Tottenham have reversed their decision to furlough non-playing staff after players expressed their fury at the club’s controversial call. Spurs have joined Liverpool in backtracking on their original plan to use tax payers’ cash via the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which entitles businesses to claim from the British government 80 per cent of an employee’s … Read more
Ten foreigners who broke a coronavirus lockdown in an Indian town made famous by the Beatles, were forced to repent by writing ‘I am so sorry’ – 500 times, officials said Sunday. The nationwide lockdown was imposed near the end of March, with residents permitted to leave their homes only for essential services such as … Read more
Steve Carell’s new workplace comedy Space Force adds Lisa Kudrow to star-studded cast… and announces May release date on Netflix By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 17:42 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 17:54 BST, 8 April 2020 Lisa Kudrow will star alongside Steve Carell in the forthcoming workplace comedy Space Force. The Friends alum’s … Read more
Another 60 migrants are intercepted by Border Force patrols attempting to cross the English Channel in a single day – taking the total to 555 this year Border forces intercepted the asylum seekers and brought them to Dover, Kent First boat is thought to have made it to English waters shortly before midnight It follows … Read more
Met Police chief Cressida Dick today warned that officers will force people to move if they are caught sunbathing in parks during the current lockdown as more photos emerged showing Britons flouting social distancing rules. Officers were today seen patrolling Greenwich Park in south London where hundreds flocked to enjoy the sun on the weekend, … Read more
Controversial new overdraft rules come into force today which would have seen some banks increasing overdraft rates to nearly 40 per cent. The changes, announced before the coronavirus outbreak, mean banks can only charge one single annual interest rate for both arranged and unarranged borrowing. But with more households’ under financial strain thanks to Covid-19, … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Lockdown police are told they can use force on CHILDREN who go outside – and fine parents £60 for failing to stop them Police will be able to use ‘reasonable force’ on children if they flout lockdown The College of Policing allows officers to remove children from the streets Officers also have power to fine parents … Read more
The House on Friday passed a $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, defeating a move by a rogue lawmaker to hold up a vote on the legislation, which now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature. The threat from Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky united President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House GOP Leader Kevin … Read more
An official on the White House coronavirus task force says the group is tracking whether the virus could disappear in the summer and return in the fall. Dr Deborah Birx, the response coordinator for the task force, told CBS This Morning that the Trump administration has been creating models that show coronavirus behaving like the … Read more