Coronavirus England: People go to Primark as lockdown ends

England’s lockdown is over today but Christmas shoppers have deserted central London with footfall down two-thirds compared to a year ago as people flocked to more spacious retail parks on ‘Wild Wednesday’, MailOnline can reveal today.  Exclusive data from Springboard shows that the number of people visiting retailers in central London is 65 per cent lower than … Read more

Brexit: UK STILL not ready with 4 weeks until transition period ends

UK is STILL not ready for Brexit with just four weeks until transition period ends… as experts warn of a ‘risk of serious disruption and delay’ at borders By John Stevens Deputy Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:43 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 15:46 GMT, 2 December 2020 Channel crossings are at … Read more

David Beckham wastes no time in getting back in the gym as Lockdown 2.0 ends

‘So good to be back’: David Beckham wastes no time in returning to the gym as Lockdown 2.0 ends… after documenting his home workouts By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 10:01 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 10:01 GMT, 2 December 2020 David Beckham joined fitness fanatics up and down the country in delightedly returning … Read more

Tier Two drinkers rejoice as lockdown ends… but those in Tier Three are left pining for a pint

England’s second national lockdown came to and end overnight, sparking a wave of excitement across social media as people prepare to return to the pubs – and landlords prepare to serve substantial meals with every drink. Social media users rejoiced the ending of the month-long shutdown, which ended last night. It will be replaced by … Read more

It’s Wild Wednesday! Dozens flock to gym as it reopens when lockdown ends on the stroke of midnight

People in England were quick to seize upon greater freedoms after the national lockdown ended and was replaced by a tiered system of restrictions. Some of the most hardcore fitness fanatics even hit the weights for a midnight workout as one London gym owner threw open his doors at the stroke of 12.   All non-essential shops … Read more

UK is STILL not ready for Brexit with just four weeks until transition period ends

UK is STILL not ready for Brexit with just four weeks until transition period ends… as experts warn of a ‘risk of serious disruption and delay’ at borders By John Stevens Deputy Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:43 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 00:49 GMT, 2 December 2020 Channel crossings are at … Read more

Shops get set for Wild Wednesday when national lockdown ends tomorrow

Shops are preparing for a ‘Wild Wednesday’ spending spree when the national lockdown ends tomorrow. Customers can expect sales and longer opening hours over the festive period as retailers desperately try to plug the financial black hole left by restrictions. Some hubs have even hired extra security to deal with an influx of shoppers, with Primark … Read more

Ban on travellers from Denmark ends as Estonia and Latvia are also taken off travel corridors list

Ban on travellers from Denmark ends but they must still quarantine – as Estonia and Latvia are also taken off travel corridors list (but you can now travel freely form Mongolia) People arriving in UK from countries not on travel corridors list must self-isolate  Department for Transport (DfT) said cases in Estonia has increased by … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Manchester braces for return to tier three after England’s lockdown ends

Manchester braces for return to Tier Three: Mayor Andy Burnham predicts government will plunge region back under toughest Covid curbs when UK-wide lockdown ends on December 2 Andy Burnham said it is ‘more likely than not’ that GM will go into ‘very high’ level Decision will be announced tomorrow over which regions go into which … Read more

Unemployment will hit 2.6MILLION people in the spring as the furlough scheme ends

Unemployment will surge to 7.5 per cent, putting 2.6million people out of work, when the furlough scheme ends in the spring, Rishi Sunak was warned today. The Office for Budget Responsibility said that the tens of billions spent on the job retention scheme and billions more spent on business loans and grants had fended off … Read more