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[ad_1] Countries in Europe, including Ireland, have started banning travel to and from the UK after an increase in cases of a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus. Ireland’s restrictions on flights and ferries will last an initial 48 hours before being reviewed during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Sky …

[ad_1] The new strain of coronavirus in parts of England is also behind an increase in cases in Wales, the country’s health minister told Sky News. Vaughan Gething says that new variant was “seeded directly Welsh“and” cannot be ignored. Level 4 restrictions in Wales: in accordance with Level 4 rules …

[ad_1] Several European countries, including Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands, have reacted to the discovery of a rapidly spreading strain of Covid-19 in England by announcing bans on flights carrying passengers from the UK, and France and Germany are considering similar plans. The moves came as millions of people in …

[ad_1] Rosalind Knight, whose credits range from the early Carry On movies to the Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner, died at the age of 87, her family said. The television, film and stage actress appeared in Carry On Teacher and Carry On Nurse in the 1950s. Other screen classics …

[ad_1] Liverpool’s 7-0 win at Crystal Palace was their biggest away win in Premier League history. The champions ended their uneven road form with an impressive performance at Selhurst Park. Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino helped each other make a double along with goals from Takumi Minamino, Sadio Mane and …

[ad_1] Italy joined the Netherlands and Belgium in banning air travel from the UK due to fears over the new strain of coronavirus. The move comes after Dutch health authorities confirmed at least one case of the same variant that has led London and much of south-east England to go …

[ad_1] Belgium has joined the Netherlands in banning air travel from the UK due to fears over the new strain of the coronavirus. The move comes after Dutch health authorities confirmed at least one case of the same variant that has led London and much of south-east England to go …

[ad_1] SPlus, for Salford residents, there will be no chance to see the nation’s best athletes stagger in heels and tails through the windswept lobby of an out-of-town conference venue. Another victim of the Covid-19 crisis, this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be a socially distant affair. …

[ad_1] Scientists are quick to answer three crucial questions: whether the new strain is being transmitted more easily as suspected; if it makes people sick and worsens the prognosis of those who contract it; and if vaccines would be effective against him. When Health Secretary Matt Hancock first mentioned the …

[ad_1] Canelo Alvarez unanimously outpointed previously undefeated Callum Smith to win the WBA and Ring super middleweight championships and the vacant WBC super middleweight title on Saturday night at the Alamodome. Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) dominated his only fight this year, repeatedly hitting Smith (27-1, 19 KOs) with straight rights …