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Mass testing of whole regions is being considered by No10 to help bring the hated cycle of lockdowns to an end by the spring. Testing could be used to move the worst-hit areas of the UK down the tiers, which could be implemented as the third national shutdown ends. One idea under consideration is to … Read more
The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday has risen to 73 as experts warn another quake could trigger a tsunami. More than 820 people were injured and over 27,800 fled their homes after the 6.2-magnitude quake hit, a spokesman from the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said. Some sought … Read more
Shop queue clampdown: Supermarkets are told to bring back limit on number of customers amid new fears over lockdown rule-breaking Ministers ordered local authorities to limit number of people allowed into shops Non-essential stores or those not following Covid secure guidelines may be shut It comes amid concerns supermarkets may become virus hotspots and that … Read more
Keir Starmer U-turns on EU freedom of movement saying he WON’T try to bring it back because the ‘British people would expect us to make Brexit work’ if Labour wins the next election He ran for Labour leadership vowing to bring back freedom of movement But today he said a Labour Government elected in 2024 … Read more
Britain may have to endure coronavirus restrictions next Christmas because coronavirus ‘benefits’ from cooler months, Chris Whitty has suggested Britain may have to endure coronavirus restrictions next Christmas because coronavirus ‘benefits’ from cooler months, Chris Whitty has suggested. Offical for National Statistics figures show an estimated 1.1 million people in private households in England had … Read more
Boris Johnson: The Prime Minister has cancelled Christmas in a grim end to 2020 The grim end to this pandemic year should not cast a pall over investment hopes for 2021. Financial experts are upbeat about prospects for the UK, though the recovery might not kick in until the late spring or summer when enough … Read more
SAGE advisers are calling for the two-metre social distancing rule to be brought back and for people to wear face masks all the time when in public. The Government’s top scientists said the current restrictions need to be toughened up if they are to stand a chance of stopping the new coronavirus variant. The variant … Read more
Britons today opened their curtains to fresh snow, with weather experts now forecasting -6C Arctic blasts and four more inches later today – sparking road and rail chaos warnings. Areas of the north such of the north, including Wigan and Manchester, were blanketed in snow overnight, along with Stoke-on-Trent in the Midlands. Meanwhile, Londoners woke … Read more
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Is this the worst Christmas ever? As most of the country enters Tier 4 from Boxing Day, l’m trying to look on the bright side, find light in the gloom, things to be cheerful about. After all, I’m not spending the next two days holed up in a smelly lorry cab parked on a disused … Read more