Coronavirus: Tokyo to invite MORE athletes to the Olympics! Games chiefs relax qualifying rules

Tokyo to invite MORE athletes to the 2020 Olympics! Games chiefs relax qualifying rules after coronavirus leaves national trials in disarray More athletes and teams are set to compete in Tokyo despite the pandemic The IOC made clear on Tuesday they are happy to increase athlete quotas  Contingencies being made to house athletes in overflow … Read more

Fury as school chiefs abandon zero tolerance policy on knives and say pupils will NOT be expelled

Fury as school chiefs abandon zero tolerance policy on knives and say pupils who bring knives to class will NOT automatically be expelled  MPs have hit out at the decision being touted where knife crime is a major issue  Tom Hunt MP warned he didn’t want to see the message softened on knives  Knife crime … Read more

Miami Open CANCELLED due to coronavirus with tennis chiefs in crisis talks over season

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

Paramedic in Hertfordshire is struck down by coronavirus as health chiefs hunt for ANYONE in contact

Paramedic in Hertfordshire is struck down by coronavirus as health chiefs launch urgent hunt for ANYONE who may have come into contact with them East of England Ambulance Service paramedic tested positive for coronavirus Health officials are now looking for anyone who may have come into contact  Marcus Bailey, EEAST Chief Operating Officer, said risk … Read more

Coronavirus: Premier League chiefs face government talks today to discuss behind closed doors games

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

Sports chiefs summoned to Whitehall for crunch talks on coronavirus crisis

Will fans be banned from football? Sports chiefs summoned to Whitehall on Monday for crunch talks on emergency measures as coronavirus crisis worsens Sport’s governing bodies will visit the Sports Secretary Oliver Dowden’s offices  Mr Dowden may seek advice on the practicalities of staging events without fans  Upcoming Italy v England Six Nations rugby match … Read more

Bowel cancer screening for over-50s is still not happening despite health chiefs’ pledge

The result, in black and white on the letter, was clear: bowel cancer. It was advanced – stage four – meaning it had already spread.  The chance of a cure, I knew, was small. I felt a wash of sadness, and then something else: intense anger. In fact, I was furious. This wasn’t ‘my’ bad … Read more

European health chiefs greet each other with ELBOW BUMPS as coronavirus fears grip the continent

European health chiefs greeted each other with elbow bumps and by placing their hands on their heart today as coronavirus fears rise. An emergency meeting held in Brussels today aims to boost the EU’s collective response to the novel coronavirus as it sweeps across the continent.  Health ministers from Croatia, France, Greece and Cyprus were pictured … Read more

Bali’s health chiefs admit they can’t test tourists for coronavirus

NEW SOUTH WALES: 27 January 25  Three men aged 43, 53, and 35 who had recently travelled to China contracted the disease. Two flew in from Wuhan while the other arrived in Sydney from Shenzhen, south China. They were treated in isolation at Westmead Hospital.  January 27   A 21-year-old woman is identified as the fourth … Read more

MPs raise ‘serious concerns’ over next Bank chief’s record as FCA boss

MPs raise ‘serious concerns’ over next Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey’s record as FCA boss By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2020 Andrew Bailey has come under fire over his leadership of the City watchdog just days before taking over at … Read more