Yesterday my daughter was sent home from nursery because she had a high temp. Everyone was 95% sure it was the 4 new teeth protruding through her gums, but protocol says there must be a negative covid test to make sure. Thankfully, she doesn't have covid. However...

When I looked online to book a test, I was directed to the nearest available test centre 70 miles away in Leicester. I called up 111, who told me to call 119. 119 said no tests were available on the day.

I asked about the local test centre a couple of miles away in town, which is often empty. They said they had no slots free but I could try it anyway.

On arrival the place was empty. Testers were sat on their phones doing nothing of any value. Thankfully, results returned negative less than 24 hours later.

What on earth is going on @MattHancock?