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The first episode of the new series of Britain’s Got Talent kicked off on Saturday night and it’s fair to say it was an emotional one. Ten acts took to the stage in the hopes of impressing the judges but it was choir Sign Along With Us that came out on top as they left Amanda … Read more
A super-lab for coronavirus testing has finally opened in Milton Keynes after ministers admitted they had no idea when it would be operational. The National Biosample Centre has been shrouded in mystery for weeks and was discreetly opened last night by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. There was skepticism the facility would get going in time to … Read more
Wimbledon ‘will receive £114m in compensation’ for cancelling this year’s tournament due to coronavirus after taking out ‘pandemic insurance’ following SARS outbreak in 2003 Wimbledon took out pandemic insurance in 2003 following SARS outbreak All England Club announced last week that this year’s tournament was cancelled The £114million claim will help to cover the loss … Read more
Investors mis-sold inflation-busting mini-bonds from an unregulated firm which went bust at the start of April could be in line for payouts of up to £85,000, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme said. Basset & Gold Plc, which sponsored West Ham United football club, raised as much as £36million from 1,800 investors between its founding in … Read more
The first group of Chinese volunteers who received potential coronavirus vaccinations are said to be healthy after finishing 14 days of quarantine. Fourteen people returned home yesterday after participating in the first clinical trial for the vaccine candidate in Wuhan. A total of 18 out of the 108 participants have completed their medical observation as … Read more
Aldi staff receive 10% bonus for the extra work they face keeping shelves stacked during coronavirus crisis Employees thanked for ‘working tirelessly throughout this extremely busy time’ Many workers have had to help out beyond their contracted hours in recent days Staff’s cash boost will be backdated to March 9, when the outbreak first began … Read more
Commuters with rail season tickets will get a refund as part of the Government’s rescue package. Hundreds of thousands of passengers holding monthly or annual passes will get their money back for ‘time unused on their tickets,’ the Department for Transport (DfT) said. Ministers also announced that passengers with advance tickets for travel over the coming … Read more
Virgin Mobile is DOWN leaving customers unable to make or receive calls as millions of people across the UK struggle to work from home amid coronavirus crisis Outages appeared to hit the mobile provider early on Wednesday morning Smaller-scale outages are also being reported by Virgin cable internet users The issue strikes as many work … Read more
Italian coronavirus patients who are 80 or older will not receive intensive care if the crisis worsens, under emergency plans being proposed in Turin. The plans drawn up by civil protection officials warn that ‘it will be necessary to apply criteria for access to intensive treatment’ if there are too many patients. The document, seen … Read more
Passport office begins issuing travel documents with blue cover as remaining stock of EU versions run out Willow-Rose Hugman’s passport arrived days after her sister got a burgundy one Their mother Danielle, from Lowerstock, Suffolk, says new design looks ‘smarter’ Home Office announced the change of colour in December 2017 By Luke May For Mailonline … Read more