‘I don’t think our children deserve this’: Tearful Laurence Fox brands government ‘a disgrace’ for shutting schools and likens it to giving a child’s liver to a pensioner Laurence Fox, 42, broke down in tears as he spoke of the challenge facing kids He has spoken out against lockdown before said children did not deserve … Read more
‘I don’t think our children deserve this’: Tearful Laurence Fox brands government ‘a disgrace’ for shutting schools and likens it to giving a child’s liver to a pensioner Laurence Fox, 42, broke down in tears as he spoke of the challenge facing kids He has spoken out against lockdown before said children did not deserve … Read more
Head teachers are calling on the Government to scrap this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams amid outrage over Gavin Williamson’s plans to keep schools open. Most primaries in England are expected to re-open their doors tomorrow, while secondary schools will reopen on a staggered basis later this month with plans to test every student weekly. Yesterday, … Read more
Sudden closure of shops is more likely to leave husbands and boyfriends in the lurch because they often leave gift-buying to the last minute, surveys show Surveys suggest men tend to leave buying gifts for partner until the last minute Department stores routinely filled with men gripped by panic on Christmas Eve Now families face … Read more
End of the ride: Abandoned Camelot theme park is demolished after falling into disrepair following closure in 2012 Camelot Theme Park in Chorley, Lancashire, has been boarded up since it was shut down in 2012 Amusement park was home to the legendary Knightmare rollercoaster – which stayed standing after closure Since its closure it has … Read more
Covid road closure chaos ‘helps crooks flee police’: Measures brought in to make way for low traffic neighbourhoods fuel crime and hold up ambulances, report claims Hundreds of roads across the country are being closed to make way for LTNs Officials say that the Government schemes have cut pollution on busy streets Schemes have also … Read more
Religious leaders launch legal challenge against closure of churches for public worship during Covid lockdown Church leaders claim worship restrictions breach Article 9 of Human Rights Act More than 100 are seeking a judicial review of the lockdown closure of churches They are also challenging the Welsh government’s similar ban during firebreak By Daily Mail … Read more
Lenders to Caffe Nero have brought in financial advisers ahead of a business restructure after being hit by the devastating effects of shutdown. Alcentra and Partners Group – which provide mezzanine debt to Caffe Nero, one of the country’s biggest coffee shop chains – have drafted in FTI Consulting to advise on the implications of … Read more
The Netherlands is preparing to shut down bars, cafes and restaurants for two weeks and ban alcohol sales after 8pm to get a grip on a spiralling outbreak of Covid-19, Dutch media says. Ministers are set to unveil their new measures today in what sources told RTL Nieuws is their last throw of the dice before imposing … Read more
Cineworld staff have today slammed the company amid claims employees first found out online about the firm’s plans to shut all 128 of its UK and Ireland cinemas. One member took to social media site Twitter to describe the situation as ‘appalling’. It comes after reports in The Sunday Times today revealed how the company, … Read more