[ad_1] Boris Johnson has been accused by Labor of not hearing government advice on the coronavirus after he told Keir Starmer in Prime Minister’s questions that “it was not true” that the nursing home sector had been warned that it was unlikely to face an outbreak. In a complicated series …
Read More »Long queues outside garden centers as they open for the first time since closing
[ad_1] Huge queues have accumulated outside of garden centers this morning as they were given the green light to reopen as closing restrictions were reduced. For the first time in weeks, buyers were allowed to leave their homes to search for plants, on the condition that companies adhere to the …
Read More »‘Appalled’ union bosses say public sector pay freeze ‘would be a slap in the face’
[ad_1] Union bosses have put themselves on a collision course with the Government over leaked proposals for a public sector pay freeze to help pay off the crippling economic cost of coronavirus. Senior police and fire representatives warned ministers against targeting frontline workers as the full impact of the pandemic …
Read More »Spain holidays latest travel advice as Foreign Office issues major update
[ad_1] The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued new advice for anybody traveling to Spain. It still advises against all but essential international travel, meaning that most of us won’t be going on Spanish holidays anytime soon. But for those who are making essential journeys to the Mediterranean country, …
Read More »Coronavirus: “crazy” Donald Trump “does not care how many die,” says Robert De Niro | US News USA
[ad_1] Donald Trump is a “lunatic” who “doesn’t care how many people die” from the coronavirus, actor Robert De Niro said. The Hollywood star, longtime critic of the PresidentHe told Newsnight that it was “Shakespearean, the whole thing, you have a madman that people are trying to dance to.” He …
Read More »UK economy shrinks 2% as Covid-19 crash begins – business live | Deal
[ad_1] Although restrictions on companies and individuals were only introduced in mid-March, the ONS said it was enough to cause a 5.8% drop in activity in March. The three main components of growth, services, production and construction were affected by the consequences of the global pandemic, with factories, shops, restaurants, …
Read More »Germany says it will end border controls with France, Switzerland and Austria from June 15
[ad_1] Germany will open its borders with France, Switzerland and Austria from June 15 after it imposed restrictions two months ago to stop the spread of coronavirus. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said business trips and family visits across its French, Austrian and Swiss frontiers would begin from Friday, with random …
Read More »Jacob Rees-Mogg tells MPs to ‘lead by example’ and return to Commons | Politics
[ad_1] Jacob Rees-Mogg is on a collision course with the President, unions and MPs after urging MPs to return to the Commons next month to “set an example” for the rest of the country. Rees-Mogg, the leader of the Commons, said MPs should “lead by example” to encourage people to …
Read More »Coronavirus, UK: the family of the mother who died after the man spat on her asked for a murder charge
[ad_1] The family of a rail ticket agent who died of coronavirus after being spit on by a man who said he was infected with the disease has asked that the ‘disgusting’ culprit be jailed for murder. Belly Mujinga, 47, was in the lobby of London Victoria Station with a …
Read More »Gerry Adams illegally held during Troubles, supreme court rules | Politics
[ad_1] The former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams was interned illegally at the height of Northern Ireland’s Troubles because the wrong minister approved his detention order, the supreme court has ruled. His two convictions for attempting to escape from the Maze prison in the 1970s have also been quashed by …
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