Today’s reported 61 deaths and 33,196 fresh infections across the UK are a grim reminder the virus is still taking lives, writes the Voice of the Mirror'Why doesn't this Government care that coronavirus is still killing people?' With experts warning of a back-to-school Covid surge, what feels again like indifference and disinterest at the heart of Government is frightening. Schools have already returned in Scotland but in England, where Education Secretary Gavin Williamson makes every problem worse, parents and families are growing understandably concerned. Why do all patients in Wales and Scotland enjoy free medicines when people in England must pay £9.35? Because Labour are in power in Wales, the SNP in Scotland but in England we’re at the mercy of the Tories.

Source: Daily Mirror August 29, 2021 19:51 UTC