2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – 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 on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more
Local elections – including for the mayor of London – ‘should be POSTPONED from May until autumn over coronavirus fears to protect the public and staff at polling stations’ The Election Commission said May 7 poll should be delayed until autumn CEO Bob Posner cited ‘real risks to the successful delivery’ of the vote Elections … Read more
A Quiet Place 2 has been postponed says director John Krasinski due to coronavirus: ‘As insanely excited as we are… I’m gonna wait to release the film’ By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 15:37 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 16:29 GMT, 12 March 2020 A Quiet Place 2 was supposed to open in theaters … Read more
Justin Bieber announced as Kids’ Choice Awards performer …before show is POSTPONED because of coronavirus fears The 25-year-old pop act and Quavo have been tapped to give a rendition of their new single Intentions, according to People Although the awards show was scheduled to take place this coming Sunday it has been bumped to an … Read more
Privatisation of RBS postponed for yet another year: Treasury still owns 62% of the banking giant By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 11 March 2020 The privatisation of Royal Bank of Scotland has been postponed for yet another year. The Treasury still owns 62 … Read more
The Coachella festival, one of the most anticipated dates on the music calendar that was scheduled to take place next month, has reportedly been postponed to October in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The news was first reported by journalist Yashar Ali. DailyMail.com has reached out to the organizers of the music festival for comment. … Read more
Planned £4bn renovation of Parliament could be postponed in favour of a smaller project lasting just a year The Palace of Westminster was due to undergo a multi-billion-pound face-lift £4 billion restoration would have seen MPs and lords move to temporary home But that project could be reduced to less than a £200 million budget … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more