well, I just don’t. But sometimes ones come along that … Continue reading →

Last week we had frosts. This weekend we started with spring and finished in summer; a gorgeous weekend for those of us lucky enough to have a garden. I feel so bad for those in flats, especially as idiots seem … Continue reading →

There is a nature reserve at the top of our road.  90% of the runs (plods) that I have done for the last 2 years have gone through there one way or another, but I’ve probably walked up there with … Continue reading →