Cody Simpson places fifth in 50 metre Butterfly Heat in Australian Swimming Championships

Cody Simpson looks less than impressed after placing fifth in 50 metre Butterfly Heat at Australian Swimming Championships – after being a no-show the day before By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:40 BST, 17 April 2021 | Updated: 11:41 BST, 17 April 2021 Cody Simpson recently returned to Australia to take part … Read more

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield demonstrate possible three metre rule

This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield showed what a three metre rule would look like as scientists urge for social distancing to be increased. The presenting duo discussed the possibility of the gap being increased as government ministers look for ways to manage the out of control coronavirus crisis. During Tuesday morning’s episode of … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Bring back 2 metre rule and wear masks at work and school, SAGE warns

SAGE advisers are calling for the two-metre social distancing rule to be brought back and for people to wear face masks all the time when in public. The Government’s top scientists said the current restrictions need to be toughened up if they are to stand a chance of stopping the new coronavirus variant. The variant … Read more

Couple spot five metre crocodile and bull shark at Ivanhoe Crossing in Kununurra, Western Australia

Incredible aerial footage captures the moment a huge saltwater crocodile and a shark come face-to-face in murky waters off the Australian coast – just metres from swimming children Chelsea and Bryce were out fishing at in Kununurra, Western Australia this week  The pair set up their drone and spotted a five metre long salt water … Read more

Rail union warns of national strike unless two metre rule is kept on public transport 

A rail union leader is warning of a national strike unless the Government gives ‘unequivocal assurances’ that the social distancing rules across the transport network will remain at two metres. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) said the Government’s own review into the social distancing guidance clearly states that public transport presents a high risk … Read more

Northern Ireland announces hairdressers opening and one metre social distancing in schools

Hairdressers and nail bars can open from July 6 in Northern Ireland and school will only need to impose ONE METRE social distancing from August Northern Ieland reducing social distancing in schools to one metre from August  First Minister Arlene Foster said hairdressers and nail bars can open from July 6  The moves will increase … Read more

Rishi Sunak BACKS easing two metre rule amid Tory pressure on PM

The UK’s coronavirus splits deepened today as Nicola Sturgeon dismissed calls to ease the two-metre social distancing rule. The Scottish First Minister said scientific advice was that the limit should stay for now, warning that the places where reducing it might help business could also be the riskiest for fuelling the outbreak. The stance came … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘wants to slash social distancing to one metre’

Boris Johnson is pushing to reduce social distancing from two metres to one metre under plans to accelerate the reopening of the economy after he was warned millions of jobs could be lost.   Mr Johnson is believed to be keen to slash the distancing rule if the science shows it is safe to do so.  … Read more

Senior Tories demand Boris Johnson reduce two metre social distancing rule

Senior Tory MPs have urged Boris Johnson to reduce the UK’s two metre social distancing rule as they warned failure to do so could risk a wave of redundancies in the hospitality sector.  There is a growing campaign for the existing restriction to be eased to one and a half metres.  This would give pubs, … Read more

Two metre rule could be relaxed raising hopes more pubs and restaurants will be able to reopen

Plans to ease the two-metre social distancing rule will continue to be reviewed, public health leaders have said, raising hopes that more pubs and restaurants will be able to reopen. Public Health England’s medical director Professor Yvonne Doyle told MPs that the UK had taken a ‘cautionary’ approach to introducing the rule when other countries … Read more