Parkrun organisers announce nationwide running events to return in England on June 5

Parkrun’s coming back! Organisers reveal the Saturday morning 5ks will resume on June 5 if the government’s roadmap out of lockdown goes to plan… with 200,000 joggers ready to return Parkrun organisers want the nationwide running event to return on June 5  The weekly events attract more than 200,000 joggers each week in parks  Parkrun … Read more

Parkrun organisers announce nationwide running events to return in England on June 5

Parkrun’s coming back! Organisers reveal the Saturday morning 5ks will resume on June 5 if the government’s roadmap out of lockdown goes to plan… with 200,000 joggers ready to return Parkrun organisers want the nationwide running event to return on June 5  The weekly events attract more than 200,000 joggers each week in parks  Parkrun … Read more

Nationwide police crackdown on drivers using mobile phones began this week

Police forces across the UK are taking part in a fortnight-long nationwide campaign to crackdown on drivers using phones behind the wheel. The campaign is being coordinated by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and began yesterday (Monday 8 February) and runs until 21 February, it has been revealed.  The campaign comes ahead of a … Read more

Georgia Toffolo joins nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore

Georgia Toffolo looks in good spirits as she joins nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore after setting up fundraising campaign in his honour By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 09:57 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 09:59 GMT, 4 February 2021 Georgia Toffolo joined millions across the country as she clapped for … Read more

Katie Price and family pay respects to Captain Tom Moore as they join nationwide clap

Katie Price has paid tribute to the late Captain Sir Tom Moore as she took part in the nationwide clap in his honour on Wednesday. The former glamour model, 42, was joined by her beau Carl Woods, 31, and three of her children – Princess, 13, Jett, seven, and Bunny, six, – for the event. … Read more

Streets of Paris stand empty as police enforce a nationwide curfew

A deafening emptiness echoed through the streets of Paris tonight as a draconian 6pm curfew brought in to suppress the spread of Covid-19 forced people across France to hunker down at home. Striking pictures saw iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe almost entirely deserted, while the Champs Elysees was devoid of … Read more

Conservative MP calls for nationwide rollout of vitamin D tablets

Pictured, David Davis, MP for Haltemprice and Howden Conservative backbencher David Davis MP has called for the UK Government to distribute vitamin D supplementation to society’s most at-risk of Covid-19.   Mr Davis says Britain should follow the lead of the Spanish region of Andalusia in the south of Spain, which distributed calcifediol, a vitamin D supplement, … Read more

Britain CAN bounce back after Covid, says Nationwide boss

Joe Garner has disappeared. We’ve arranged to speak over Microsoft Teams – a lifeline for many firms whose staff are working from home – but I can’t see or hear the Nationwide boss on my screen.  When we finally give up on video conferencing and revert to an old-fashioned telephone call, I get the feeling … Read more

Nationwide mortgage holiday mix-up left our home move at risk

A couple were denied a new loan when they tried to move home to downsize, after they did not realise Nationwide had put a gap in their mortgage holiday.  Steve Allcroft and wife Irena, from Poynton, Cheshire, had their home purchase put at risk after they were left with a damaged credit file following a mix-up … Read more

Covid UK: Fears Primark queues will prompt third nationwide lockdown

Critics react angrily to large queues at Primark, and claim the mass hunt for bargains will ‘spark another lockdown’- despite the lines being CAUSED by social distancing Furious onlookers worry Primark queues could bring on another lockdown One critic said she feared the crowds would cause coronavirus cases to rise Primark opened for 24 hours … Read more