The Tokyo Olympics has been postponed for a year after Japan called for a delay due to the coronavirus crisis. The name of the delayed Olympics will still be Tokyo 2020, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said today, adding that the Games would be held by summer 2021. Koike made the comment to reporters after she … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
Now doctors say people should be stopped from moving around within Britain ‘without delay’ and London MUST be locked down completely Six health experts warned Britain is losing a ‘very small window of opportunity’ The group of academics urged ministers to stop people moving within Britain It comes as UK coronavirus death toll surges by … Read more
Daily life could soon change for millions of Britons as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing growing pressure to move to the second phase of the Government’s coronavirus action plan – ‘Delay’. At a briefing this morning the PM said he would not yet ban gatherings or close schools but the dramatic move is looming on the … Read more
Car dealer Lookers sees share price plunge 20% and delays results after finding suspected fraud in its books The number of annual new car registrations last year was its lowest for 6 years New chief executive Mark Raban was the former CFO of Marshall Motor Holdings Lookers originally sold bicycles and bicycle parts before becoming … Read more
Cinema tycoons have licence to sell shares: Greidinger family slashes stake in Cineworld after 007 delay By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 March 2020 The Greidinger family has slashed its stake in Cineworld by a third after the cinema chain’s share price plummeted … Read more
Everyone with a cold will be told to quarantine themselves within weeks, it was revealed today – as Boris Johnson gave a stark warning that the UK will not be able to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The Prime Minister heralded a toughening of the Government’s response at a press conference in Downing Street after chairing … Read more
Britain’s third coronavirus patient died from the disease last night as the UK reported its biggest daily jump in cases yet. The male patient, aged over 60, died at the specialist unit for infectious diseases in North Manchester General Hospital. Health chiefs said the man, who had recently returned from Italy, had ‘significant underlying health conditions’. … Read more
Cineworld left reeling by Bond film delay but insists customers have not been deterred from a trip to the movies by the virus outbreak Cineworld said it has not seen any significant impact on bookings yet Analysts have estimated the outbreak could wipe £3.9bn off global box offices Shares in the cinema chain fell another … Read more
Aston Martin and Cineworld left shaken and stirred by James Bond movie delay By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2020 The delay to the release of the latest James Bond film has knocked Cineworld and Aston Martin. The 25th film in the … Read more