Coronavirus: Northern Ireland to have ANOTHER two-week lockdown

Northern Ireland lockdowns AGAIN: All non-essential shops, hair salons and cafes will be forced to close from next Friday in tough two-week shutdown just days after reopening Country was poised to emerged from circuit-breaker until a rise in infections  Ministers have warned the health service is in danger of being overwhelmed Cafes can open today … Read more

Welsh revellers hit the town as Principality emerges from two-week ‘firebreak’ lockdown

Welsh revellers hit the town last night after the Principality’s two-week ‘firebreak’ coronavirus lockdown came to an end.  The restrictions were finally lifted after the government imposed the strict shutdown last month against a backdrop of rocketing Covid-19 cases.  Now, Covid-19 case rates have fallen in almost every part of Wales, with the biggest drops seen … Read more

Amir Khan accused of breaking two-week quarantine rules after travelling from New York to the UK

Amir Khan has been accused of breaking two-week quarantine rules after travelling from New York to the UK and failing to self-isolate. The boxer, 33, shared pictures on his social media from a recent trip to New York, including a snap with daughter Alayna, two, at Staten Island mall – before uploading another image of … Read more

Next warns two-week circuit-breaker lockdown in England would cost the fashion chain £57m in sales

Next warns two-week circuit-breaker lockdown in England would cost the fashion chain £57m in sales The firm expects to make £365m profit in the year to the end of January 2021  It is more than the £300m target but down on the £728.5m profit from last year It expects revenues to fall 17pc to £3.6bn … Read more

Welsh Health Minister demands more cash for workers ahead of possible two-week circuit-breaker

The Welsh Government is demanding more support from Westminster to protect jobs and businesses ahead of a possible two-week circuit-break lockdown, the country’s health minister has said. Vaughan Gething said the furlough scheme ends on October 31 and will be replaced by the UK Government with a ‘less generous’ Job Support Scheme. He told the … Read more

SAGE expert says two-week lockdowns at breaks could disrupt coronavirus spread before vaccine

A top scientist and SAGE expert has today said two-week circuit-breaker lockdowns around school holidays could help disrupt the spread of the coronavirus ahead of a vaccine.  Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who is on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) committee, said the lockdowns would … Read more

Holland’s bars, restaurants and cafes face two-week closure

The Netherlands will go into ‘partial lockdown’ shutting down bars, restaurants and cafes for two weeks and ban alcohol sales after 8pm to get a grip on a spiralling outbreak of Covid-19. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced the new measures on Tuesday, which also make the wearing of masks mandatory indoors for people ages … Read more

Liverpool is ‘days away’ from circuit-breaker two-week local lockdown says city’s mayor

Liverpool is said to be just ‘days away’ from the becoming the first city to have a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown as cases continue to soar. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said it was ‘only a matter of time’ before comprehensive lockdown measures are introduced in the north-west city. He has also backed calls for a … Read more

Lily Allen steps out for coffee in London after ending her two-week quarantine

Lily Allen steps out for coffee in London after ending her two-week quarantine following whirlwind Vegas wedding to David Harbour By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 09:31 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 09:34 BST, 24 September 2020 The carefree hedonism of Las Vegas was replaced by the grey formality of London as Lily Allen … Read more