A single super-spreader forced pub, vape bar and Indian restaurant to close after Super Saturday

A single super-spreader forced a pub, a vape bar and an Indian restaurant to close when he went out boozing on ‘Super Saturday’.  The mystery drinker visited The Lighthouse Inn in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset before heading to Vape Escape during his bar crawl, locals have claimed. A driver from takeaway Saagar Indian had also been in the same … Read more

Melbourne residents refuse to tell close contacts they’ve caught coronavirus

Residents in Melbourne are refusing to tell health officials who their close contacts are despite a huge surge in coronavirus cases.  Those living in the west and north western suburbs have hampered contact tracing by not sharing information about where they have been and who their close contacts are. Some people have been told they … Read more

Three pubs are forced to close because customers test positive for coronavirus

Three pubs are forced to close because customers test positive for coronavirus just TWO days after they reopened on Super Saturday Thousands of drinkers flocked to pubs all over the UK on ‘Super Saturday’  Three pubs have had to close after customers tested positive for coronavirus  Customers have been told to give their personal details … Read more

Dozens of overcrowded Spanish beaches are forced to close

Dozens of overcrowded Spanish beaches are forced to close to maintain social distancing as Britons prepare to return to the country for summer holidays Nearly 30 Costa del Sol beaches turned visitors away at peak times on Sunday Beaches in Malaga were also forced to reduce the number of visitors Britons can travel to Spain … Read more

Astra boss says UK must stay close to China

AstraZeneca boss urging PM Boris Johnson to find a way of collaborating with China amid increasing political pressure to loosen links Relations have been strained by Beijing’s decision to impose a new tough security law on Hong Kong  American Secretary of State has accused the British bank HSBC of ‘kowtowing’ to China By Alex Brummer … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle close Sussex Royal Charity

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have officially shut down their Sussex Royal charity.  The couple have filed official paperwork with Companies House to dissolve the royal foundation as they shift their focus to the Prince’s eco-tourism scheme ‘Travalyst’, reports suggest. The company – which has been set up independently – hopes to help the hard-hit tourism industry survive … Read more

Facebook ‘to close TikTok copycat Lasso’ as app failed to take off with young users

Facebook is planning to shut down its TikTok copycat Lasso, after the year-and-a-half-old app failed to take off with young users. Lasso, which enables account-holders to post 15-second videos, was billed as the social media giant’s answer to its China-based competitor. But it was bogged down by problems early on, with its developer Brady Voss … Read more

California Governor Gavin Newsom orders movie theaters, indoor restaurants to close

California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered all bars, indoor restaurant operations and movie theaters to shut down immediately in most parts of the state as coronavirus cases continue to spike. Newsom announced the revised stay-at-home order on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after California bars, stores, restaurants and salons reopened for the first time after a … Read more

John Lewis will close stores and axe staff as Harrods announces 700 jobs losses

John Lewis is expected to axe stores, workers and one of its headquarters as well as jobs at its sister business Waitrose while Harrods today revealed it must slash around 700 posts as coronavirus continues to choke Britain’s high streets. The bad news at two of the UK’s best loved department stores came amid disaster for retailers … Read more