Angela Lloyd

Schools May Have To Close If Lockdown Fails

A key SAGE adviser said that schools may end up having to close if infection rates continue rising. Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, said schools would stay open during the extreme lockdown, but added that because they have delayed the onset of the lockdown, it makes keeping schools open harder. AndContinue reading “Schools May Have To Close If Lockdown Fails”

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Shooting Of Priest In Lyon

A Greek Orthodox archpriest is battling for his life after being shot in the chest with a sawn-off shotgun outside his church in Lyon in central France and even though the shooting is not being treated as a terrorist incident, it’s fuelled an already frenzied atmosphere around churches in France following the slaying of threeContinue reading “Shooting Of Priest In Lyon”

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Young Children Exempted From Key Lockdown Rule

Tory ministers today revealed a major new exemption for young parents in England’s national lockdown. Babies and toddlers will no longer count towards a two-person limit on meetups in an open area, like a park. This means, for instance, that new mums will still be able to see a friend or family member while holdingContinue reading “Young Children Exempted From Key Lockdown Rule”

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England Shutdown To Start Thursday

A second lockdown in England may last longer than the four weeks outlined by Boris Johnson, admitted Michael Gove. The Prime Minister has decided to prohibit household mixing and shutter pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops, but that came six weeks after scientific advisers first urged him to do so. Following months of insistence to theContinue reading “England Shutdown To Start Thursday”

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We Must Keep Our Heads And Accept COVID Is Here For The Long Term

The Keep Calm and Carry On catchphrase on your coffee cup seems quaintly entertaining in better times, but as the second wave of coronavirus sweeps Europe, perhaps we should be clinging to its wartime message. We’re now nine months into this fight against the pandemic, but we need to quit treating COVID 19 as aContinue reading “We Must Keep Our Heads And Accept COVID Is Here For The Long Term”

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Berlin’s Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Dumps Trump

The waxwork museum Madame Tussauds in Berlin loaded its effigy of TV star turned Republican President Donald Trump into a dumpster on Friday, a move intended to reflect its expectations of next Tuesday’s presidential election. In what appeared a further calculated insult, the statue of his predecessor and nemesis Barack Obama, who counted Germany’s ChancellorContinue reading “Berlin’s Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Dumps Trump”

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Sean Connery, Scottish Actor Who Played James Bond In Seven Movies Has Died

Sean Connery, the highly decorated actor who rocketed to stardom for his iconic role as James Bond, has reportedly passed away, he was 90 years old. The BBC reported that the Scottish actor’s demise was confirmed by his family. The report states he died overnight in his sleep while in the Bahamas, where he wasContinue reading “Sean Connery, Scottish Actor Who Played James Bond In Seven Movies Has Died”

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I Fled New York City Amid COVID

They took off in haste, but these New Yorkers are on the express line back to the metropolis. When the pandemic hit in March, Zachary Thacher packed his bags and joined the record-breaking exodus of city dwellers leaving town. Zachary Thacher said that he was feeling cooped up and felt that he wanted to haveContinue reading “I Fled New York City Amid COVID”

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Letting Agents Turn Away Tenants On Housing Benefits

Shelter and the National Housing Federation found one in 10 agents in England refused to let to those on benefit. The covert investigation discovered the policy was implemented even if tenants could afford the rent. Stephen Tyler told the BBC that housing benefit discrimination had forced him to sleep in his car. The wheelchair userContinue reading “Letting Agents Turn Away Tenants On Housing Benefits”