Covid-19 infection rates at universities are up to SEVEN TIMES higher than in local cities

Coronavirus outbreaks in student areas are much bigger in the universities than in the towns and cites around them, data shows.  Analysis shows there are up to seven times more cases per person among certain student populations than in the public. Sheffield University reported 588 student infections in the week ending 8 October, which is … Read more

Germany lines up new coronavirus measures in cities

Germany today lined up tough new measures in its largest cities while hospitals warned of staff shortages amid an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.  Angela Merkel and the mayors of 11 cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich have agreed the new rules, including bar curfews, outdoor masks and military assistance, which will kick in when … Read more

Germany lines up new coronavirus measures in cities

Germany today lined up tough new measures in its largest cities while hospitals warned of staff shortages amid an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.  Angela Merkel and the mayors of 11 cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich have agreed the new rules, including bar curfews, outdoor masks and military assistance, which will kick in when … Read more

The world’s best hotels, islands, cities and ski resorts are revealed by Conde Nast Traveller

BEST HOTEL IN LONDON: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF THE UK: Gleneagles, Scotland BEST HOTEL IN IRELAND: The Westbury, Dublin BEST HOTEL IN PARIS: La Réserve Paris Hotel & Spa BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF FRANCE & MONACO: Grand-Hotel Du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel BEST HOTEL IN ROME: … Read more

Heat map reveals the 200 towns and cities with high Covid-19 infection rates

Adur 29.5 (19), 15.6 (10) Gloucester 46.5 (60), 18.6 (24) Rotherham 195.9 (520), 101.0 (268) Allerdale 63.4 (62), 44.0 (43) Gosport 17.7 (15), 14.1 (12) Rugby 80.8 (88), 53.2 (58) Amber Valley 74.9 (96), 53.1 (68) Gravesham 42.1 (45), 20.6 (22) Runnymede 59.3 (53), 35.8 (32) Arun 24.3 (39), 19.9 (32) Great Yarmouth 82.5 (82), … Read more

Heat map reveals the 200 towns and cities with high Covid-19 infection rates

Adur 29.5 (19), 15.6 (10) Gloucester 46.5 (60), 18.6 (24) Rotherham 195.9 (520), 101.0 (268) Allerdale 63.4 (62), 44.0 (43) Gosport 17.7 (15), 14.1 (12) Rugby 80.8 (88), 53.2 (58) Amber Valley 74.9 (96), 53.1 (68) Gravesham 42.1 (45), 20.6 (22) Runnymede 59.3 (53), 35.8 (32) Arun 24.3 (39), 19.9 (32) Great Yarmouth 82.5 (82), … Read more

The world’s best hotels, islands, cities and ski resorts are revealed by Conde Nast Traveller

BEST HOTEL IN LONDON: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF THE UK: Gleneagles, Scotland BEST HOTEL IN IRELAND: The Westbury, Dublin BEST HOTEL IN PARIS: La Réserve Paris Hotel & Spa BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF FRANCE & MONACO: Grand-Hotel Du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel BEST HOTEL IN ROME: … Read more

University cities including Sheffield, Leeds and Oxford are on the brink of new local lockdowns

Parts of the UK – including a number of university cities – could be plunged into local lockdown within days after ‘missed’ Test and Trace data belatedly revealed soaring infection figures – putting the areas over the threshold for a new three-tier alert system. Cities including Sheffield, Leeds and Oxford are among a dozen areas … Read more

University cities including Sheffield, Leeds and Oxford are on the brink of new local lockdowns

Parts of the UK – including a number of university cities – could be plunged into local lockdown within days after ‘missed’ Test and Trace data belatedly revealed soaring infection figures – putting the areas over the threshold for a new three-tier alert system. Cities including Sheffield, Leeds and Oxford are among a dozen areas … Read more

Civilians killed and injured as major cities are shelled in conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia 

Armenian and Azerbaijani bombardments of major cities have raised fears that many more civilians than the 42 reported dead are being killed. Separatist forces in Karabakh – an ethnic Armenian enclave that broke away from Azerbaijan in the 1990s – reported firefights along the frontline on Monday with the regional capital Stepanakert under heavy artillery … Read more