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Wimbledon CANCELLATION ‘to be confirmed by All England Club after its emergency board meeting on Wednesday’ Wimbledon will be cancelled after an emergency board meeting on Wednesday The Championships cannot realistically be played without fans or be postponed It will be the first time the tournament hasn’t been played since World War Two Most of … Read more
More than 1.6million people in England could already be infected with coronavirus as UK death tolls leaps by 260 in a single day to 1,019 True number of coronavirus cases in the UK could be as high as 1.6 million Modelling of data to predict regional infection rates carried out by Edge Health The number … Read more
Joe Cole has admitted being a teacher to his kids is ‘tough’ as he learns to homeschool them during the coronavirus lockdown. The former England and Chelsea star, 38, urged the country to get behind our NHS staff who are working tirelessly to treat those who have contracted the virus, after donating £25,000 to fundraiser … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus death toll has jumped by 41 to 465, but England only sees an additional 28 more fatalities, down from 83 on Tuesday. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland. They included a 47-year-old who did not have an underlying … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus death toll has jumped by 41 to 465, but England only sees an additional 28 more fatalities, down from 83 on Tuesday. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland. Scotland only announced two deaths yesterday, while Wales confirmed just … Read more
UK Government is spending a fraction of its pledged tree planting budget in England with 37p spent per person compared with £9.23 in Scotland In total the government is spending £20.5 million on woodland grants in England In Scotland the government are spending £50.2 million on new woodland grants Campaigners say greater funding is needed … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Prisoners could be freed from jails in England and Wales to ease pressures caused by coronavirus as up to 10% of staff are off sick or self-isolating Prisoners could be released to ease the pressure caused by the coronavirus Chief of Prison and Probation service revealed 13 inmates have tested positive The Justice Secretary did … Read more
One-fifth of people in England will be over 65 by the year 2028, new figures suggest Total of 20.7 per cent of Britons to be over 65 by 2028, according to ONS figures The last estimates – taken in 2018 – showed 18.2 per cent of people were over 65 South and Midlands will see … Read more
South of England could run out of water in 20 years unless ministers act to stop shortages, spending watchdog warns London’s consumption of water already outstrips demand in dry years The Capital’s usage puts the whole of the south east at risk of shortages Drier weather is expected to see a 600million litre reduction in … Read more