Wales ends 12-week ‘stay at home’ lockdown from TOMORROW meaning up to four adults can meet outside with barbers and primary schools open on Monday – but NOT non-essential shops Wales will drop the ‘stay at home’ order tomorrow in a major relaxation of rules It will be replaced with ‘stay local’ requirement for at … Read more
Gavin Wiliamson denied pupils face chaos over mask and testing rules tomorrow as they finally get back to classrooms. The Education Secretary insisted schools have been given clear guidance with the first phase of lockdown easing set to happen. In interviews this morning, Mr Williamson said parents and children are ‘excited’ about getting back to … Read more
Commuters and frequent travellers in England and Wales will be hit by above inflation fare rises from Monday. Rail passengers in England will see ticket prices increase by around 2.6 per cent while those in Wales will face a similar increase. Meanwhile in Scotland, the Government is implementing smaller rises of 1.6 per cent and … Read more
Topshop is back… on Asos website from tomorrow – as Boohoo is set to swoop on Arcadia’s warehouse Asos is poised to relaunch Topshop on its website tomorrow Asos swooped on the fashion business in a £295million deal earlier this month Boohoo has emerged as a contender for Arcadia’s Daventry distribution centre By Neil Craven … Read more
The priority groups for vaccinations in the UK 1. Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults 2. All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers 3. All those 75 years of age and over 4. All those 70 years … Read more
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial grew into a contentious fight night on the floor of the Senate Friday, as his Philadelphia lawyer repeatedly attacked Democrats and sparred with managers as well as senators seeking to test sturdiness of his defense. Trump lawyer Michael Van der Veen was tasked with responding to questions asked by senators … Read more
The NHS is on course to reach its target of vaccinating 15million Britons tomorrow. In a major step forward in the battle against coronavirus, 14,012,224 first doses of the Pfizer and Oxford jabs have been administered. The total includes more than 500,000 from Thursday, meaning the 15million target should be hit today – 48 hours … Read more
Three robotic explorers launched by three different nations are due to reach Mars within days of each other, after hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space. The United Arab Emirates’ orbiter, called Hope, reaches Mars on Tuesday, followed less than 24 hours later by China’s orbiter-rover combo, Tianwen-1. NASA’s rover, Perseverance, will arrive a week later, on … Read more
With his medals, his friendly grin and that flash of steel in his blue eyes, Captain Sir Tom Moore summed up everything that was good about Britain under lockdown. He was kind. He was indomitable. He was the image of ourselves that we hoped to see projected back from the mirror, the picture of our national … Read more
Parts of Britain are bracing themselves for two days of flash floods and power cuts as Scotland is blanketed in snow today while London is set for flurries this weekend. The Met Office placed a yellow warning across parts of central Scotland and the Highlands, adding that rural communities may become cut off, power cuts … Read more