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Kylie Gillies flees Sydney and is forced to leave behind her sons and husband amid COVID-19 border closures… as she prays for a ‘Christmas miracle’ her family can reunite in Queensland By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:39 GMT, 20 December 2020 | Updated: 11:39 GMT, 20 December 2020 Kylie Gillies says she’s … Read more
Gogglebox’s Sophie Sandiford promises to leave Debenhams ‘with a smile’ as she is among thousands losing their jobs amid store closures By Kate Dennett For Mailonline Published: 16:54 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 16:54 GMT, 2 December 2020 She is best-known for starring on Gogglebox alongside her brother Pete. And Sophie Sandiford has opened up about … Read more
Lambeth Council in south London is planning to keep ‘temporary’ controversial road closures in place for three years, it has been reported. The authority is said to have claimed nearly £200,000 of Government cash to block off five streets as part of its ‘Oval Triangle low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) temporary scheme’. But it has also … Read more
Some Cineworld cinemas will NEVER reopen after Covid lockdown as bosses consider permanent closures and job losses in bid to save struggling movie house chain Virus forced industry-wide cinema closures for several weeks earlier this year Cineworld then shut all 128 of its venues again last month, with 5,500 jobs at risk A lack of … Read more
The French national lockdown is set to be extended beyond the original date of December 2, despite the government saying that the coronavirus had peaked. Health Minister Olivier Veran confirmed today that he wouldn’t be able to provide a date for the end of the draconian national restrictions which were imposed for a month on October … Read more
School closures during the Spring coronavirus lockdown shortened the average child’s lifespan by THREE MONTHS, study finds Average US pupil lost 54 days of instruction, almost 11 weeks of schooling Worsened schooling led to drop in academic attainment for youngsters As a result, a total of 5.53 million years of life have been lost across … Read more
Ale fans have to ring ahead to pre-order takeaway beers to get round pub closures during the second lockdown. Pub and bar owners in Manchester appeared to be sticking to the letter of the law on takeaway pints. Those on a list of venues signed up to the idea were either closed today or else … Read more
Australians could soon be able to travel abroad for the first time since March with New Zealand preparing to open its borders within the next four weeks, sources say. Millions of Australians are expected to pack their bags and go on holiday as the states with the strictest border closure, Western Australia and Queensland, begin … Read more
Pub and restaurant closures across Scotland and Wales are not backed by ‘sound evidence’, according to a top academic. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today unveiled her nation’s new tiered lockdown approach while Wales begins a 17-day ‘firebreak’ at 6pm this evening. The rules mean the shutters are coming down on many sections of the … Read more
Some 211,381 job losses have been announced by major British employers since the start of the coronavirus lockdown in March as follows: October 17 – Edinburgh Woollen Mill – 600 October 16 – Pret A Manger – 400 October 14 – Gourmet Burger Kitchen – 362 October 7 – Greene King – 800 October 6 – … Read more