English Heritage today revealed 19 castles, houses and monuments it will be keeping open during the country’s third national lockdown for people to use for exercise. The grounds of sites such as Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, Walmer Castle in Kent and Longtown Castle in Herefordshire will be remaining open to the public. Londoners will be … Read more
Supermarket websites have been feeling the strain as customers race to book delivery slots after England was plunged into its third national lockdown. The Sainsbury’s app was under such high demand that the retailer had to temporarily limit access, while there were nearly 15,000 people queuing on the Ocado website and others were reporting problems … Read more
Skid Row is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 infections with homeless sites in Downtown Los Angeles now ‘overwhelmed’ by the virus, officials have warned. Cases have exploded among the homeless people who live in the area, which is known for being one of the largest populations of homeless people in the United States. After averaging … Read more
Supermarket websites have been feeling the strain as customers race to book delivery slots after England was plunged into its third national lockdown. The Sainsbury’s app crashed while there were nearly 15,000 people queuing on the Ocado website and others were reporting problems paying on the Tesco app. It follows chaos before the first lockdown … Read more
Unloved present bonanza: The auction sites that sell off Christmas returns and ex-display items for bargain basement prices – including iPhone11 Pros for less than £500 and VR headsets under £150 Christmas returns don’t always head back to shelves after being brought back Costs of packaging, reshipping and labour sometimes puts shops off reselling They … Read more
Nearly 13 million people in England live in an area with no vaccination centre, making it a postcode lottery for those seeking the life-saving jab. Analysis found nearly one in four people live in a constituency with no hospital, GP practice or appropriate community building for giving coronavirus vaccines. At present, only around 300,000 vaccinations … Read more
Putin passes new laws enabling Russia to block US social networking sites that ‘discriminate’ against the country and levy hefty fines Package of reforms was passed by Russia’s parliament and signed off by Putin It includes measures allowing Russia to restrict access to ‘discriminatory’ sites Push to increase online ‘sovereignty’ has sparked fears of China-style … Read more
Dozens of new Roman Army camp sites dating from two millennia ago have been discovered in northern Spain. Experts used remote sensing technology to uncover the 66 camps of different sizes, which the Romans would’ve used for training and shelter during one of their most infamous conflicts – the conquest of Hispania. Researchers can identify the original … Read more
Center Parcs closes ALL its British sites until January 7 ‘with heavy heart’ due to Covid super-strain Center Parcs has announced it will close all five of its UK woodland resorts Company said staying open would go against government’s advice to ‘stay local’ Elveden, Longleat, Whinfell, Woburn and Sherwood Forests will now remain shut until at … Read more
News by Netflix? Warning streaming sites could provide public service broadcasting as Ofcom proposes radical shakeup of rules for BBC and ITV TV regulator found that viewers are increasingly ebbing away from TV channels Ofcom warned traditional broadcasting is ‘unlikely to survive in the online world’ PSBs could be allowed to fulfill obligations on other … Read more