Coronavirus lockdown measures led to a spike in back-garden archaeological discoveries, including 15th century gold coins, the British Museum revealed. More than 47,000 discoveries were registered with the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) so far this year – many from garden-based discoveries. In the first lockdown alone – starting in March – the scheme … Read more
A couple have turned on their Christmas lights display two months after they began rigging their home with hundreds of the festive lights. Helen and John Attlesey decorate their house in Soham, Cambridgeshire, every year to raise money for charity. The donations are given to three organisations that helped their grandson Jacob recover from a serious … Read more
Taunted by the Sun! Freezing fog shrouds swathes of locked-down UK… that will soon clear before sunny 63F weekend (when we’re all meant to be indoors) Parts of Britain were shrouded in thick fog today with drivers warned visibility was below 300ft in some areas Met Office issues fog warning for South East and North … Read more
Bristol students are planning a rent strike in protest at coronavirus restrictions imposed by university authorities on halls of residence. The university is enforcing lockdowns on two halls of residence after 725 students tested positive for Covid-19, according to the latest figures. A group of students are organising a rent strike from October 24, in … Read more
Pub in locked-down Liverpool is renamed ‘The Three Bellends’ with sign featuring faces of Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hancock The James Atherton in New Brighton, the Wirral, was renamed overnight Daniel Davies, owner of the bar, changed the name in response to the lockdown Pubs across the area have been forced to close … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… locked-down Liverpool By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:37 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 02:37 BST, 13 October 2020 Advertisement Share or comment on this article:
Students and parents have complained about inadequate food parcels for locked-down freshers – including baked beans, Pot Noodles and tins of chicken meatballs. A vegan fresher at the University of Edinburgh was even given a ‘Mars bar and a croissant for dinner’ in a move described by her mother Tina McKenzie as ‘chaotic’. Ms McKenzie … Read more
Bolton, the coronavirus hotspot of England, has only two coronavirus patients on hospital wards, the most up-to-date NHS data shows. Despite an infection rate of more than 120 cases per 100,000 people and local lockdown rules preventing people from meeting anyone they don’t live with, fears about the virus spreading translate to only two people … Read more
Council leader of locked-down Bolton calls on the government to KEEP Covid restrictions in place after ‘unforeseen’ spike in infections Bolton was due to have its local lockdown restrictions eased from tomorrow However, infections have soared in the past week from 18.4 per 100,000 to 56.4 Now, council leader David Greenhalgh has called for restrictions … Read more
The first pupils have returned to lessons in locked-down Leicester without masks – after a Government U-turn made them mandatory in common areas. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by Labour of ‘passing the buck’ after an announcement Tuesday night. Individual headteachers will have to decide whether to make face coverings compulsory in school corridors in … Read more