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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
Border Force intercepts 52 migrants, including five children, trying to reach the UK in a single day – taking the total this year to 495 – as coronavirus reaches Calais camps The Home Office confirmed the migrants were intercepted by Border Force travelling across the Dover straits The 52 individuals intercepted on Thursday presented as … Read more
Lockdown police can use force on children: Guidance says officers can use ‘reasonable force’ if a youngster is believed to be ‘outside of their premises without reasonable excuse’ Police will be able to use ‘reasonable force’ on children if they flout lockdown The College of Policing allows officers to remove children from the streets Officers also … Read more
The House on Friday passed a $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, defeating a move by a rogue lawmaker to hold up a vote on the legislation, which now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature. The threat from Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky united President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House GOP Leader Kevin … Read more
Tori Spelling’s bank is asking for the LA Sheriff’s Office to force the star to pay $89k in debt Spelling was originally ordered to pay the five-figure sum in 2016 She owes another debt collection company $5k for an unpaid credit card bill Tori is also in $400k of debt with City National Bank for … Read more
An official on the White House coronavirus task force says the group is tracking whether the virus could disappear in the summer and return in the fall. Dr Deborah Birx, the response coordinator for the task force, told CBS This Morning that the Trump administration has been creating models that show coronavirus behaving like the … Read more
French police bundle a woman to the ground and kick a man for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules: Cops threaten mass WALKOUT after they are criticised for ‘excessive force’ French police are accused of breaking basic health rules when issuing fines ‘Officers failed to observe social-distancing, wear masks, & some used violence’ There are currently some … Read more
The Meadow Building, part of the University of Oxford’s Christ Church College Universities yesterday cancelled exams, lectures and seminars in defiance of Government advice. Oxford scaled back face-to-face teaching while Bristol was among those bringing forward their Easter break by at least a week and asking students to go home. Oxford – which has six … Read more
Smartphone owners are being given new rights to have their device repaired under laws introduced by the EU that could put an end to ‘throwaway culture’. Manufacturers will made to fix broken electronic devices under the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), which will also cover the UK despite Brexit. The plan, unveiled on … Read more
On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence announced that many insurance companies would be waving copays for coronavirus testing. This includes many of the leading insurers such as Aetna, Anthem, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Cigna, Humana and UnitedHealth Group. ‘I’m pleased to report…that all the insurance companies here either today or before today have … Read more