Pret A Manger will temporarily close all 400 of its UK stories from tonight in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It comes after coffee chain Starbucks, which has around 1,000 outlets in Britain, announced yesterday that it too has closed its doors for the time being. The drastic measures come despite the stores technically … Read more
Coronavirus in numbers: Graph from Government’s scientific experts show why social distancing is best way to beat the disease SAGE believes that Social Distancing will reduce peak infections by 60 percent The Government’s scientific experts think that Social Distancing for people over 65 will reduce the death rate from infections by up to 35 percent … Read more
Wake up and smell the coffee! Customers hug each other as they meet and sit outside celebrity hangout Daylesford Cafe in London’s exclusive Westbourne Grove despite Boris Johnson’s coronavirus ban The Daylesford Cafe on Westbourne Grove has been photographed ‘still open’ The popular celeb hangout can be seen with people still sitting outside Yesterday, police … Read more
Couples buy wedding insurance to ensure they will not lose out if forced to cancel their wedding due to unforeseen circumstances. So, does this cover the outbreak of an infectious disease? Yes if the bride or groom or a key member of the wedding party has coronavirus, but no if they are self isolating, says … Read more
Wake up and smell the coffee! Customers hug each other as they meet and sit outside celebrity hangout Daylesford Cafe in London’s exclusive Westbourne Grove despite Boris Johnson’s coronavirus ban The Daylesford Cafe on Westbourne Grove has been photographed ‘still open’ The popular celeb hangout can be seen with people still sitting outside Yesterday, police … Read more
The nation’s streets and open spaces have been left deserted today as Britons woke to a new dawn without pubs, restaurants and other services due to coronavirus. Stark pictures have emerged of empty town centres and roads as people abide by new government rules. Yesterday the Prime Minister told his daily press conference that social … Read more
Day One of Lockdown: Nation’s streets and open spaces are deserted as Britons awake to a new dawn without pubs, restaurants, leisure centres, cinemas and gyms due to coronavirus Yesterday the PM ordered social premises such as gyms and cinemas to close Today pictures emerged of empty towns as people chose to follow the PM’s … Read more
Yesterday it was made clear that Boris Johnson’s Government is going for broke. It is sparing no effort as it battles to stop the coronavirus sending Britain’s hardwon prosperity over a cliff and turning what is now an inevitable recession into a depression of a kind not seen since the 1930s, with large and enduring … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ban on pubs could overwhelm the police and the courts if unruly drinkers and landlords decide to flout the new coronavirus rules. The Prime Minister announced tonight: ‘We’re taking away the ancient, inalienable right of free-born people of the United Kingdom to go to the pub, and I can understand how people feel … Read more
Friday night revellers were drinking in the last chance saloon tonight before Britain’s beer pumps shut off after Boris Johnson announced that pubs will be shut from tomorrow to help fight coronavirus. There were mixed reactions after the Prime Minister made the ‘heartbreaking’ order to close Britain’s pubs. ‘We’re taking away the ancient, inalienable right … Read more