The energy price cap will be extended until the end of next year, the government has announced. It means around 11 million households will continue to save on gas and electricity bills, according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). It said the cap had saved customers around £1bn – around £75
Month: October 2020
A coronavirus vaccine is “unlikely” to completely stop infections and the disease might never fully disappear, the government’s chief scientific adviser has said. Sir Patrick Vallance pointed to how smallpox was the only disease to have ever been completely eradicated and that, in future, treating COVID-19 might become more like dealing with seasonal flu. Image:
The government has given Greater Manchester until midday tomorrow to reach an agreement on entering Tier 3 restrictions. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said 10 days of discussions in “good faith” have not resulted in an agreement – and he warned that the prime minister would have to intervene if no deal is made by the
Ireland’s government has agreed to return the country to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from midnight on Wednesday. Cabinet ministers agreed with the measures to contain COVID-19 during a meeting at Government Buildings in Dublin. It means Ireland will go to Level 5 coronavirus restrictions – the most severe – which had been recommended
The US has charged six Russian hackers over a series of global cyber attacks, including trying to undermine UK efforts to hold Moscow accountable for the Salisbury spy poisoning. Mug shots of the men, aged between 27 and 35, were released on a poster with the words: “Wanted by the FBI”. The charging announcement came
Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has been cleared of grabbing a woman’s breasts at a Christmas party in 2008. He cried and nodded at the jury as the verdict was delivered, and made no comment when he left the court. Leslie, full name John Leslie Stott, had denied the accusations that he had groped
Two-thirds of businesses say the government has done a poor job of communicating its plans for a post-Brexit trade agreement, according to a survey. The YouGov online poll of 1,000 businesses showed 21% described the communication as somewhat poor and 45% very poor. Just 8% said the government had done a very good job and
President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalisation, and refusal to participate in the second presidential debate due to the proposed virtual format, have been only the latest astonishing events in the race for the White House. While from day to day the campaign brings new surprises and controversies – most it needs to be said in
Italy and Belgium have introduced new socialising rules amid fears there could be a “tsunami” in coronavirus cases. The new restrictions in Belgium came into force as a government minister admitted the country can “no longer control” the current rate of COVID-19 transmission. Bars and restaurants have been closed with only takeaways allowed up until
NASA has chosen Nokia to build a 4G network on the moon as part of the space agency’s Artemis programme, which aims to establish a sustainable human presence there. The Finnish company will build the technology which will be integrated into NASA‘s lunar landers and used for remote control, as well as streaming high-definition videos.
If there is one American community that you might think has more reason than most to be wary of Donald Trump, it is the millions of Latinos across the country. Yet the man who once labelled Mexicans as “rapists and criminals” and vilified migrants before and after the last election does maintain some support in
A Greater Manchester MP, Yasmin Qureshi, has been admitted to hospital with coronavirus. The Labour shadow minister, who represents Bolton South East in parliament, started showing COVID-19 symptoms two weeks ago and self-isolated. But she revealed that on Saturday she was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital with pneumonia, as a stand-off remains over new restrictions
Forty years ago, a reality TV queen was born. Yes, Kim Kardashian celebrates the Big 4-0 on 21 October 2020 – and what better way to celebrate than with a trip down memory lane (especially as KUWTK is coming to an end next year and we may never see them again after that). The artist
Instagram is being investigated for a potential leak of children’s personal information by the Irish privacy watchdog, which is the EU’s lead authority on Facebook. The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is investigating whether Instagram‘s parent company Facebook has been illegally processing children’s data. “The DPC has been actively monitoring complaints received from individuals in this
Wales will be placed into a circuit break lockdown for 17 days from 6pm on Friday, the Welsh government has announced. The new coronavirus lockdown will take Wales back to the restrictions introduced in March, with most businesses shutting, and people being told to stay at home and work from home where possible. Announcing the
A NASA spacecraft will this week attempt to descend on an asteroid and bring back a sample in a 10-second mission. The Osiris-Rex has been circling the Bennu asteroid for nearly two years – hundreds of millions of miles away from Earth. But on Tuesday it will try to collect a handful of dirt and
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