Boris Johnson was coming under increasing pressure to speed up the reopening of English schools today as Wales confirmed its intention to restart some primary classes after the February half term. Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething confirmed that some of the youngest age groups would go back to school from February 22 under a similar … Read more
Virgin Galactic has announced a new flight window for the next test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity. The window will open on February 13 with opportunities to fly throughout February, the company said, pending good weather conditions and technical readiness. The flight, which will take off from Spaceport America in New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto … Read more
Festive February! People reveal they STILL haven’t taken their Christmas trees down – nearly six WEEKS after December 25th – in a bid to beat the lockdown blues BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin shared a photo of her Christmas tree, saying she’d decided to keep it up to ‘bring a smile’ during the third lockdown Many … Read more
What would happen if the EU forced Pfizer to stop delivering Covid vaccines? UK could miss out on 3.5m doses between now and February and rely totally on AstraZeneca’s plan to hit 2m per week by Monday Eurocrats proposed plans to stop vaccine exports could cut Britain’s supplies Pfizer – which manufactures doses in Belgium … Read more
Now children might not return to school until after EASTER: Gavin Williamson will ‘rule out pupils going back into classrooms after February half-term’ within days All children had been set to return to schools after the February half-term Sources suggest reopening could be pushed back until mid-April or even May Students in GCSE and A-Level … Read more
Europe’s lucrative ski season is heading for a near-total write-off after France confirmed its slopes will not open in time for the February half term while Spain’s PM said visitors will not be welcome until after summer. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, the French tourism minister, delivered the bad news on Wednesday after a Defence Council meeting, saying … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predict that up to 508,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 in less than one month. Published on Wednesday, the ‘ensemble’ forecast combines 37 independent forecasts of coronavirus deaths over the next four weeks into one projection. The forecast predicts that between 22,500 and 23,300 deaths from the virus … Read more
The Bachelor’s Sarah Trott revealed to be G-Eazy’s ‘mystery woman’ from last February before he began seeing current girlfriend Ashley Benson By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 06:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 06:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 Almost a full year later, all has become clear. Now that Sarah Trott has made somewhat … Read more
Removing coronavirus restrictions at the end of next month would be a ‘disaster’ and put ‘enormous pressure’ on the NHS, a leading epidemiologist has warned. Professor John Edmunds, who works on the Government’s coronavirus response as part of the scientific advisory group for emergencies (Sage), told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme there would be significant consequences … Read more
Drivers who fall behind on car finance payments can have their vehicles repossessed by lenders from February as FCA’s Covid-19 ban ends Repossession ban has been in place during the pandemic to protect consumers Exceptional financial hardship caused by Covid-19 has seen repossessions on homes, cars and other products restricted FCA has proposed for motor repossessions … Read more