Schools could shut until SEPTEMBER: Pupils and parents in limbo as GCSEs and A-levels are CANCELLED

Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today admitted schools could now be closed until September at the earliest because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams.   … Read more

Nadine Coyle announces she has CANCELLED all her upcoming shows and public appearances

Nadine Coyle announces she has CANCELLED all her upcoming shows and public appearances amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 21:27 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 13:26 GMT, 18 March 2020 Nadine Coyle has become the latest star to postpone all her upcoming performances and public appearances amid the ongoing … Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: The Boat Race and Grand National are CANCELLED

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Patients in 40s on ventilators, ops cancelled

Coronavirus patients in their 40s are being put on ventilators as Matt Hancock says the NHS will cancel or delay non-emergency operations to help free up staff and beds to help cope as death toll rises All elective surgery not time sensitive will either be cancelled or postponed  Hancock told MPs this evening: ‘We are in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Train may be cancelled as people work at home

Ministers have today warned ‘ghost trains’ with no commuters on will be axed as millions of workers stay at home amid the escalating coronavirus crisis, leaving some services and roads empty.  Officials warned there could be no point keeping the services going as the crisis – expected to last until Spring 2021 – escalates. Health … Read more

Google I/O 2020 latest casualty of coronavirus outbreak as tech conference cancelled

More than two months in advance, Google ditches its biggest event of the year, I/O 2020, because of the growing coronavirus threat. Google I/O 2019 was held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif., as seen here. Image: Getty Images On Tuesday, Google announced that it was cancelling I/O 2020, slated for May 12-14, … Read more