Britain’s coronavirus lockdown looks all but certain to be extended, forcing Britons to stay at home for several more weeks at least, after the Health Secretary warned tonight there could be no ‘let up’ yet. On the eve of a formal UK government announcement on whether to keep the movement restrictions in place Matt Hancock … Read more
London markets fell today after the Easter holiday amid forecasts for the coronavirus lockdown to continue into next month. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading companies was trading down 22 points or 0.38 per cent at 5,820 by 11am today. The Government said there would be no easing of the lockdown this week as … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today revealed the UK will be extending its coronavirus lockdown for the foreseeable future as she announced the move before stand-in PM Dominic Raab. The Scottish First Minister let slip at lunchtime that a UK-wide review of the social distancing measures due to be carried out by Thursday is ‘not likely to result … Read more
President Macron to warn France must brace for extended lockdown ‘well into May’ in an address to the nation – as number of daily Covid-19 deaths falls for the third day running to 561 At 8pm tonight Macron will give his third prime-time televised address to nation Sources said the lockdown is likely to be … Read more
Husband of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she is being considered for clemency as her temporary leave from prison amid coronavirus pandemic is extended by two weeks Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 42, was freed last week for a fortnight from Iranian jail She spent Mother’s Day with her own mother but separated from her only child Now Nazanin has … Read more