Peterborough has the most houses with solar panels on the roof of any city or town in the UK, a study has revealed. The Cambridgeshire city has more than 9,000 solar panel installations, enough to equip 11.1 per cent of the local authority’s 82,000 households. Analysis of 371 local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales … Read more
Eight schools are shut in French city after a child tests positive for coronavirus days after classrooms reopened Eight schools in one French city shut after child tests positive for coronavirus Investigators are trying to trace everyone who came into contact with child Education minister said 70 cases have been found at schools across the … Read more
City bankers may be asked to work from home for rest of year By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 Some City bankers may be asked to work from home for the rest of the year, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. … Read more
E! News presenter Scott Tweedie says he’s ‘never been busier’ working from his New York City apartment amid the COVID-19 pandemic By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:53 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 05:53 BST, 16 May 2020 Scott Tweedie moved to New York back in December for his new role as … Read more
City centre parking charges could be AXED in a desperate bid to tempt commuters off buses and trains Grant Shapps said parking charges may be waived to ward commuters off trains The Transport Secretary said people have ‘a civic duty to avoid public transport’ His warning comes as Sadiq Khan threatened to run fewer summer … Read more
Furious village vigilantes may attack city dwellers who visit beauty spots now the coronavirus lockdown has been eased, police chiefs have warned. Rural police and crime commissioners fear locals will lash out at visitors as they try to protect their communities from the deadly bug. Officers can no longer kick tourists out of hotspots after … Read more
Hard-pressed households set for lower bills as watchdog asks insurers to grant payment holidays and cut premiums Insurers asked to offer three month payment holidays from Monday next week They will also have to offer more suitable policies and waive fees attached Policyholders will have until the 18th of August to apply for a payment holiday … Read more
A massive chuck of China’s failed rocket fell to Earth Monday, but a few minutes sooner and it would have crashed right into New York City. Reports say that debris would have rained down on the Big Apple if the Long March 5B rocket would re-entered the atmosphere just 15 minutes earlier. The Chinese rocket carrying … Read more
York could become Britain’s first electric car-only city as local officials push to ban petrol and diesel vehicles when the lockdown is lifted Councillors want York to become the United Kingdom’s first zero-emissions city The city is already due to ban private car journeys in the area by as soon as 2023 After the lockdown … Read more
The number of people who died in New York City during the height of the coronavirus pandemic is more than triple what would be expected in a normal year, a new report finds. Between March 11 and May 2, there were more than 24,000 ‘excess deaths’, compared to years prior, researchers from the Centers for … Read more