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Uber Pool is suspended in London to limit the spread of coronavirus

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

UK’s Sainsbury’s to limit customer purchases, close…

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Sainsbury’s is restricting customer purchases to combat panic buying, closing its in-store cafes and beefing-up online services to get it through the coronavirus crisis. Britain’s grocery industry has struggled for over a week to keep shelves stocked in the face of intense panic buying, which got worse on Tuesday despite weekend appeals for calm from … Read more

Uber suspends its pool option in US and Canada to limit the spread of coronavirus 

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Uber suspends its pool option in US and Canada to limit the spread of coronavirus Uber has suspended its pool option in the US and Canada  The move is help limit the spread of the coronavirus The World Health Organization is urging people to practice social distancing  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see … Read more

Data breach fines set to rocket after limit is lifted 

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Data breach fines set to rocket after limit is lifted By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 Penalties handed out to companies for customer data breaches could soon soar – with some potentially hitting hundreds of millions of pounds, legal experts say. … Read more

Iran’s uranium stocks are FIVE TIMES the limit agreed under 2015 deal, UN’s nuclear watchdog warns

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Iran’s uranium stocks are FIVE TIMES the limit agreed under 2015 deal, UN’s nuclear watchdog warns The IAEA said Iran’s stockpile had more than doubled to 2,250lbs since February 2015 deal with world powers allows only a much smaller stockpile of 461lbs The UN nuclear watchdog also demanded ‘clarifications’ over an undeclared site  By Tim … Read more

London’s Congestion Charge Zone to have a 20mph speed limit from next week

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Roads within the London Congestion Charge Zone will have a 20mph speed limit from Monday 2 March as part of the Mayor’s efforts to cut road deaths and serious injuries in the capital, Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed today. All 5.5 miles of roads within the charging zone – which covers the same roads … Read more

British Gas reverses the minimum top up limit back to £1 for prepayment customers after backlash

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British Gas reduces the minimum top-up for prepayment energy customers back to £1 after backlash British Gas initially changed the minimum top up limit to £5 from £1  Customers complained about this and the change to Payzone terminals   The change back to a £1 minimum top up is expected to be in place by March  … Read more

Women could be allowed to freeze their eggs for DECADES as government reviews ten-year limit 

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Women could be allowed to freeze their eggs for DECADES as government reviews current ten-year limit After 10 years frozen eggs must be used in fertility treatment or destroyed Campaigners say the current practice is  arbitrary’ and has no scientific basis Treatment cycles with frozen eggs rose from 410 in 2012 to 1,462 in 2017  By … Read more

Professor says NO amount of alcohol is safe but there are things you can do to limit health damage

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No amount of alcohol is safe but there are things you can do to reduce the health impacts of drinking. That’s according to Professor David Nutt, an Imperial College London researcher, former government adviser and outspoken drugs expert. Avoiding champagne, drinking beer before wine and making sure you buy the third round could all stop … Read more