Lambeth Council’s claims £200,000 for ‘temporary’ road closures which could remain for three years

Lambeth Council in south London is planning to keep ‘temporary’ controversial road closures in place for three years, it has been reported.  The authority is said to have claimed nearly £200,000 of Government cash to block off five streets as part of its ‘Oval Triangle low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) temporary scheme’.  But it has also … Read more

Some Cineworld cinemas will NEVER reopen after Covid lockdown as bosses consider permanent closures

Some Cineworld cinemas will NEVER reopen after Covid lockdown as bosses consider permanent closures and job losses in bid to save struggling movie house chain Virus forced industry-wide cinema closures for several weeks earlier this year Cineworld then shut all 128 of its venues again last month, with 5,500 jobs at risk A lack of … Read more

French lockdown set to be EXTENDED: Closures to remain beyond original December 2 deadline

The French national lockdown is set to be extended beyond the original date of December 2, despite the government saying that the coronavirus had peaked. Health Minister Olivier Veran confirmed today that he wouldn’t be able to provide a date for the end of the draconian national restrictions which were imposed for a month on October … Read more

French lockdown set to be EXTENDED: Closures to remain beyond original December 2 deadline

The French national lockdown is set to be extended beyond the original date of December 2, despite the government saying that the coronavirus had peaked. Health Minister Olivier Veran confirmed today that he wouldn’t be able to provide a date for the end of the draconian national restrictions which were imposed for a month on October … Read more

School closures cut lifespan of the average child by THREE MONTHS

Shutting schools at the start of the coronavirus pandemic shortened the average child’s lifespan by almost three months, a study claims.  Academics at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute reviewed data from various studies and databases and found 24.2 million children aged 5 to 11 years attended public schools in the US that were closed during … Read more

School closures cut lifespan of the average child by THREE MONTHS

Shutting schools at the start of the coronavirus pandemic shortened the average child’s lifespan by almost three months, a study claims.  Academics at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute reviewed data from various studies and databases and found 24.2 million children aged 5 to 11 years attended public schools in the US that were closed during … Read more

New Zealand to open to Australians within weeks as states finally open after coronavirus closures

Australians could soon be able to travel abroad for the first time since March with New Zealand preparing to open its borders within the next four weeks, sources say. Millions of Australians are expected to pack their bags and go on holiday as the states with the strictest border closure, Western Australia and Queensland, begin … Read more

Bacteriologist says Wales and Scotland’s restaurant and pub closures NOT backed by ‘sound evidence’

Pub and restaurant closures across Scotland and Wales are not backed by ‘sound evidence’, according to a top academic.  Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today unveiled her nation’s new tiered lockdown approach while Wales begins a 17-day ‘firebreak’ at 6pm this evening. The rules mean the shutters are coming down on many sections of the … Read more

Coronavirus: Millions in North and Midlands face travel bans and pub closures

Boris Johnson’s plans to introduce tough new lockdown measures in England were going down to the wire on Saturday as discussions between No 10 and local leaders continued late into the evening. Millions of people in the Midlands and the North are facing travel bans and the shutting of pubs, with local communities tasked with … Read more

Coronavirus: Millions in North and Midlands face travel bans and pub closures

Boris Johnson’s plans to introduce tough new lockdown measures in England were going down to the wire on Saturday as discussions between No 10 and local leaders continued late into the evening. Millions of people in the Midlands and the North are facing travel bans and the shutting of pubs, with local communities tasked with … Read more