Virgin Media broadband went down for more than six hours in London today, leaving thousands of people trying to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic unable to get online. Enraged customers took to social media to vent their frustration, saying they had lessons to teach, digital courts to attend, exams to do, and Zoom … Read more
Britain announces 63 more Covid-19 deaths in preliminary toll as outbreak continues to fizzle out Department of Health chiefs yet to confirm final toll, which includes lab-confirmed deaths in all settings The preliminary count is calculated by adding up the updates from health chiefs in all of the home nations NHS England today reported 55 … Read more
Virgin Media goes DOWN: Thousands of people working from home are unable to get online as broadband provider suffers major outage Issues with the service began at 8am, before spiking an hour-and-a-half later Virgin Media said some TV customers experienced a ‘brief issue’ this morning Company has 3.2 million customers and 6 million broadband subscribers … Read more
Britain today announced 154 more Covid-19 deaths and just 653 coronavirus cases, in the lowest daily jump for more than three months as the outbreak continues to fizzle out. Department of Health figures show the overall number of victims has now topped 43,000 — but other grim data taking into account all suspected deaths reveals the … Read more
Britons are scrambling to book holidays, with record sales reported after lockdown restrictions on overnight stays were finally lifted. Luxury lodge specialist Hoseasons recorded one booking every 11 seconds in the hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s announcement on Wednesday. From July 4 people will be allowed to stay in self-contained accommodation such as hotels, … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus outbreak could have died out by July 13 — with daily confirmed cases dropping to zero in all four nations, a study has claimed. The research, by a pair of economists, estimates the number of Brits testing positive for Covid-19 will fall to a daily average of zero in just three weeks’ time. … Read more
As lockdown restrictions ease and people socialise outdoors with takeaway coffess and beers, the question of access to toilets is proving a huge problem, with people taking to social media to complain about revellers urinating in public. Now there’s a solution in the form of the website LockdownLoo.com, created by civil servant Tom, 25, and his … Read more
Another 27 victims of the coronavirus were confirmed across the UK today, taking the total number of people to have died so far to 42,616. A preliminary count from NHS England and the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments suggests Britain is on track for its lowest death toll in three months. The NHS said … Read more
Home-grown wines have been given the chance to shine this year as the lockdown turned off the taps from our usual sources around the globe. As Britain ground to a halt, sales of alcohol jumped by 50 per cent as shoppers stocked up in preparation for the long evenings ahead. And with wine giants such … Read more
Schools in England face waiting a fortnight to find out how the government expects to bring every child back to school in September – but plans in Northern Ireland suggest teachers will have to move between classrooms and school bags could be banned. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson today announced the the government wanted to increase ‘bubbles’ … Read more