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Ecuador’s government said on Thursday it was building a ‘special camp’ for coronavirus victims in the country’s largest city of Guayaquil, where an outbreak has killed over 80 people, with many bodies left at home for days. President Lenin Moreno said the official total of 120 deaths across the Andean nation, among the highest tallies … Read more
Mill building collapses as massive early morning blaze rips through businesses and firefighters warn neighbours to stay in with windows closed Firefighters called to Morton Mill in Failsworth, Manchester at 5.22am today Blaze was seen engulfing the mill building and a boarded up home nearby Elecricity to homes in the area is affected and Oldham Road closed … Read more
The Russian army is rush-building 16 emergency coronavirus hospitals amid warnings of an ‘explosion’ of cases in the country. Three thousand troops are working ‘around the clock’ to build the hospitals, which will be able to hold 1,600 patients when finished. Russia has just 840 confirmed cases of coronavirus, but there are signs the infection … Read more
Builders claim they are being held to ransom by their bosses and forced to go to work as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister to shut down all construction sites. Mr Johnson was bombarded with calls to put a halt to all non-essential construction projects during Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. But after London Underground trains and … Read more
Housing developers Persimmon and Bellway shut all their building sites due to coronavirus because they couldn’t guarantee social isolation rules Newcastle-based Bellway said it was closing 200 building sites by Friday night Site managers only allowed on to them to maintain security or to hand over keys Charles Church builder Persimmon confirmed it is starting … Read more
Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to stop non-essential construction workers heading to building sites as Britain attempts to tackle the spread of coronavirus. The Prime Minister has faced calls across the political spectrum for more stringent rules so workers are not placed at risk, and public transport is not overwhelmed. Mr Johnson, who will … Read more
France is building military field hospitals as the world intensifies its battle against coronavirus with deaths hitting 13,274 and cases soaring above 300,000. Soldiers were pictured setting up medical centres in Mulhouse, which along with Alsace, is France’s worst-hit region. Shoppers in Dubai are now greeted with ‘stay safe’ markings in supermarkets to encourage social distancing … Read more
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and founder of Tesla, says he will convert a factory to create ventilators if needed. It comes as his factory faces closure to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to be eyeing up a new charity office in a former BBC building, a source has told The Sun on Sunday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were stepping down as senior members of the Royal Family in January and completed their final engagements in the … Read more
Developers could be BANNED from building new homes in areas that are at ‘high-risk’ of flooding as Government orders a review of planning rules after massive storms caused chaos across the UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said ministers would review planning laws His statement followed the wettest February since records began Thousands of homes and … Read more