Ministers were today facing union warnings over walkouts if health and safety demands are not met when lockdown eases – as Keir Starmer jibed that PPE is not a ‘luxury item’. The government is facing a furious backlash at its draft ‘road map’ for starting to loosen the draconian curbs strangling the economy and plunging … Read more
Cell phone data shows how states are easing out of lockdown with Texas, which was first to reopen, seeing a 40 per cent increase in driving and 10 per cent more New Yorkers out for a walk over the weekend. Graphs based on requests for directions on Apple Maps show how a rise in people across … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has today backed the lockdown and expressed his concerns that easing measures ‘too quickly’ will ‘guarantee future outbreaks’. His warning comes just a day after Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk called sweeping US stay-at-home restrictions to curtail the outbreak ‘fascist’. Musk, who has often made outspoken and even inflammatory comments on conference calls … Read more
Could Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and the Hebrides be the first out of lockdown? Michael Gove suggests ‘island communities’ could pilot easing of coronavirus restrictions using contact tracing BEFORE the rest of the UK He said isolated areas could be used as test beds before a UK-wide roll-out Wight has ferry services from Lymington, … Read more
Ministers face claims they are easing lockdown by stealth tonight amid evidence public services and retail outlets are being freed up and hurdles for making changes lowered. Despite Downing Street insisting that curbs remain in place until at least May 7 there are signs that the rules are already being relaxed in the face of … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer warns Boris Johnson the UK risks ‘falling behind the rest of the world’ on easing coronavirus lockdown as Labour leader demands PM hold an ‘adult conversation’ with the public about what comes next The Labour leader has written to the Prime Minister setting out lockdown fears Sir Keir said government risks UK … Read more
Germany and Spain have begun easing their coronavirus lockdowns – as leaders of both countries cautioned there will be no quick return to normal. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the lockdown will be eased step by step in a ‘gradual, safe and coordinated’ way, with each move analysed carefully to see its impact on … Read more
Pockets of Britain appear to be slowly returning to normal as traffic on the road increases, cafes reopen and shops resume trading as pressure grows for an exit plan from the lockdown ravaging the economy. Pictures taken from the M25, M5 and M4 today show a notably busier picture than in recent days, with a steady … Read more
Spain’s edict that children on lockdown will be allowed outside but ONLY to run errands with adults parents is blasted by parents Spain confirmed today children will be allowed outdoors with restrictions Kids under 14 will be able to accompany parents to supermarkets or the bank Sparked backlash from parents demanding their kids be allowed … Read more
Tenants are beginning to plan their next move in anticipation of the lockdown being eased, new data suggests. Demand for rental properties has bounced back 30 per cent in the first two weeks of April after plummeting 57 per cent, according to property website Zoopla. The drop in demand occurred in the last two weeks … Read more