All from Tier 2, are you? High Streets in towns with lower Covid restrictions are packed with festive shoppers despite warnings not to travel from high risk areas Shoppers packed into Bicester Village shopping centre, Oxfordshire, on Sunday The shops are in Cherwell district, which is in Tier 2, neighbouring Tier 4 areas Travel restrictions … Read more
Crowds have flocked to shops based just a few miles out of Tier 4 areas as Christmas shoppers head out to buy last minute presents. Pictures showed shoppers queuing and standing together in Horsham, West Sussex, which is under Tier 2 measures, but just four miles from Surrey, which was plunged into Tier 4 by … Read more
Crowds have flocked to shops based just a few miles out of Tier 4 areas as Christmas shoppers head out to buy last minute presents. Pictures showed shoppers queuing and standing together in Horsham, West Sussex, which is under Tier 2 measures, but just four miles from Surrey, which was plunged into Tier 4 by … Read more
Revellers in Tier 2 towns and cities were celebrating their freedom last night while millions of others were plunged into tougher lockdown restrictions. The PM was accused of ‘inconsistency and confusion’ after the extraordinary last-minute U-turn to put a third of England, including London and swathes of the home counties, into a brutal new ‘Tier … Read more
This time last year, the London-based crime writer Martin Bodenham and his wife, Jules, were faced with a problem — where to live next? ‘Even before Covid, London was becoming too impersonal, like a city full of strangers,’ says Martin, 60, whose latest novel, Crime And Justice, was published in August. ‘So we looked at … Read more
Nationwide bosses vow not to abandon towns and pledge to keep at least one branch open in each area Nationwide had pledged to keep at least one branch open in towns until May It has extended this commitment until January 2023 as a result of the pandemic Nationwide’s promise will be a relief for many … Read more
Birds living in urban areas have more chicks than those in the country because of light pollution prompting them to lay eggs earlier in the year, study finds. Researchers from California Polytechnic State University based examined data collected by the public on 58,506 nests from 142 species across North America. They found that urban birds are … Read more
Three more towns will soon introduce mass testing schemes in a bid to tackle coronavirus – after Liverpool’s city-wide swabbing programme launched earlier this week. The Prime Minister will announce that more than 100,000 people will be told to get tested in the three towns, including one in the Midlands and another in the south … Read more
Joe Biden secured the first Election Day victory while Trump took the second as two tiny New Hampshire towns with a combined population of 26 announced the first US results just after midnight. Dixville Notch posted its final tally – with all five votes going to Biden – on a handwritten poster board at 12.03am … Read more
Commuter towns including Halifax, Dudley and Reading have become ‘home working hubs’ as millions of UK workers stay away from the office, TalkTalk broadband data reveals TalkTalk data from January to August reveals the increase in internet usage Collated upload and download data and created a percentage change figure Reveals lockdown and shift to remote working … Read more