Sainsbury’s, Asda and Costa Coffee have said they will not police new coronavirus laws which force customers to wear face masks in all shops from today. The major retailers say they have no intention of enforcing new rules which will punish people who refuse to cover their faces with a £100 fine. Government guidance published … Read more
They’re set to start shooting the long-awaited Friends reunion special next month. But there will be some stringent conditions given the post COVID-19 world in which we’re now all living, according to The Mirror‘s sources on Saturday. ‘There are going to be very strict guidelines and that includes no live audiences,’ one source told the … Read more
Road map for exiting coronavirus lockdown A leaked draft has revealed more details of the shape of the next phase of coronavirus curbs – due to be unveiled by Boris Johnson on Sunday. Key points include: Flexibility around the two metre ‘social distancing’ rule as long as firms are taking other steps to protect workers. … Read more
No hot desking or shared pens and staggered start times – but firms will NOT have to enforce 2m ‘social distancing’ as long as they can show they are keeping staff safe, according to leaked draft of lockdown ‘exit strategy’ to be revealed Sunday Boris Johnson is delaying unveiling the government’s coronavirus exit strategy from … Read more
Police yourselves! Shops will have to enforce rules themselves when lockdown is eased to support ‘very nervous’ officers, warns ex-chief constable Former police chief said officers would be ‘nervous’ about relaxing lockdown Sir Peter Fahy suggested businesses could ‘police’ social distancing themselves His remarks come as the UK public appear to be growing restless of … Read more
Police yourselves! Shops will have to enforce rules themselves when lockdown is eased to support ‘very nervous’ officers, warns ex-chief constable Former police chief said officers would be ‘nervous’ about relaxing lockdown Sir Peter Fahy suggested businesses could ‘police’ social distancing themselves His remarks come as the UK public appear to be growing restless of … Read more
Footage has emerged of an Indian policeman’s hand being lopped off in a terrifying sword attack as officers stood at a coronavirus road checkpoint. Harjit Singh, an assistant sub inspector with the Punjab Police, was patrolling outside a vegetable market in Patiala when seven men belonging to the Nihang Sikh warrior sect turned violent. Footage … Read more
Pakistani Muslims clashed with police trying to enforce new curbs on gatherings to prevent Friday prayers and contain coronavirus infections, officials said. TV footage showed dozens of people chasing two police vehicles and pelting them with stones as an officer fired in the air to disperse the crowd. The astonishing video outside a Karachi mosque … Read more
Police were drafted in to guard shops yesterday as queues again formed at stores around the country. The measures were thought to be aimed at countering panic buying and making sure shoppers kept the right distance from each other. Officers kept watch outside Lidl and Sainsbury’s stores at a shopping centre in Stratford, east London. … Read more
Social media posts are being used to track whether people are adhering to strict coronavirus lockdown rules in Italy. Researchers claimed to have identified more than 30,000 breaking the rules in March alone after analysing half a million photos and videos from Instagram. It follows similar efforts in China, South Korea and the US to … Read more