John Lewis is expected to axe stores, workers and one of its headquarters as well as jobs at Waitrose as 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 up and down … Read more
Primary school is forced to close after year one pupil tests positive for Covid-19 and teacher is suspected of having the virus Paganel Primary School in Selly Oak, Birmingham, temporarily closed yesterday Email sent to staff make clear a pupil tested positive and teacher awaits results It is not believed parents have been told of … Read more
TM Lewin will close all stores and axe 600 jobs after collapsing into administration due to coronavirus crisis The 122-year-old shirtmaker’s 66 shops will leave high street but online will stay The company has blamed the coronavirus pandemic for the move to digital-only It comes a month after London-based firm was taken over by SCP Private … Read more
EasyJet has today revealed up to 5,000 staff will lose their jobs as it looks to close three of its bases across the UK. The low cost airline is proposing to close bases at London‘s Stansted and Southend airports and at Newcastle in north east England, union BALPA said in a statement. EasyJet is expected to … Read more
Apple will close seven retail stories in Texas just weeks after re-opening them due to a new surge in COVID-19 cases Less than a month after re-opening, Apple will close seven stores in Houston The closures come as new COVID-19 cases surge in and around Harris County Apple has now re-closed 18 of the 100 … Read more
Five schools in Leicester are forced to close after ‘no more’ than 10 staff and two pupils test positive for coronavirus Matt Hancock said Leicester was dealing with an ‘outbreak’ of the virus last week It has been confirmed staff at five Leicester schools tested positive for Covid-19 Moat Community College, Herrick Primary and Whitehall … Read more
The Government should ‘seize the opportunity to curb drink driving’ by forcing pubs to close off their car parks as lockdown eases, a star road traffic lawyer has urged. Bars and pubs should be told to seal off their parking facilities and use the space to provide more outdoor seating if they are given the … Read more
Cole Sprouse is spotted getting close to a Lili Reinhart look-a-like during dinner out with Riverdale castmates… weeks after split from his co-star By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 19:59 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 08:35 BST, 21 June 2020 He split from long-term girlfriend, Lili Reinhart, just weeks ago. And Cole Sprouse was spotted … Read more
Tom Cruise ‘sets his sights on moving to the UK after isolating at the Church of Scientology’s headquarters in West Sussex during COVID-19 pandemic’ By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 22:12 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 00:24 BST, 21 June 2020 Tom Cruise has reportedly set his sights on moving to the UK after … Read more
The coronavirus reproduction ‘R’ rate – the average number of people each patient infects – is still hovering around the dreaded level of one in three regions in England. Rising above one would cause infections to grow exponentially The coronavirus’s reproduction ‘R’ rate is still on the brink of spiralling out of control in three … Read more