Northern Ireland lockdowns AGAIN: All non-essential shops, hair salons and cafes will be forced to close from next Friday in tough two-week shutdown just days after reopening Country was poised to emerged from circuit-breaker until a rise in infections Ministers have warned the health service is in danger of being overwhelmed Cafes can open today … Read more
Welsh revellers hit the town last night after the Principality’s two-week ‘firebreak’ coronavirus lockdown came to an end. The restrictions were finally lifted after the government imposed the strict shutdown last month against a backdrop of rocketing Covid-19 cases. Now, Covid-19 case rates have fallen in almost every part of Wales, with the biggest drops seen … Read more
Olivia Wilde to her Instagram Stories on Thursday afternoon to give her 3.5 million Instagram followers an update on the upcoming film Don’t Worry Darling. The movie set was shut down on Wednesday after a crew member tested positive for the coronavirus. Olivia, 36, clarified in her video that shooting would be halted for two … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Twitter buckles under pressure and unlocks New York Post’s main account after two-week stalemate over Hunter Biden articles By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com Published: 22:37 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 22:37 GMT, 30 October 2020 Twitter has backed down and unlocked the main account of the New York Post following a two-week … Read more
Amir Khan has been accused of breaking two-week quarantine rules after travelling from New York to the UK and failing to self-isolate. The boxer, 33, shared pictures on his social media from a recent trip to New York, including a snap with daughter Alayna, two, at Staten Island mall – before uploading another image of … Read more
Next warns two-week circuit-breaker lockdown in England would cost the fashion chain £57m in sales The firm expects to make £365m profit in the year to the end of January 2021 It is more than the £300m target but down on the £728.5m profit from last year It expects revenues to fall 17pc to £3.6bn … Read more
The Welsh Government is demanding more support from Westminster to protect jobs and businesses ahead of a possible two-week circuit-break lockdown, the country’s health minister has said. Vaughan Gething said the furlough scheme ends on October 31 and will be replaced by the UK Government with a ‘less generous’ Job Support Scheme. He told the … Read more
A national advertising campaign urging shoppers to start their Christmas preparations early kicks off today in a desperate attempt to ease pressure on retailers. The British Retail Consortium will launch the two-week blitz across newspapers and radio channels urging consumers to ‘shop early, start wrapping, enjoy Christmas’. The cheeky take on the Government’s ‘Stay Alert, … Read more
A top scientist and SAGE expert has today said two-week circuit-breaker lockdowns around school holidays could help disrupt the spread of coronavirus ahead of a vaccine. Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who is on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) committee, said the lockdowns would best be … Read more
The Netherlands is preparing to shut down bars, cafes and restaurants for two weeks and ban alcohol sales after 8pm to get a grip on a spiralling outbreak of Covid-19, Dutch media says. Ministers are set to unveil their new measures today in what sources told RTL Nieuws is their last throw of the dice before imposing … Read more