Coronavirus UK: Care residents and staff face 5-week test delay

Boss of UK’s largest care provider reveals residents and staff face a FIVE WEEK delay for Covid-19 tests because of a supply issue Chief of Care UK warned providers there would be a minimum five week wait  Issue said to be due to Government supplier of tests, but DHSC yet to comment Care homes were … Read more

Grandfather, 59, who had to delay life-saving heart surgery due to coronavirus pandemic nearly died

A grandfather was a ‘ticking time bomb’ after he had to delay his heart surgery due to the coronavirus pandemic and nearly died from it. Jeff Street, 59, from Pocapello, Idaho, was born with a congenital condition that affects the way blood flows from the heart. After the largest blood vessel in his heart became severely … Read more

Red Wall voters bash Boris over Banks Mining open-cast mine delay 

Red Wall voters bash Boris as last English coal mining firm is forced to announce lay-offs due to planning delays By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 Boris Johnson has been accused of ‘letting down’ northern voters who helped him win a … Read more

Texas resumes executions after 5-month delay due to coronavirus Billy Joe Wardlow, 45

Billy Joe Wardlow, 45, was executed by a lethal injection Wednesday evening for fatally shooting an 82-year-old man nearly three decades ago A Texas inmate received lethal injection Wednesday evening for fatally shooting an 82-year-old man nearly three decades ago, ending a five-month delay of executions in the nation’s busiest death penalty state because of … Read more

Coronavirus hit to pensions could force many to delay retirement

The coronavirus pandemic could force one in five people to delay retirement, as the knock-on financial crisis damages pension savings. The impact is causing many to rethink plans, even younger workers who have plenty of time to recover investment losses, according to an Aegon study. Separate research found half of all workers say the financial … Read more

Michael Gove ‘formally’ tells EU transition ends in December despite Scots and Welsh delay demands

‘The moment for extension has now passed’: Michael Gove says he has ‘formally’ told the EU that transition WILL end in December despite Nicola Sturgeon demanding a delay to ‘extraordinarily reckless’ plan The Cabinet Office Minister made the announcement on Twitter today  Came as Sturgeon and Welsh leader Mark Drakeford demanded an extension  In a … Read more

Angry Boris Johnson dismisses criticism over schools delay

Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer took potshots at each other in the Commons today as parents vented fury about the lack of a plan to get schools back up and running.  In bad-tempered exchanges at PMQs, Mr Johnson faced an onslaught from the Labour leader who accused him of ‘flailing around’ while millions of children … Read more

Car buyers could delay purchases in hope of a scrappage scheme

Three in 10 motorists could hold back new car purchases in the hope the Government will introduce new purchase incentives amid talk of a scrappage scheme, a survey suggests. Many are delaying a trip to the showroom in case a taxpayer backed scrappage scheme is introduced, as rumoured last week, the comprehensive survey of 6,500 … Read more

Lookers sees share price plunge 20% after announcing results delay

Car dealer Lookers sees share price plunge 20% and delays results after finding suspected fraud in its books The number of annual new car registrations last year was its lowest for 6 years  New chief executive Mark Raban was the former CFO of Marshall Motor Holdings Lookers originally sold bicycles and bicycle parts before becoming … Read more

IOC president Thomas Bach reveals decision to delay Tokyo Games until 2021 could cost £650MILLION

IOC president Thomas Bach reveals decision to delay Tokyo Games until 2021 will cost Olympic organisers another £650MILLION Thomas Bach said executive committees approved the sum to cover the costs  The sum will be split into two parts, with £530million to help reorganising costs The remaining £120m will be divided to support international federations Bach … Read more