North East England faces Covid curfew on FRIDAY

The North East looks set to become the latest area in England to come under local restrictions as coronavirus cases rise. Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes said ‘additional, temporary’ measures are being planned to prevent another full lockdown. He said he expected Health Secretary Matt Hancock to make an announcement on Thursday morning. The … Read more

Two shot dead and one wounded after BLM protesters defy curfew in Kenosha

Two people were killed and another was injured as a gun battle broke out on the third night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last night.  Footage showed gunshots ringing out amid a scuffle in the street while bystanders screamed and fled in terror, with one person shot in the arm and another one hit in … Read more

One shot dead and two wounded after BLM protesters defy curfew in Kenosha

Three people have been shot overnight, one fatally, during the third night of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  Footage posted online showed people running through the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, as gunshots rang out, while videos showed wounded men lying on the ground. ‘Three people had been shot, and one … Read more

Curfew in top Greek island bars, eateries to limit virus

Coronavirus crackdown on Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu, Rhodes and Crete: Greece closes bars from midnight to 7am and demands Swedish, Spanish and Dutch travelers arrive with proof of a negative test Greece has announced a night curfew for restaurants and bars in certain areas  Venues will be forced to close from midnight until 7pm from Tuesday  … Read more

Melbourne turns into ghost town on first night of curfew as tough new stage four lockdown begins

The streets of Melbourne went eerily quiet on Sunday night as the state plunged into stage four lockdown in an unprecedented move that is tipped to cost the country $9billion and wipe out hundreds of thousands of jobs.   Premier Daniel Andrews announced a state of disaster and tough new measures on Sunday as Victoria recorded … Read more

Donald Trump’s disgraced fixer Michael Cohen is back in custody after breaking curfew at restaurant

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, was sent back to jail Thursday after he was caught having dinner at a Manhattan restaurant outside of his residence. He has been taken back into federal custody, Reuters reported. Cohen was seen at a sidewalk table outside Le Bilboquet, a French restaurant around the corner from … Read more

London Bridge hero Millwall fan given 21-day curfew after being caught with amphetamines

‘Lion of London Bridge’ Millwall fan who was stabbed eight times as he confronted terrorists is given 21-day curfew after being caught with golf ball-sized amphetamines packages Terrorists carried out attacked on London Bridge and Borough Market in 2017 Roy Larner, 49, screamed ‘f*** you, I’m Millwall,’ as he took on knife murderers  He was caught … Read more

New York ends its curfew early and Donald Trump orders National Guard to leave Washington D.C.

New York City is lifting its curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday morning. The 8pm citywide curfew, New York’s first in decades, had been set to remain in effect through at least Sunday, with the city planning to lift it at the same time it … Read more

New York City cracks down after dark: More than 280 are arrested for breaking 8pm curfew

The NYPD cracked down on Tuesday night by arresting more than 280 people and blocking 5,000 protesters from entering Manhattan by holding them up on the Manhattan Bridge while enforcing the 8pm curfew.   It remains unclear if all 280 were arrested for breaking the curfew or if other offenses, like looting, were included in that … Read more

De Blasio considers a curfew for NYC as National Guard are put on standby

Mayor Bill de Blasio is considering placing a curfew on New York City after a chaotic night in which looters ransacked luxury stores in Soho, set fire to dumpsters and ran riot through the streets of Manhattan as other, peaceful protests continued across the country over the killing of George Floyd.   More than 250 people … Read more