Sky high gas prices force two fertilizer plants to shutdown 

Sky high gas prices force two fertilizer plants employing some 600 workers to shutdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:51 EDT, 16 September 2021 | Updated: 16:51 EDT, 16 September 2021 Shutdown: Production has been halted at two fertilizer sites in Teesside and Cheshire Sky-high gas prices have forced two fertiliser plants to … Read more

Pay freeze for Church of England clergy as leaders feel the squeeze following pandemic shutdown

Pay freeze for Church of England clergy as leaders feel the squeeze following pandemic shutdown Stipends of all CofE clergy increased by zero per cent in their annual pay round It means annual pay of the Archbishop of Canterbury will remain at £85,070  Diocesan bishop will stick at £46,180, and stipend for parish vicar £27,000  By … Read more

Pay freeze for Church of England clergy as leaders feel the squeeze following pandemic shutdown

Pay freeze for Church of England clergy as leaders feel the squeeze following pandemic shutdown Stipends of all CofE clergy increased by zero per cent in their annual pay round It means annual pay of the Archbishop of Canterbury will remain at £85,070  Diocesan bishop will stick at £46,180, and stipend for parish vicar £27,000  By … Read more

Mumbai on lockdown: Indian city’s streets are deserted during weekend shutdown

India’s coronavirus epicentre has been plunged into a state-wide weekend lockdown as the country battles exploding infection numbers and shortages of vaccines, drugs and hospital beds. Having let its guard down with mass religious festivals, political rallies and spectators at cricket matches, India is experiencing a ferocious new wave with around a million new cases … Read more

Covid Europe: Italy enters strict three-day lockdown while France begins four week national shutdown

Italy and France entered strict lockdowns today, with both countries struggling to cope with a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases that has overwhelmed hospitals.  In Italy, the country entered a three-day Easter lockdown to prevent a surge in infections over the bank holiday weekend. The entire country is now in the ‘red zone’ – the … Read more

Verizon 3G CDMA Network shutdown is happening, here’s when

We won’t say we’re surprised. We’re not. We’re actually just waiting for this thing to happen–3G connectivity being obsolete. Well, we know it’s not happening anytime soon in other countries where people rely on 3G and 4G interchangeably. In the United States, specifically, for Verizon subscribers, please note the company is shutting down the 3G … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to end lockdown ‘once and for all’ on anniversary of first shutdown

Prince Charles today called on Britain to ‘remember the lives tragically cut short’ by Covid-19 ahead of a national vigil this lunchtime as Boris Johnson marked the first anniversary of the first national lockdown in 2020 by vowing to end them ‘once and for all’. The Prime Minister will hold a national minute’s silence at midday to remember … Read more

A year ago today, drinkers enjoy final pints and panic-buy alcohol before UK-wide shutdown

A year ago today, British drinkers enjoyed a last night out and panic-bought alcohol before the country went into lockdown. Ahead of the UK’s first Covid shut down, which was announced three days later, Chancellor Rishi Sunak effectively signed a blank cheque as he unveiled a huge new coronavirus bailout to cover the wages of millions of … Read more