Housebuilding to fall by a third as construction sites reopen with strict new rules By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 Housebuilders across the UK are returning to work – but experts have warned the Covid-19 pandemic may cut their annual output … Read more
Housebuilder Persimmon will reopen its sales sites to potential buyers tomorrow on Friday 15 May, beating rival Taylor Wimpey’s planned reopening date of 22 May. Persimmon, which did not furlough any of its staff and kept them on full pay, said that all its show homes and sales sites would reopen with ‘strict’ social distancing … Read more
Citizen scientists searching aerial images while on coronavirus lockdown have uncovered dozens of previously-hidden Roman, prehistoric and medieval sites. Archaeological digs are currently on hold due to the pandemic but researchers have found roads, burial mounds and settlements – all while working from home. Researchers from the University of Exeter asked teams of volunteers to … Read more
Huge queues built up outside B&Q stores and Five Guys burger restaurants as parts of Britain showed signs today that they were getting back to work despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. Builders are returning to construction sites and roads are visibly busier than a week ago, with traffic having increased to the highest levels since … Read more
Parts of Britain showed signs that they were getting back to work today despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown as builders lined up at construction sites and roads appeared to be getting busier. Road traffic has increased to the highest levels since the lockdown was introduced, while some B&Q stores are starting to reopen around the … Read more
Google, Amazon and eBay remove products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 18 April 2020 Google, Amazon and eBay have removed dozens of products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G. … Read more
Crime near traveller sites is around 50 per cent higher than the national average while police are frustrated at not being able to tackle it effectively. An investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches has found that the crime rate in some traveller sites was substantially higher than the UK average. The show claims the average crime … Read more
Walgreens Boots Alliance and CVS Health Corp will be opening drive-thru coronavirus testing sites offering the new diagnostic that can provide a positive result in just five minutes. Both drugstore chains will be using the test developed by Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories, which has been praised by President Donald Trump. CVS said it was launching two … Read more
More than 40 coronavirus testing sites are in danger of closing after the Trump administration says it federal funding for them on Friday On Friday, the federal government is ending funding for coronavirus testing sites across the US More than 40 of these sites in state such as Colorado and Pennsylvania are either in danger … Read more
Self-driving vans are ferrying coronavirus tests from drive-thru locations in Florida to the Mayo Clinic campus in order to minimize exposure and free up healthcare workers The Mayo Clinic in Florida is using self-driving vans during the coronavirus The vehicles are transporting tests from sites to the Jacksonville laboratory Vans travel along roads that have been … Read more