Eurostar announces London to Amsterdam direct services will start in October

Rail passengers will be able to travel directly from Amsterdam to London in just over FOUR hours from £40 a ticket in October, Eurostar announces Eurostar will launch London to Amsterdam return service from end of October Tickets cost at least £40 each way with a travel time of four hours nine minutes  A passenger … Read more

Up to 150,000 people will be regularly tested for coronavirus by October

Ministers today revealed they will ramp up the size of a major Covid-19 surveillance testing scheme to 150,000 people every fortnight.  Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed plans to expand the existing scheme five-fold by October. The swabbing survey, ran by the Office for National Statistics, has been tracking the size of the coronavirus outbreak in … Read more

Mariah Carey surprises fans with news of new album The Rarities coming in October

‘‪This one is for you’: Mariah Carey surprises fans with news of new album The Rarities coming in October By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 07:10 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 07:10 BST, 19 August 2020 It’s 30 years since she released her debut album. And in addition to the publication of a candid … Read more

London Marathon set to go ahead on October 4 but will take a different route with only elite runners

London Marathon mass race is CANCELLED with only elite runners taking part in October 4 biosecure event which will take place on a different route and without roadside spectators The London Marathon will be staged on October 4 using a different route Rather than starting in Greenwich, the race will loop around St James’s Park … Read more

Russia prepares for mass coronavirus vaccination campaign in October

Russia prepares for mass coronavirus vaccination campaign in OCTOBER after clinical trials with teachers and doctors first in line Health Minister Mikhail Murashko outlined his plan for wider vaccines in October State research facility Gamaleya Institute has completed trials for the vaccine Some experts are concerned at how quickly Russia is planning to distribute it  … Read more

NHS hospitals are warned they will face a fine if not at 90% of usual capacity levels by October 

NHS hospitals are warned they will face a fine if they are not at 90% of their usual capacity levels by October Sir Simon Stevens said services must aim to deliver increase in care in hospitals Sets out plans to address as much of NHS’s waiting list as possible before winter Thousands of non-urgent operations … Read more

Apple confirms iPhone 12 release date will be delayed until at least October due to COVID-19

Apple confirms iPhone 12 release date will be delayed until at least October after coronavirus lockdowns disrupt the global supply chain Confirmation of the delays came from Apple’s latest quarterly earnings call Disruption from COVID-19 means that the new line will miss the usual launch slot Announcement of the delay follows similar rumours circulating online this week … Read more

Best bank accounts: Club Lloyds to cut interest rate to 0.8% in October

Club Lloyds customers to earn less interest as Britain’s biggest bank is the latest to cut current account perks Account currently pays a blended interest rate of around 1.2% on up to £5,000 This will be cut back to 0.8% from October Tesco Bank and Santander have announced cuts to their bank account perks as … Read more

Boris Johnson says crowds could return to UK sports stadiums from October

Green light for fans to return to stadiums: Boris Johnson announces sports grounds could let spectators back in from October with test events including cricket starting in just NINE DAYS’ time in the latest lifting of the UK’s lockdown Crowds could return to UK sports stadiums from October as lockdown lifted Prime Minister Boris Johnson … Read more

One in three firms are preparing to lay off staff before furlough ends in October

Almost a third of firms are preparing to lay off staff, according to a devastating report, as Boris Johnson prepares to ditch the working from home guidance and send millions back to the office. The threat of mass lay-offs in the report comes ahead of figures which are today expected to show the biggest fall … Read more