Lockdown will be lifted in regional Victoria TOMORROW as the state records zero deaths and just 42 coronavirus cases overnight Victoria recorded zero deaths from the coronavirus for first time in two months The 14-day new daily case average has dropped to only 52.9 for Melbourne Premier Daniel Andrews announced $290million funding package on Monday … Read more
The government has angered council leaders in Bolton and Trafford by lifting local lockdowns in parts of north-west England despite their pleas to keep the restrictions after a spike in cases. Trafford Council leader Andrew Western blasted the ‘chaotic’ way local lockdowns had been handled and accused ministers of making a ‘purely political calculation’ to … Read more
Cap on number of students allowed on medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses will be lifted to give pupils a lifeline after A-levels fiasco Caps on medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses have been lifted The Department for Education also pledged extra funding to help universities More applicants to these high-cost courses will be able … Read more
The local lockdown will be lifted in parts of Leicestershire as soon as this weekend following a review by public health experts, the Government has said. Areas outside of Leicester City and the borough of Oadby and Wigston will align with national lockdown rules in England from Saturday. From July 18 non-essential shops, bars, restaurants … Read more
Consumer spending jumps 22 per cent as lockdown is lifted providing much-needed boost for the economy The economy has been lifted by several lockdown restrictions, new data says Spending in UK high street shops has risen by 11 per cent compared to last week The amount of money collected by hit the £210million mark on … Read more
Families can finally look forward to reunions with elderly relatives in the coming days after Matt Hancock suggested the care home visit ban will be lifted imminently. Now the coronavirus crisis has fizzled out, the Health Secretary said the ban on visits is ‘coming to an end very soon’. The details on how care homes in … Read more
Driver smashes through wall of pub just four hours before restrictions were lifted – but hero landlord still manages to opens up to punters Kent Police called to The Swan Inn near Ashford, Kent at around 2.25am today Three teenagers were found inside car that crashed through road-facing wall Landlord Ray Perkins said it was ‘absolutely … Read more
The UK is on track to suffer another 30,000 coronavirus deaths because lockdown has been lifted too early, an ‘alternative SAGE’ panel of experts warned today. Infection rates have stopped falling for the first time in months due to people starting to meet up again, the independent scientists say. About 3,000 people are still catching … Read more
Builders want £180m-a-year levy lifted as bill to fund industry training looms By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 Construction firms are calling for a holiday from a £180million-a-year levy that they are due to begin paying as soon as next … Read more
England should not ease lockdown until the NHS contract tracing system aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus is ‘effective’, the World Health Organization has said. As the UK government prepares to launch a ‘comprehensive review’ of the strict two-metre social distancing regulations currently in place, WHO’s director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, has voiced … Read more