Birmingham faces looming lockdown, West Midlands mayor admits

Birmingham faces looming lockdown as West Midlands mayor admits city-wide restrictions now ‘very likely’ as symptom-tracking app warns infections ARE rising across the UK West Midlands mayor Andy Street said tougher restrictions were ‘looking likely’ Birmingham’s case rate has jumped to 69 per 100,000, up from 30 a week ago Local leaders in Birmingham are … Read more

Birmingham faces looming lockdown, West Midlands mayor admits

Birmingham faces looming lockdown as West Midlands mayor admits city-wide restrictions now ‘very likely’ as symptom-tracking app warns infections ARE rising across the UK West Midlands mayor Andy Street said tougher restrictions were ‘looking likely’ Birmingham’s case rate has jumped to 69 per 100,000, up from 30 a week ago Local leaders in Birmingham are … Read more

Doncaster mayor warns St Leger Festival pilot poses a ‘major risk’

Thousands of punters headed out to St Leger Festival’s pilot horse racing event today, only for the local council to announce the final three days will take place behind closed doors. Around 3,500 people were expected to attend the start of the festival at Doncaster Racecourse today, which had been earmarked as a test to … Read more

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says she is worried the US is headed towards a race war

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says she fears the US is ‘descending into a race war’ as it’s revealed the FBI is probing network of domestic terrorists and district police chief claims 70% of those arrested over the weekend were from other cities Muriel Bowser said on Monday she feared the US was descending into a … Read more

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says Covid restrictions are driving down new infections

Andy Burnham has said the coronavirus restrictions in Greater Manchester are working and driving down case numbers amid fears of a second national lockdown if Britain sees rise in cases similar to Spain.  The Greater Manchester mayor told the BBC that the numbers were beginning to ‘move in the right direction’ and hoped more boroughs … Read more

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says Covid restrictions are driving down new infections

Andy Burnham has said the coronavirus restrictions in Greater Manchester are working and driving down case numbers amid fears of a second national lockdown if Britain sees rise in cases similar to Spain.  The Greater Manchester mayor told the BBC that the numbers were beginning to ‘move in the right direction’ and hoped more boroughs … Read more

RHONY’s Leah McSweeney slams Mayor Bill de Blasio: ‘His legacy will be ruining NYC’

After narrowly escaping an attack in broad daylight, RHONY’s Leah McSweeney has become the latest Manhattanite to slam New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio.  While she dodged a terrifying encounter with a homeless man that lunged at her on the ‘unsafe’ streets, the incident left her shaken about the safety of her 13-year-old daughter, Kier.   ‘He was so drunk … Read more

Melbourne anti-masker protest slammed as Lord Mayor says it will breach COVID-19 safety

By Nic White for Daily Mail Australia Groups opposing lockdowns, mask wearing, and police authority in general rely on a series of dubious arguments that are easily discredited: Rules are ‘directives’ not ‘laws’ A common theme to infuriating exchanges with police is that the public health orders are invalid because Parliament never approved them. They … Read more

Melbourne anti-masker protest slammed as Lord Mayor says it will breach COVID-19 safety

By Nic White for Daily Mail Australia Groups opposing lockdowns, mask wearing, and police authority in general rely on a series of dubious arguments that are easily discredited: Rules are ‘directives’ not ‘laws’ A common theme to infuriating exchanges with police is that the public health orders are invalid because Parliament never approved them. They … Read more

Tory MPs write to Matt Hancock over Manchester mayor lockdown claims

Tory MPs have clashed with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham over his claims that it would be ‘impossible’ to lift lockdown restrictions in just one borough ahead of a review today. A major incident was declared by authorities in Greater Manchester this week following a rise in the number of coronavirus infections and new measures were … Read more