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BREAKING NEWS: Tokyo 2020 Olympics ‘will be SCRAPPED’ for the first time since World War II if they can’t be held next year, insists the Games’ president By Reuters Published: 08:06 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 08:16 BST, 28 April 2020 Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori has warned that next summer’s Olympic Games, already … Read more
The world’s biggest and most famous tomato fight in Spain has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, in yet another blow to the country’s tourism industry. La Tomatina, in which 20,000 revellers pelt each other with ripe tomatoes, is held each summer in the town of Bunol, Valencia. It attracts competitors and spectators from … Read more
Village online cricket tournament for teams in lockdown is scrapped amid ‘vote rigging’ saga as players are accused of cash backhanders and fake social media accounts By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:06 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 01:06 BST, 18 April 2020 An online tournament set up for village cricket teams in the … Read more
Roxy Jacenko DENIES Channel 10 has scrapped her TV pilot – as she hits back at a gossip columnist who accused her of ‘crying poor’ during the coronavirus pandemic By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:14 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 00:47 BST, 6 April 2020 Roxy Jacenko has come out swinging … Read more
BCG injection given to all school pupils aged between ten and 14 may offer protection from coronavirus… so why was it scrapped? The BCG jab was given to every ten to 14-year-old between 1953 and 2005 But it was then switched to those most at risk of infection from diseases targeted Researchers are testing whether … Read more
Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency. Officials like Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach have repeatedly insisted preparations should continue to light the … Read more
Two mile tunnel underneath Stonehenge is set to be scrapped over funding problems after survey uncovered issues that could send costs soaring to £2billion Controversial plans to tunnel under Stonehenge are set to be scrapped The A303 upgrade in Wiltshire involves work around the World Heritage Site Planners wanted to dig a £2bn 1.8 mile … Read more
Alan Partridge is taking to the streets. ‘I would man the barricades to defend the BBC,’ actor Steve Coogan pledged last week, before warning Ministers that ‘they’ll have a fight on their hands if they threaten it’. He won’t be alone. Yesterday BBC royalty, in the shape of veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby, joined the uprising. ‘The … Read more
The number of vehicles being used on UK roads without tax has fallen but still remains at record high levels since the paper disc was scrapped five years ago. Around 1.6 per cent of motors on Britain’s roads in 2019 are evading Vehicle and Excise Duty (VED), which represents an estimated 634,000 cars, according to … Read more