Tokyo Olympics ‘are CANCELLED’: Japanese government ‘has privately concluded the Games cannot go ahead this summer’ after they were postponed from last year By Ross Ibbetson and Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 23:54 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 00:25 GMT, 22 January 2021 The Japanese government has decided the Tokyo Olympics cannot go ahead … Read more
Tokyo Olympics ‘are CANCELLED’: Japanese government ‘has privately concluded the Games cannot go ahead this summer’ after they were postponed from last year By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline Published: 23:54 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 00:04 GMT, 22 January 2021 The Japanese government has decided the Tokyo Olympics cannot go ahead this summer after … Read more
Covid CANCELS Glastonbury…again: Famous festival will not take place for second year in a row because of pandemic with tickets rolled over until 2022, confirm organisers Glastonbury will not take place for second year in a row because of pandemic In a statement Michael and Emily Eavis said they were ‘so sorry’ to have to … Read more
SPOTIFY Harry and Meghan’s deal with Spotify is the latest they’ve undertaken that’s similar to Barack and Michelle Obama. Earlier this year, Michelle launched The Michelle Obama Podcast and had her husband on as one of her first guests. Neither Michelle nor Spotify released details of the deal but it’s likely to rival that of … Read more
The inquest into the ‘unexplained’ death of teenage actor Archie Lyndhurst has been abandoned. A coroner has dropped the investigation into the tragedy, according to reports, after the star was found dead at his family home in west London on September 22 after a short illness. The teenager, who had been acting since the age … Read more
Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic were the worst airlines for flouting the law by delaying refunds for cancelled holidays last year, a damning survey found. Customers with package holidays are legally entitled to their money back within 14 days of cancellation, while airlines should refund passengers within seven days. But major operators often failed to meet … Read more
Hundreds of cancer operations in London are being cancelled as the city is inundated with Covid patients, according to reports. Mayor Sadiq Khan today declared a major incident with a stark warning that the capital’s hospitals would run out of beds – as the number of people infected with coronavirus reached one person in 30 … Read more
Students are fearing for their future after A-level and GCSE exams were cancelled due to a surge in Covid cases – as some say marks are now based on ‘teachers’ opinions’. Boris Johnson announced on Monday that summer exams would be cancelled as it was not ‘possible or fair’ for them to go ahead following country-wide school closures. … Read more
Students are in limbo today after ministers agreed to axe BTEC exams – but left it up to schools to decide – just hours before the first tests were due to begin across the country. The U-turn came hours before under-fire Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faces the Commons after finally confirming that GCSE and A-level exams will … Read more
GCSE and A-Level exams in England have been cancelled, the Department for Education confirmed tonight. A statement said it recognised it was ‘an anxious time for students’ working towards their tests. It added ministers and Ofqual are working to find a way to award grades that ‘reflects the hard work’ of pupils nationwide. The move … Read more