Three police officers injured and 20 arrested after Rangers fans ignored tighter lockdown in Glasgow

Three police officers have been injured and 20 people arrested after Rangers fans ignored lockdown rules as they wildly celebrated their unbeaten season in central Glasgow last night, despite concerns that a virulent Indian Covid strain is driving up cases. Riot police were sent into George Square on Saturday as punch-ups broke out among the … Read more

Three police officers injured and 20 arrested after Rangers fans ignored tighter lockdown in Glasgow

Three police officers have been injured and 20 people arrested after Rangers fans ignored lockdown rules as they wildly celebrated their unbeaten season in central Glasgow last night, despite concerns that a virulent Indian Covid strain is driving up cases. Riot police were sent into George Square on Saturday as punch-ups broke out among the … Read more

Tokyo placed under tighter coronavirus rules for at least a month – almost 100 days before Olympics

Tokyo placed under tighter coronavirus restrictions for at least a month – almost 100 days before the Olympics are set to begin – with host city experiencing surge in new cases Tokyo, the host city of the Olympics, has seen a surge of new cases and variants  The Japanese government have now taken action by … Read more

Tokyo placed under tighter coronavirus rules for at least a month – almost 100 days before Olympics

Tokyo placed under tighter coronavirus restrictions for at least a month – almost 100 days before the Olympics are set to begin – with host city experiencing surge in new cases Tokyo, the host city of the Olympics, has seen a surge of new cases and variants  The Japanese government have now taken action by … Read more

Bitcoin slumps 10% to a ten-day low, amid fears of tighter regulation

Bitcoin slumps 10% to a ten-day low, amid fears Biden’s administration will bring in tighter regulation By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 Bitcoin slumped 10 per cent to a ten-day low, retreating further from record highs, with traders citing fears of … Read more

Boris Johnson gathers Cabinet amid fears lockdown could get tighter

What lockdown rules could be tightened?   Upgrade the one metre-plus social distancing rule SAGE experts are pushing for a two metres-plus guideline instead. It would mean that people should normally stay three metres apart, unless there are other protections in place such as perspex screens. Remove exercise loophole  Matt Hancock has made clear that the loophole … Read more

Boris Johnson gathers Cabinet amid fears lockdown could get tighter

Boris Johnson gathered Cabinet today amid fears lockdown could be tightened within days unless coronavirus numbers ease. The PM has been holding a virtual meeting with his senior team as they consider the next move in the crisis wreaking havoc on the country. Ministers have been desperately pleading with Britons to limit their contacts as the … Read more

Four-week lockdown begins in Germany as tighter restrictions are brought in across Europe

A four-week lockdown came into force today in Germany, with restaurants, bars, theatres, gyms and cinemas closed down until the end of the month.  The restrictions are less strict than those imposed in the first phase of the pandemic in March and April. This time around, schools, kindergartens, non-essential shops and hairdressers are to remain open. … Read more