2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
150 Manchester firms are still open despite coronavirus lockdown – many without good reason, claims Andy Burnham after a flood of complaints from workers The Mayor of Greater Manchester called for stricter policy on businesses He said he would seek legal advice about whether it was possible to take action Total of 759 people have … Read more
Jack P Shepherd has shared a glimpse at his new Manchester home with girlfriend Hanni Treweek and her two pet Chihuahuas as they self-isolate amid the UK coronavirus lockdown. The Coronation Street star, 32, took to Instagram on Wednesday night to share several videos of himself and his partner, 30, quarantining during the COVID-19 crisis. Jack, who … Read more
Britain’s major entertainment venues today ‘stand ready’ to be transformed into field hospitals to cope with an influx of coronavirus patients. The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) near Birmingham, located off the M42 motorway, has 18 exhibition halls and plays host to dozens of high-profile conferences and shows each year, including Crufts. Bosses at the venue, … Read more
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola donates €1MILLION of his own money to fight coronavirus in Barcelona, after urgent appeal raised just €33,000 in a week The Spaniard has earmarked the money for the Angel Soler Daniel Foundation The fund is named after a doctor from Santpedor, the town Guardiola hails from On Tuesday Spain reported … 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
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The brother of the Manchester suicide bomber is facing a life behind bars after being found guilty of 22 murders yesterday. Hashem Abedi, 22, was convicted of plotting with his brother, Salman, to carry out one of Britain’s deadliest terrorist atrocities. Although Hashem was 2,000 miles away in Libya when his older sibling detonated his … Read more
The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber is facing life in jail after a jury found him guilty of 22 counts of murder in Britain’s biggest terror trial. Hashem Abedi was not present the Old Bailey to hear the jury deliver its verdict after sacking his legal team in the last week of the trial … Read more
An 88-year-old man who died from the coronavirus after initially testing negative for the illness has been named. Darrell Blakeley, from Middleton in Greater Manchester, collapsed on the floor of his home on March 3. When the father-of-one was first tested for the virus at North Manchester General Hospital the result came back negative. However, … Read more