Huge queues built up outside a Five Guys burger restaurant last night as parts of Britain showed signs that they were getting back to work today despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. Builders are returning to construction sites and roads are visibly busier than a week ago, with traffic having increased to the highest levels since … Read more
Construction workers failed to properly socially distance today as they headed back to building sites in London despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. A group of about 50 builders underwent temperature checks before being allowed onto the site at No. 1 Palace Street featuring 72 luxury flats near Buckingham Palace. It comes after the Unite union … Read more
Google, Amazon and eBay remove products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 18 April 2020 Google, Amazon and eBay have removed dozens of products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G. … Read more
Crime near traveller sites is around 50 per cent higher than the national average while police are frustrated at not being able to tackle it effectively. An investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches has found that the crime rate in some traveller sites was substantially higher than the UK average. The show claims the average crime … Read more
More than 40 coronavirus testing sites are in danger of closing after the Trump administration says it federal funding for them on Friday On Friday, the federal government is ending funding for coronavirus testing sites across the US More than 40 of these sites in state such as Colorado and Pennsylvania are either in danger … Read more
Walgreens Boots Alliance and CVS Health Corp will be opening drive-thru coronavirus testing sites offering the new diagnostic that can provide a positive result in just five minutes. Both drugstore chains will be using the test developed by Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories, which has been praised by President Donald Trump. CVS said it was launching two … Read more
Self-driving vans are ferrying coronavirus tests from drive-thru locations in Florida to the Mayo Clinic campus in order to minimize exposure and free up healthcare workers The Mayo Clinic in Florida is using self-driving vans during the coronavirus The vehicles are transporting tests from sites to the Jacksonville laboratory Vans travel along roads that have been … Read more
I loved Bible stories as a child, so when I left school I took myself off to Jerusalem to find where its main characters had once walked. Decades later, I still return several times a year and always find something to inspire me. The golden stone, the landscape, the intoxicating smell of herbs in the markets … Read more
Online gambling sites begin taking bets on how the coronavirus will spread as professional sports leagues shut down and leave them struggling to make up lost revenue Some online gambling sites have begun taking prop bets on COVID-19’s spread Sites in Russia will take bets on city shutdowns, toilet paper shortages and more The estimated … Read more
Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to stop non-essential construction workers heading to building sites as Britain attempts to tackle the spread of coronavirus. The Prime Minister has faced calls across the political spectrum for more stringent rules so workers are not placed at risk, and public transport is not overwhelmed. Mr Johnson, who will … Read more