Two years ago, when I was in my first year at university, I wrote an article for Concrete arguing Donald Trump, though displaying a shocking lack of concern over how his words were received, did not represent an intentional threat to American democracy. Considering recent events, I now find myself unable to support the assertions…
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Look Back 2020
Coronavirus restrictions have been in place now, in some form, for more than nine months, with the UK going into its first lockdown on March 23rd. 2020 was a year defined by the global pandemic, with the World Health Organization (WHO) first announcing the outbreak of the virus last January. The decade also started with…
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Coronavirus Update
The UK is now under its third national lockdown in one year. The latest figures show cases are highest in the south and east of England, with weekly cases in these areas averaging more than 800 per 100,000 people. North Norfolk has fared better, on 384 cases per 100,000, than the rest of East Anglia,…
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Ex-leader’s brother appears in court over ‘illegal’ coronavirus protest
Piers Corbyn, a high-profile coronavirus sceptic and brother of former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, has appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court court regarding a protest he organised in Norwich in late September. Mr Corbyn was summoned on Tuesday December 1, charged with organising an illegal gathering of more than 30 people in a public space…
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Coronavirus Update Norwich 7/12/2020
The UK could well be on track to have a total of 2 million recorded coronavirus cases. The current statistic stands at 1,750,241, with the most recent daily increase being 12,282. The death toll now stands at 62,033. There are three different methods of measuring the death toll. The above statistic refers to the number…
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Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine judged safe for use in UK next week
The government has announced coronavirus vaccinations in are scheduled to begin next week. This makes the UK the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for mass inoculation. An order has been placed for 40 million doses, enough to immunise 20 million people because each vaccine requires two doses 21 days apart….
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RAF planes conduct major training exercise
A large host of military planes took to the skies over Norwich on the 23rd of October as part of an essential training exercise. The operation, called Exercise Crimson Warrior, included F-35 Lightning jets from the 617 Squadron at RAF Marham, Typhoon fighters from RAF Lakenheath, a group of F15s from Lakenheath belonging to the…
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Inquest into death of Averil Hart finds extensive failures
A Huntingdon inquest into the death of 19-year old Averil Hart has described extensive failures in the national support services for sufferers of anorexia. Miss Hart, from Newton in Suffolk, died in December 2012 whilst studying creative writing at the University of East Anglia. She was admitted to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH)…
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Coronavirus Update for norfolk and the uk
The country-wide coronavirus death toll stands at 52,745 people as of 17th November. There have been close to 1.5 million cases and 196,559 hospital admissions. Though the number of new cases daily remains high, there has been a decrease over the last few days, bringing it down to just over 20,000. The daily death toll…
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