Two members of the same family have tested positive for coronavirus in England. The first cases of the virus to be diagnosed in the UK were announced as more than 80 Britons on an evacuation flight from the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak were due to land …
Read More »‘Today is the day’: Boris Johnson hails ‘the dawn of a new era’ as UK splits from EU
Boris Johnson insisted it will be ‘full steam ahead’ after Brexit today as he gathered his Cabinet in Leave-backing Sunderland hours before the historic moment. After three-and-a-half years of turmoil, the UK’s legal membership of the EU will come to an end on the stroke of 11pm – opening a …
Read More »Kate Middleton beats Meghan Markle to be crowned the royals’ number one fashion icon
Kate Middleton is the number one royal fashion icon, with nearly half of Brits voting for her compared to only a fifth for Meghan Markle, research conducted by the Fashion Retail Academy has revealed. Fashion lovers will be relieved to hear the UK is not losing its foremost royal trendsetter …
Read More »Coronavirus UK patients treated at infectious diseases unit at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham
Patients confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus have been treated at a contagious disease facility in Cottingham. Two patients were being looked after by a team of medics at the specialist unit inside Castle Hill Hospital before being transferred to Newcastle. Sources told Hull Live that hospital staff were …
Read More »This week in Nova Scotia history: Feb. 3-9, 2020 | Local-Lifestyles | Lifestyles
3 February 2017 – About 150 people of different religious faiths formed a support circle around Halifax’s largest mosque (the Ummah Mosque) as a public gesture to show solidarity with the city’s Muslims after the fatal shooting at a mosque in Quebec City on January 29th that left six people …
Read More »Editorial: Only working-class action can defend workers’ rights
TRADE union determination to “generate industrial power in the workplace” is the correct approach to attacks on our rights from the Boris Johnson government. Discussions on the impact of leaving the EU on our rights have generated more heat than light. A misplaced faith in the EU to protect workers’ …
Read More »Residents say thanks to sub-postmistress who is still going strong after 30 years in the job
In the year Sally Fletcher first opened the door of her little sub-post office, Prince William was born, Elton John got married and Boeing appointed its first female captain of a 737. Thirty years on and while the location might have changed, Sally is still providing her unique service to …
Read More »Brexit Day Live Updates: U.K.’s Final Hours in the E.U.
Britain approaches a historic change. At 11 p.m. on Friday — midnight in Brussels, and 6 p.m. in New York — Britain will officially depart from the European Union, 1,317 days after voting in favor of leaving the bloc in a referendum that plunged the country into a three-year-long debate …
Read More »EDF gets Royal Mail Group contract to provide electric vehicle infrastructure
Royal Mail Group (RMG), the owner of one of Europe’s largest fleets, has signed a deal with EDF in the UK, the UK’s leading low carbon energy producer, to deliver electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, EDF said on 29 January. “The fact that one of the largest fleet operators in Europe …
Read More »Royal Mail postman found newborn baby on Hackney doorstep
A Royal Mail postman has spoken about finding a newborn baby on the doorstep of a home in Hackney while on his rounds. Edward Holton said he saw a bundle of blankets before discovering the baby boy inside. Police are trying to find the baby’s mother and are keen to …
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