Chester reveal plans for 5,000 spectators to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing

Chester Racecourse reveal plans for 5,000 spectators a day to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing and racegoers given staggered arrival times to avoid congestion Chester’s entire programme last year was staged behind closed doors Organisers claim a race day will lose money with less than 5,000 spectators Plan would need approval from … Read more

FEMA will help the US open three mass vaccination centers in Texas to give 10,000 shots a day

One in 10 Americans has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine as immunization efforts continue to be ramped up, new data reveal. Currently, 32.8 million people in the U.S. – or 10 percent of the population – has received an initial dose and 9.8 million – 2.9 percent – are fully inoculated, … Read more

Rose Byrne sports a mass of curls as she films 1980s Apple TV+ dramedy Physical on location in LA

Rose Byrne sports a mass of curls as she films 1980s Apple TV+ dramedy Physical on location in LA By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 05:45 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 05:45 GMT, 3 February 2021 She was last seen on the small screen in the Hulu series Mrs. America. And on Tuesday, Rose … Read more

Pope Francis forced to miss Mass due to sciatica

Ailing Pope’s health forces him to miss Mass and suspend other events as the 84-year-old suffers ‘persistent pain’ blamed on sciatica The Vatican last week announced Pope Francis would miss three engagements  He has sciatica, a nerve inflammation that affects the lower back and legs  The same condition saw Francis skip two appearances for New … Read more

TV set where Peaky Blinders is filmed is converted into a mass Covid vaccination centre

TV set where BBC gangster drama Peaky Blinders is filmed is converted into a mass Covid vaccination centre Black Country Living Museum in Dudley turned into a vaccination centre  It opened its doors this morning to help priority patients receive their jabs Attraction formerly used as the filming location for BBC series Peaky Blinders By … Read more

Biden attends first Mass as president at Holy Trinity church in DC

President Joe Biden attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president. Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president, picked Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood, a few miles from the White House. It’s where the nation’s only other Catholic president, John … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Salisbury Cathedral turned into mass vaccination hub

Vaccinations are continuing to be dished out at Salisbury Cathedral today as religious landmarks join the battle against the coronavirus. NHS staff worked with church workers and volunteers to help the elderly receive their jab in the 800-year-old place of worship in Wiltshire. Pictures today showed rows of mask-wearing visitors sitting in the atrium in … Read more

Salisbury Cathedral is turned into a mass coronavirus vaccination hub

Vaccinations are continuing to be dished out at Salisbury Cathedral today as religious landmarks join the battle against the coronavirus. NHS staff worked with church workers and volunteers to help the elderly receive their jab in the 800-year-old place of worship in Wiltshire. Pictures today showed rows of mask-wearing visitors sitting in the atrium in … Read more

Leaders of Congress will attend Mass with Joe Biden in show of bipartisan unity

Vice President Mike Pence will skip President Donald Trump’s farewell ceremony on Wednesday, as will top Republican congressional leaders, in order for them to spend inauguration day with incoming President Joe Biden.  Pence is attending Biden’s swearing-in ceremony later on Wednesday and aides told The Washington Post that it would be logistically challenging for the vice … Read more

Covid UK: Mass testing of whole regions to bring cycle of lockdowns to an end by spring

Mass testing of whole regions is being considered by No10 to help bring the hated cycle of lockdowns to an end by the spring. Testing could be used to move the worst-hit areas of the UK down the tiers, which could be implemented as the third national shutdown ends. One idea under consideration is to … Read more