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Britain’s coronavirus hospital death toll has increased by eight – the lowest rise on a Thursday since the UK went into lockdown in late March. England reported five new deaths and Wales announced three. Both Northern Ireland and Scotland last reported a coronavirus death three weeks ago. The death tolls …

Preston is ‘on the brink of lockdown’ after coronavirus flared up in the city – and in other English towns outside the northern lockdown zone. Weekly statistics showed the number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,00 people went up from 15.5 to 33.8 in Preston. The city is to the …

Residents on opposite sides of a West Yorkshire street have found themselves living under different lockdown restrictions after the latest changes. That is because houses on one side of Gain Lane in Thornbury pay their council tax to Leeds, while over the road they fall under the Bradford district. On …

WHSmith has announced plans to axe up to 1,500 jobs after the coronavirus pandemic drastically forced down its customer numbers. The British retailer said it is starting to consult with staff over plans that would see hundreds of them losing their roles. The company reported that its shops in airports …

The Duchess of Cambridge revealed how she has been left in tears after hearing the stories of families coping amid the coronavirus pandemic during a visit to a baby bank in Sheffield on Tuesday. Kate – who sported a £15 reusable cotton floral face mask from London-based label Amaia – …

'Czech Spinx' raises Royal Mail stake further. Daniel Kretinsky, the billionaire known as the Czech Sphinx, has upped his stake in Royal Mail again, … Source link

On Thursday, Brits were shocked by the sudden imposition of new lockdown-style restrictions on parts of Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. Locals in those areas, where Covid-19 infection rates were said to be rising too fast, were banned from meeting family or friends indoors or in gardens, while many in other …

Britain is reeling from the freezing of lockdown easing with the imposition of new measures across large swathes of the north. People in Greater Manchester, and parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire cannot now meet up with family or friends indoors or in gardens after a surge in cases. …

Don’t wish you were here: Royal aides despair that Covid-secure quarters in Balmoral are like ‘Colditz prison camp’ ‘Stir-crazy’ aides are preparing Balmoral for the Queen and Prince Philip’s arrival They have been banned from socialising to protect the royals from coronavirus The Queen and Prince Philip are expected within …

Summer “isn’t cancelled” – if you want a staycation Staycations are still on the agenda this summer – as the Prime Minister said he might even squeeze one in himself. Boris Johnson was asked whether he had “cancelled summer” this year after announcing that a further easing of lockdown across …