In the past 24 hours, the death toll in Italy has increased by 345, taking the total number of coronavirus-related deaths past 2,500. In Spain the number of casualties increased by 182 overnight, pushing the total number of deaths close to 500. A new coronavirus tracker produced by the Financial Times …
Read More »Organise for alternative to Tories’ shutdown
Tories are not willing to break with market logic (Pic: Flickr/Downing Street) There are no “market?based solutions” to saving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people’s lives from coronavirus. We have to suspend capitalism. Resources from across society and the economy—whether car plants, corportate call centres, supermarkets or second homes—have to …
Read More »Royal Mail PLC proposes to postpone strike and become “additional emergency service”
Postal workers had voted in favour of industrial action over pay and conditions, but instead are offering to support people forced to self-isolate under the government’s new quarantine measures ’s () workers have voted strongly in favour of a national postal strike but, in view of Britain’s new social distancing measures to …
Read More »Sunderland news LIVE: Coronavirus latest as most recent figures show that a further 14 deaths in England bring the total number of deaths for the UK up to 69
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Read More »Princess Diana would be ‘heartbroken’ over Prince William and Harry, says royal photographer
Princess Diana would be ‘heartbroken’ over the state of Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship, royal photographer tells Page Six Jayne Fincher has revealed how late Diana would react to recent Megxit drama Said she’d be ‘heartbroken’ over Prince Harry and Prince William’s relationship Told how Princess Diana would ‘be …
Read More »Oxford schoolboy wins Young Mammal photography competition
A TEENAGE photography prodigy from Oxfordshire has won a prestigious nationwide accolade for the third time. Oxford schoolboy Alex White, who rose to fame across the county for his highly-skilled and up-close snaps of local wildlife, was crowned winner at the Young Mammal Photographer of the Year in the category …
Read More »Coronavirus: How Can We Celebrate Mother’s Day While Being Socially Responsible?
Last night, new government advice was issued encouraging everyone to start practising social distancing in order to protect the most vulnerable in society from coronavirus (Covid-19) transmission. As a result, Mother’s Day celebrations across the nation are being put on hold. ‘Social-distancing] guidance is for everyone…to reduce social interaction between …
Read More »Amazon to suspend non-essential shipments to UK and US warehouses | Business
Online retail giant Amazon is stopping sellers from sending non-essential items to its UK and US warehouses until 5 April, to make space for vital items needed by its customers during the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon wrote to its third-party sellers, some of whom use the company’s logistics to store and …
Read More »Royal Mail staff to delay strike action over coronavirus
Royal Mail staff will delay going out on strike despite an overwhelming vote in favour on Tuesday, and could instead act as a “fifth emergency service” to deliver food and medical supplies to the elderly, union leaders said. The ballot on Tuesday, in which more than 90 per cent of …
Read More »Royal Mail's CWU members vote in favour of strike action
The union members' move to strike comes a few weeks after Royal Mail's proposed 6% pay rise, which was part of a three-year deal with CWU, the … Source link
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