EasyJet offering travellers online refunds once more in U-turn after customers complained about long call wait times and being told to accept vouchers The airline has now reinstated its online refund form after removing it This means customers can apply for their money back without phoning Some other airlines still asking people to call for … Read more
Care homes have been ordered to allow grieving relatives a last chance to say goodbye to loved-ones before they die from coronavirus amid shocking reports of elderly victims dying alone. Matt Hancock will reportedly outline new measures to allow compassionate visits to nursing homes and outlaw the blanket use of ‘do not resuscitate’ (DNR) plans, which … Read more
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
Huawei warns UK government not to bow to pressure and do U-turn on 5G rollout after coronavirus crisis – with Chinese tech giant saying removing them would do Britain a ‘disservice’ UK Government has faced accusations it is putting national security at risk Ministers allowed the firm in January to help build Britain’s new data … Read more
Police chief’s U-turn on shopping trolley search as Priti Patel slaps down calls for officers to check what goods people are buying from stores during lockdown Chief Constable Nick Adderley warned that police could soon increase powers National Police Chiefs Council has since released a statement dismissing claims Controversial remarks were met with slapdown from … Read more
Government performs U-turn on car sharing during the coronavirus lockdown as it says critical workers CAN give colleagues a lift if there is no other option Key workers can car share with a minimum number of people at any one time Those giving lifts to colleagues are told to keep windows open and clean their … Read more
Dear Liverpool supporters First and foremost on behalf of our ownership, Fenway Sports Group, we would like to emphasise the thoughts and concerns of everyone are with those suffering from the dreadful COVID-19 pandemic and the families of those affected. We would also recognise and pay tribute to the heroism of the incredible health service … Read more
Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday the grim reality that more than 100,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus – a marked change in tone from a president who projected optimism about the disease from its first detection. ‘I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. We’re going through a very … Read more
Wetherspoon will pay its 43,000 staff this Friday for the hours worked last week, while the first payment under Government’s wages scheme will be made on April 3. Chairman Tim Martin has been under attack for sending staff home last week, with workers saying they would not be paid. One pub in south London had … Read more
All mass gatherings and sports events are set to be banned from next weekend, it can be revealed. In a major escalation of the coronavirus crisis, ministers are preparing to introduce emergency legislation early next week to allow this. The unprecedented move puts key summer events such as the Glastonbury Festival, VE Day commemorations, Chelsea … Read more