Boris Johnson has dismissed claims coronavirus has “robbed me of my mojo” as he set out promises on social care, green energy and housing in his Conservative Party conference speech. The prime minister, speaking via a video stream to his party’s members, launched a strident defence of the private sector as he vowed to “build
Month: October 2020
Labour’s deputy leader has called on Health Secretary Matt Hancock to consider quitting over the “disgusting” technology blunder that saw 16,000 coronavirus cases missed by contact tracers. Angela Rayner told Mr Hancock he should be “completely embarrassed” by the delay in the reporting of 15,841 COVID-19 infections in England between 25 September to 2 October.
Warner Bros has announced it is delaying the release of Dune and The Batman, as COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing measures continue to close cinemas across the world. While audiences may be back in cinemas in China where the outbreak began, a rise in cases in the US, the UK and the rest of Europe
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended encouraging people back to pubs and restaurants over the summer, prior to the government being forced to take fresh action to limit the spread of coronavirus. Mr Sunak’s “Eat Out To Help Out” scheme handed Britons discounted meals during August, as ministers attempted to restart the economy after the UK’s
Donald Trump has returned to the White House after three nights in hospital being treated for COVID-19. Shortly after arriving back in the White House, the US president released two videos – one with footage of his return accompanied by sweeping orchestral music, the other of him speaking on a balcony flanked by US flags.
Ireland is tightening coronavirus rules but will not go into a second national lockdown – despite calls from the country’s health chiefs. Following a cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Micheal Martin announced that Ireland would move from level 2 of its restrictions to level 3 – with new measures including a ban on all indoor restaurant
A six-year legal battle over one of rock’n’roll’s most famous songs has ended after the US Supreme Court refused to take up the Stairway To Heaven copyright case. Led Zeppelin were first accused of stealing the opening riff of the song from a little-known 1960s US track in 2014, and, despite winning the case two
Donald Trump says he is leaving hospital tonight after being treated for coronavirus. The US president tweeted: “I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 PM.” (11.30pm UK time). “Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration,
Hundreds of thousands of people with mental health problems, including children as young as ten, are forcibly chained up in cages and kept in appalling conditions without medical help. The practice known as ‘shackling’ is commonplace in 60 countries across the world, and sees adults and children as young as 10 restrained or locked up
The pain was etched on Mooky Greidinger’s face as he explained why the company he leads, Cineworld, has today announced plans to temporarily close its cinemas in the UK, Ireland and the United States. Mr Greidinger, whose grandfather opened his first cinema 90 years ago, said he had no alternative to a tough decision that
Groove Armada have told Sky News it is “heartbreaking” to see government ministers making decisions about the future of the late-night music industry when they have “probably never been to a nightclub or festival in their entire lives”. Known for their huge live performances, with hits including Superstylin’, I See You Baby, At The River
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned there will be no “easy cost-free answer” as he vowed to “balance the books” following his spending splurge during the coronavirus crisis. In his speech to the Conservative Party‘s virtual conference, Mr Sunak listed the various schemes he has introduced in a bid to shore up the economy amid the
Apple is taking a former business partner to court for allegedly stealing and reselling more than 100,000 devices which it had been hired to dismantle and recycle. GEEP Canada received more than 500,000 devices between January 2015 and December 2017, which the iPhone-maker had contracted it to dismantle and recycle. However, an investigation by Apple
A Briton is among three scientists who have been co-awarded a Nobel prize for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Michael Houghton, along with Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice, will receive a gold medal and prize money of $1.1m (£780,000) for their work which identified the virus in 1989. The discovery was “a
Dozens of animal species that are in regular contact with humans could be vulnerable to infection with the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to new research. Domestic cats and dogs could be affected, as could mink, lions, and tigers – all of which have had reported cases – and ferrets and macaques, which
Ireland could enter a second national lockdown after the country’s health service recommended it moved to Level 5 of its coronavirus plan. Prime Minister Micheál Martin and the leaders of his two coalition partners will meet the chief medical officer ahead of a cabinet meeting this morning, two government sources have said. Under Level 5,
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