Two staff die after Covid outbreak at M&S salad factory as bosses face calls to shut down plant to contain soaring infections with one in 10 workers sick Fresh food supplier Bakkavor have announced two workers have been killed The site in Tilmanstone, near Dover, Kent, have nearly one in ten staff positive Union GMB … Read more
Chaos as banks shut expats’ accounts amid fears over restrictions after Brexit transition ends on January 1 UK banks will have to abide by new rules after the end of Brexit transition period They will lose EU ‘passporting’ rights from Dec 31, prompting service shake-up Banks have told British expats in Europe that their accounts … Read more
Most of British rail network will be shut on Boxing Day – adding pressure to chaotic December 27 when millions will travel to beat Christmas Covid bubble deadline Families get a five-day reprieve from coronavirus restrictions over festive period But many are likely to leave the rush back home until the last day of that … Read more
Jessica Alba debuts new BLONDE locks in Los Angeles… after hair salons are shut in new lockdown By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 06:07 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 06:07 GMT, 11 December 2020 Hair salons have been shut since last weekend in the new Los Angeles lockdown. But Jessica Alba has still managed … Read more
Kent grammar school will SHUT for two days after Christmas and teach pupils remotely over fears Brexit will spark traffic chaos with lorry jams on the M20 Maidstone Grammar School, Kent will host live virtual lessons on January 4 and 5 The 16th century all boys secondary school is based a mile away from the … Read more
An outdoor Christmas market in Nottingham has been forced to shut after just 24 hours due to overcrowding – as thousands of shoppers ignore social distancing rules on the first weekend after lockdown. Shocking pictures showed hundreds of people rammed together in Old Market Square – in the centre of the city which is in … Read more
Just one quarter of pubs reopened after lockdown with many staying shut because it was not worth opening in Tier 2, according to the pub industry’s association. A survey of pubs over the past week found that just 27 per cent reopened following the end of lockdown on December 2. However, the British Beer and Pub Association … Read more
Boris Johnson announces every ‘wet pub’ forced to close under new tier restrictions will get a £1,000 grant in December as hospitality chiefs blast it is nowhere near enough to tackle the ‘financial armageddon’ facing many firms Boris Johnson has announced fresh support for the hospitality sector hit by tiers The PM said all ‘wet … Read more
A salon owner who racked up £27,000 in coronavirus fines after vowing to fight lockdown has been forced to shut by the council. Sinead Quinn attempted to keep her salon open in the face of national lockdown rules by quoting the Magna Carta – an 800-year-old settlement aimed to make peace between the unpopular king and a … Read more
As the fraught meeting to discuss the new tiering system drew to a close at 8.16pm on Wednesday, Boris Johnson essayed one of his cod Churchillian riffs – combined with an upbeat sporting reference. ‘This is the beginning of the end,’ said the Prime Minister, referencing the hope offered by the imminent vaccines, before adding … Read more