The UK’s first virtual barber has opened to offer customers a £15 trim by linking clients with stylists who can guide them through cutting their hair on a video call. Entrepreneurs Jeroen Sibia, 31, and Dan Silvertown, 27, both from London, decided to launch the Lockdown Haircut service after Dan suffered a bad cut after … Read more
An ‘astonishing and worrying’ blunder by Sheffield City Council meant anyone could access the authority’s online Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera network to view live feeds as well as millions of historical journeys taken through the city. Some 8.6million records of vehicles movements made by thousands of people were available to view on the internet, … Read more
Police find punters hiding in cupboards after raid on pub which had stayed open during lockdown Police raided the Pitsmoor Hotel in Sheffield on Friday night following a tip off Officers found patrons hiding in cupboards while they searched the property The bar’s landlord had previously been raided at another pub in the city South … Read more
Drivers are complaining about huge queues of rush hour traffic in London as more motorists take to the roads despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. One driver posted a snap of the M25 as he sat in a traffic jam and wrote: ‘Seriously M25!? The country is quite literally in lockdown but we are still at … Read more
Top 5% savings rates will be extinct soon as Nationwide cuts interest on its FlexDirect current account – but there is one last chance to hunt it down… Nationwide’s FlexDirect account pays 5% interest for 12 months on up to £2,500 It is the last 5% savings deal in Britain, but will be cut to … Read more
When will wet markets be banned across the globe? As this photo from Indonesia shows, it’s not just China. EVGENY LEBEDEV issues a call for action By Evgeny Lebedev For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:31 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 05:28 BST, 26 April 2020 Since I have begun to write on the … Read more
More than half of B&Q stores have reopened to DIY enthusiasts looking to spruce up their homes and gardens during the pandemic lockdown. The DIY chain opened 14 stores over the weekend to test the waters, then opened a further 61 on Wednesday and another 80 today. Now, 155 of the retailer’s 297 stores are open … Read more
Town mayor refuses to open parks despite government advice because area has one of highest coronavirus rates outside London Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston has released a statement that parks in the area will remain closed despite government advice to the contrary Robert Jenrick MP reaffirmed that people need parks and green spaces to exercise and … Read more
Britain’s garden centres could reopen almost immediately – with strict social distancing rules – under proposals being considered by Ministers. Businesses have warned that £200 million-worth of seasonal plants will be destroyed if centres are forced to stay closed until June. That would mean an overall loss of £1.6 billion due to the lockdown, so … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall will officially open Britain’s latest Nightingale Hospital in Manchester with a pre-recorded speech today after it was built in just two weeks. The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region. Construction was completed earlier this week, ahead of … Read more