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Prepare for ‘postcode lockdowns’: Minister Helen Whately hints there WILL be rules imposed on localised areas to stop spread of Covid variants when national curbs are eased – but care homes could be back open for visits in WEEKS thanks to vaccine drive Government considering using postcode lockdowns when national curbs eased Would see localised … Read more
Donald Trump has speculated that Joe Biden is either lying or ‘mentally gone’ after the president on Tuesday night said his administration arrived to find no COVID-19 vaccines available. Trump, who on Wednesday broke his silence to give a series of interviews marking the death of Rush Limbaugh, told Newsmax Biden made ‘a very dumb … Read more
More than 60,000 students have applied to study nursing as the coronavirus crisis drives tens of thousands to ‘safer’ and secure careers including medicine, engineering and architecture. Sign ups for courses in nursing surged by almost a third (32 per cent) this year to a total of 60,130 applicants, according to the Universities and Colleges … Read more
Hospitals in Texas are EVACUATED as patients are left without water or heat and staff are left to clean toilets with trash bags At least two hospitals have been evacuated as Texas grapples with power outages since a winter storm earlier this week crippled its electric grid St. David’s South Austin Medical Center and Dell … Read more
The former CEO of Facebook has slammed Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘sad’ decision to block news in Australia, while encouraging Aussies to delete the app out of protest. The US social media giant has infuriated Australians after blocking them from reading and sharing local news in response to a world-first law to make tech giants pay media … Read more
Flamboyant tycoon Pierre LaGrange owns Huntsman, the 172 year old clothes retailer A multi-millionaire has been claiming public money to furlough staff at his Savile Row tailoring firm. Belgian-born Pierre LaGrange, who lives in Monaco, London and New York has used taxpayers’ hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket London company … Read more
Facebook has blocked Australians from accessing and sharing news in protest at a new law which would have forced the site to pay for the content it hosts. Furious Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the move shows big tech companies ‘think they are bigger than governments and that the rules should not apply to them’. … Read more
Scott Morrison has taken to his huge Facebook following to slam the tech giant for banning Australians from accessing news on its platform. The US social media giant has infuriated Australians after blocking them from reading and sharing local news in response to a world-first law to make tech giants pay media companies for the … Read more
Flamboyant tycoon Pierre LaGrange owns Huntsman, the 172 year old clothes retailer A multi-millionaire has been claiming public money to furlough staff at his Savile Row tailoring firm. Belgian-born Pierre LaGrange, who lives in Monaco, London and New York has used taxpayers’ hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket London company … Read more
The ‘sprightly’ Duke of Edinburgh was seen in ‘very good humour’ before his admission to hospital, according to royal sources, as it was confirmed he spent a second night under observation from doctors. Prince Philip, 99, was last night kept in at private King Edward VII’s Hospital in Marylebone for rest and observation after a ‘short … Read more