All passengers who were on a flight from Zante to Cardiff have been ordered to self-isolate after seven confirmed cases of coronavirus. Passengers who were on TUI flight 6215 on Tuesday are now being considered as “close contacts” of those who tested positive for COVID-19. The seven cases were from three different parties on board
Month: August 2020
Conservative backbenchers have criticised the government for a string of “avoidable” summer U-turns, ahead of MPs returning to Westminster on Tuesday. One former Conservative minister told Sky News that some Tory MPs were now spending their time “gambling on how long before the next U-turn happens”. The senior politician also called on the Boris Johnson
There are ‘no plans’ to move Glastonbury from its traditional weekend in June next year, organisers say. Founder Michael Eavis has previously said it was “wishful thinking” it could happen then, and that the only “certainty” for the iconic music festival was 2022, because of COVID-19 restrictions. The festival was cancelled this year because of
India has seen a record 78,761 new coronavirus cases in the last day – the worst 24-hour spike ever recorded across the world in the pandemic. The country’s health ministry also reported 948 deaths, taking the total number of fatalities there to 63,498. India is one of the countries that has been worst affected by
Donald Trump’s older sister heavily criticised her brother and his children in a new set of recordings released by her niece. Former federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry can be heard condemning Ivanka Trump, the president’s adviser and second child, the president’s son Eric as well as Mr Trump himself. Image: Maryanne Trump Barry is a
At least 29 people are dead after a two-storey restaurant collapsed during a birthday party in China. A further 28 were injured, including seven of them seriously, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management said. The building in Linfen city suddenly fell apart on Sunday but it is not yet clear what caused this. Image: Dozens of
Police have issued £10,000 fines to at least nine people for their part in organising illegal gatherings this weekend. The heavy fines are the first to be handed out since new rules came into force in England on Friday ahead of the bank holiday weekend. West Yorkshire Police said officers had attended several parties on
Police have been responding to reports of illegal gatherings after rules were brought in just before the bank holiday weekend. The new rules came into force on Friday, prompted by more than 1,000 unlicensed events since the end of June. Anyone in breach of the rules could be fined £10,000. People not wearing masks and
A man who died after being shot in Stechford, Birmingham, on Friday has been named as Murtaza Nazir. Mr Nazir was shot on Bagshaw Road in Stechford shortly before 8pm on Friday and police have launched a murder investigation. His family released a statement through police, saying their lives would “never be the same”. They
The education secretary has warned that parents who do not send their children school risk putting a “huge dent in their future life chances”. In an open letter to parents, Gavin Williamson writes there is a “far greater risk to children’s health and wellbeing if they don’t go to school”. The comments come two days
Football is back, and it’s magic. That was how it felt to wake up this morning knowing I was going to the match. It was also a bit strange of course to be one of just 2,500 people who were allowed to go to the Amex stadium to watch Brighton play Chelsea in a pre-season
Universities could become the “care homes of the second wave of COVID-19”, a higher education union has warned. In an exclusive television interview with Sky News, The University and College Union (UCU) says the government and universities are risking public health by pushing on with plans to fully reopen campuses in a few weeks’ time.
It would be a “miracle” if this year’s Tour de France finishes, the head of the world governing body for competitive cycling has warned, after a surge in coronavirus cases prompted a rule change. There was an unusually subdued atmosphere as the race began in Nice on Saturday amid fears the 176 riders may not
Chadwick Boseman’s death at just 43 has stunned the movie world. Heralded as a “true original” who “shattered stereotypes” he won legions of fans for his role in Black Panther. But why was the film such an important cultural moment, as well as a box office phenomenon? Most importantly, it was the first big-budget superhero
The former chief executive of Saga, the over-50s insurance and travel provider, is to stage a stunning comeback as part of a £150m capital-raising to shore up its coronavirus-hit balance sheet. Sky News has learnt that Sir Roger de Haan, who sold Saga for £1.3bn in 2004, is to inject up to £100m into the
Julio Mora and Waldramina Quinteros have been married longer than most people have been alive. He is aged 110 and she is 104 – and they’ve just been awarded the Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest married couple. Mr Mora was born on 10 March 1910 and Ms Quinteros on 16 October 1915. Combined,
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