Plans to allow people to form a temporary bubble over the festive season will be welcome news to families across the country. But how much do we know about what is being proposed? Here are some key questions based on information released by the Cabinet Office and relating to England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland … Read more
Babies and pre-school children are EXEMPTED two-person limit on meeting outdoors during next lockdown – so single parents can still see people from another house Babies and toddlers under school age will be exempt from limit on gatherings Health minister Nadine Dorries confirmed the move amid rising confusion Comes after Boris Johnson announcing a total four-week … Read more
When billionaire tech tycoon’s daughter Akshata Murthy first told her father of her plans to marry, his reaction was typically paternal. ‘When a daughter gets married, a father has mixed feelings,’ Narayana Murthy, sometimes known as ‘the Bill Gates of India’, wrote back to her. He admitted to a twinge of jealousy at having to … Read more
Scientists calculate fastest possible speed of sound is 22 miles per second — but it is only possible under conditions found in Jupiter’s metallic hydrogen core Sound waves are travelling disturbances that move energy through mediums The denser the transport medium is, the faster the wave can pass through it Researchers set out to calculate … Read more
Plan to extend 50-MP limit in the Commons chamber ‘would cost £280,000 for just eight extra seats’ due to problems fitting microphones Parliamentary officials have been desperately hunting ways to extend capacity Politicians complain debates are sterile and ministers not being properly tested PHE said only solution was for MPs to wear masks and do … Read more
The AA has given its support for the introduction of new rules that would see young novice drivers facing stricter drink drive limits than other motorists. At a hearing of the Transport Select Committee today, the motoring organisation backed calls for a zero-tolerance limit for drivers in the first months after passing their driving test, … Read more
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a plan to limit the number of European Union citizens allowed to live and work in their country. The measure was rejected by 61.7 per cent of voters, with 38.3 per cent in favor. All but four of the country’s 26 cantons, or states, likewise opposed the plan proposed by … Read more
Morrison’s has become the first supermarket to reintroduce a limit on the number of items customers can buy over fears of a repeat of the stockpiling panic seen in stores at the start of the pandemic. Bosses have introduced curbs on loo roll and hand gel with shortages already being reported in stores up and … Read more
Morrisons has reinstated door marshals at its stores to limit the number of shoppers amid fears of Covid-19 panic buying – as supermarkets double their delivery slots to prepare for a second wave. Staff will be stationed at all 494 of Morrisons supermarkets to monitor shoppers and remind them to wear face masks. It comes … Read more
High-achieving LSE student, 19, is banned from roads after being caught twice the drink-drive limit while grieving over 10th anniversary of her father’s death Raphaelle Hoffman, 19, drove through two no-entry signs in Cheshire in August Hoffman, of Altrincham, admitted drink driving at Stockport Magistrates Court She cited mental health difficulties she was experiencing due … Read more