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Planned £4bn renovation of Parliament could be postponed in favour of a smaller project lasting just a year The Palace of Westminster was due to undergo a multi-billion-pound face-lift £4 billion restoration would have seen MPs and lords move to temporary home But that project could be reduced to less than a £200 million budget … Read more
The entire final round of Six Nations matches ‘could be postponed because of coronavirus – and will not be played until a Hallowe’en ‘Super Saturday’ on October 31′ The Six Nations commitee could be set to postpone the last round of fixtures due to fears surrounding the coronavirus Reports in France claim federations made the … Read more
The controversial trial of an Army veteran over a fatal shooting during the Northern Ireland Troubles has been postponed due to the ill-health of the accused. Dennis Hutchings, 78, was due to be at Belfast Crown Court on Monday morning for the opening day of his trial. Mr Hutchings, from Cawsand in Cornwall, a former … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
He was the greatest writer of our age and it was billed as his final farewell. But next week’s memorial for novelist Sir Vidia Naipaul at the National Portrait Gallery has been postponed due to the spread of coronavirus. Publishers from all over the world were invited to gather on Friday, March 13th to pay … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
The £1million corruption trial of a former Prime Minister of France and his British wife was postponed today after lawyers blockaded the tribunal building as part of the country’s pensions protests. Francois and Penelope Fillon, a mother-of-five who was born in Wales, were due in the dock on Monday. But – in an embarrassing setback … Read more
By: Reuters | Baku | Updated: February 12, 2020 6:46:36 pm The race at the Shanghai International Circuit was slotted in as the fourth round of the 2020 season. (Source: Twitter) Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed due to the recent outbreak of coronavirus in the country, organisers said on Wednesday. The race, … Read more