Evening Standard Ralph Hasenhuttl cleared to return to Southampton duty ahead of Liverpool clash after self-isolation The Austrian coach, 53, took charge of the Saints remotely for a second consecutive goalless draw against West Ham on Tuesday evening after a member of his household tested positive for Covid-19. In a …
Read More »Royal Selangor Golf Club hit with another Covid-19 case, this time staff member dubbed C12s | Malaysia
A Royal Selangor Golf Club staff sprays disinfectant within its premises in Kuala Lumpur June 3, 2020. — Picture via Facebook KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — One of Malaysia’s most prestigious golf clubs, the Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC) has been hit with another Covid-19 case involving a staff member. …
Read More »It’s freezing! London gripped by sub-zero ‘feels like’ temperatures on NYE as snow falls (in the North)
The mercury in the capital was set to stay at or below 3C on Thursday afternoon – with a bitingly cold wind ensuring the ‘feel like temperature’ stays at or below zero, according to the Met Office. But hopes of some snow in London at the dawn of the New …
Read More »Man arrested following Fisherton Street incident | News
Salisbury Police are asking any witnesses to come forward Author: Faye TryhornPublished 10 hours agoLast updated 10 hours ago We’re told a ‘verbal altercation’ took place between two men at around 7.45am yesterday morning (Wednesday 30th December). One of the men is reported to have ‘threatened to kill‘ the other. …
Read More »Family-of-six forced to leave ‘mouldy’ home as girl, 4, hospitalised after water leak
A family has been forced to leave their “mouldy” home after their daughter became hospitalised due to a toilet water leak. Taimur Ali, 43, said they were living in “ghastly conditions” as the water was leaking into their kitchen and mould spread across the property. The issue left the family …
Read More »Anti-lockdown activist, 46, is arrested over ‘secret’ hospital footage
An anti-lockdown protester and comrade of Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-vaxxer brother Piers has been arrested for filming inside a hospital and sharing footage on social media she claims shows the coronavirus pandemic is a ‘massive scam’. Debbie Hicks wandered around Gloucester Royal Hospital on Monday saying it was ‘shut down’ and ‘dead’ and …
Read More »Hovertravel’s weekend and bank holiday services switch to every two hours from tomorrow (updated)
With the Isle of Wight now under Tier 4 (stay at home) restrictions, Hovertravel has announced that from tomorrow (Friday 1st Jan 2021) it will be switching its weekend and bank holiday timetable to every two hours, instead of hourly from 0815 to 2030. Neil Chapman, managing director of Hovertravel, …
Read More »Maritime History Notes: The evolution of car carriers
The modern car carrier could not have evolved without the period of dual-purpose and converted ships. Today, a car carrier is referred to as a pure car carrier (PCC) or a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). Looking like a floating garage, the largest of these can carry up to …
Read More »From tech to transport: the winning and losing stocks in 2020 | Business
The Leaders In a year of lockdowns, it is perhaps to be expected that those companies that thrived from people being stuck at home dominated the top of this year’s City leaderboard. While the restrictions proved problematic for most businesses, they gave a leg up to a select few. Online …
Read More »Royal Mail warning: Areas of England face ‘reduction in service levels’ on deliveries | UK | News
The company said deliveries and collections should be taking place across most of the UK today but admitted some people would be waiting longer to receive letters and parcels. It blamed an increase in online shopping for the extra and higher-than-normal absences for the delays. Some frustrated customers complained Christmas …
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