France and Norway have threatened to close their borders with Spain over the soaring number of coronavirus cases. The Spanish tourism industry, which accounts for around 12 per cent of the nation’s economy, faces collapse as countries attempt to combat a second wave of Covid-19. It comes as the number of coronavirus cases in Spain … Read more
China orders US to close its consulate in Chengdu in tit for tat retaliation after Trump closed down Houston consulate amid spying accusations China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu The move was a response to the Trump administration’s order this week for Beijing to … Read more
The United States is on track to record one million new cases of COVID-19 in just two weeks – as more than 1,100 deaths are recorded in a day and reach levels not seen in two months. The number of infections across the country was nearing a staggering four million cases on Thursday and more … Read more
A Royal Mail delivery office has been forced to close after a coronavirus outbreak saw 1,000 workers sent home. The firm said yesterday it had been forced to shut the centre in Swindon, Wiltshire, due to ‘resourcing issues’. But it has now emerged that the plant has temporarily ceased operations after a staff member tested positive for … Read more
UK is close to giving up hope of striking post-Brexit trade deal with EU as Boris Johnson runs down the clock to his July deadline UK government assumes there will not be a post-Brexit trade deal by December Boris Johnson expects to trade with EU on WTO terms after transition period UK is currently bound … Read more
HALF of people who have been in contact with Covid-19 patients in Blackburn are not being found by track-and-trace staff – as town hurtles toward local lockdown Public health director of Blackburn warned of ‘exponential growth’ of new cases He called for test and trace to be carried out at a local rather than national level … Read more
Fit for survival…PureGym chief Humphrey Cobbold reveals hotspot tracking regime to shut down a risky club in two hours flat Gyms have been given the green light to re-open after coronavirus lockdown Members can gauge the busiest times on PureGym’s app to avoid queuing outside By Neil Craven And Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday … Read more
British Airways’ owner IAG could close its low-cost French airline, putting 200 jobs at risk By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:54 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 18 July 2020 British AIrways’ owner IAG could close its low-cost French airline, putting 200 jobs at risk. OpenSkies, which runs IAG’s Level … Read more
Macron ‘forced Boris’s hand on lockdown’ by threatening to close border and ministers were told Britain was on brink of running out of food Matt Hancock was told at start of crisis UK’s food supply chain about to ‘fall over’ Macron warned to act now or France will close borders – 3 days before lockdown … Read more
Pizza Express ‘draws up plans to close around 75 of its 470 UK restaurants and axe hundreds of jobs’ in yet another blow to the struggling High Street By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 13:15 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 13:41 BST, 16 July 2020 Pizza Express is planning on closing around 75 of … Read more