The World Health Organisation has slammed Boris Johnson’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying every country should find and test every possible case. On Thursday, the Prime Minister announced only the most seriously ill will be tested with others who notice symptoms encouraged to self-isolate for 14 days. But on Friday, …
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In response to the current coronavirus outbreak, Royal Mail have announced some temporary changes to how their staff will hand over parcels and ‘signed for’ items to customers at the doorstep. Parcel recipients ‘not at risk’ A statement on the Royal Mail website reads: “Public Health England (PHE) has advised …
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Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal was ferried around in a chauffeur-driven car to be signed, at the cost to the taxpayer of over £900, its has been revealed. The withdrawal agreement was taken from Brussels to London and back again by high-speed Eurostar train, with no expense spared, according to receipts …
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Stephen Skinner is worried potholes could reduce vital ambulance access needed for his daughter. Picture: James MacKenzie CRUMBLING Ross-shire roads are putting people’s lives at risk and jeopardising livelihoods. A Black Isle dad fears his vulnerable daughter, who at her worst has suffered up to 60 epileptic fits a day, could …
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A POSTMAN in Swindon is worried he and his colleagues may be spreading the covid-19 virus. And he says bosses at the Royal Mail are not taking common sense measures to minimise the risk. Those claims are refuted by the service. The man, who does not want to be named, …
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PUBLISHED: 08:30 14 March 2020 Readers’ letters #nocado local campaigners oppose the delivery hub being built close to Yerbury Primary school © Nicola Baird Nicola Baird N19 is a deceptive battleground, writes Nicola Baird, Islington Green. Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you …
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Here’s the food year in a soup. It starts with pickled garlic scapes, slices of the pregnant flower stalks sent spiralling skyward last summer. Bobbing above them are summer-ripened pickled nasturtium seeds. These sharpnesses slice through the full-throated turkey bone broth, an echo of midwinter feasting. In the middle floats …
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Mujh se dosti corona Kartik Aryan’s state of mind is loud and clear as he’s spotted at the Mumbai domestic airport on Friday evening. Pic/Anurag Ahire A new beginning Chef Sanjana Patel’s Bandra offering La Folie Lab, the patisserie’s first outlet with an open kitchen, has temporarily shut shop. Known …
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PUBLISHED: 06:00 14 March 2020 Andrew Hirst St Peter’s church in Copdock was burgled of £70k of silverware Picture: CHARLOTTE BOND Charlotte Bond Lost church treasure, worth £8,000, has turned up at a Royal Mail auction – almost three months after it went missing in the post. Email this article …
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London postal workers take strike action over coronavirus concerns By our reporter 14 March 2020 Postal workers in several depots across south west London and other parts of the capital have mounted a de facto wildcat strike/work to rule over concerns regarding coronavirus safety. They did so in the …
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