Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News collapse into liquidation April 8, 2020 The Jewish Chronicle and The Jewish News are set to collapse into liquidation after their parent company reportedly ran out of money due to the coronavirus outbreak. The weekly London papers said they had taken the decision to seek creditors voluntary liquidation, which is expected to be finalised in the next two to three weeks. [...]
Man jailed for stealing face masks from London’s King’s College Hospital April 8, 2020 A man has been jailed for three months after he was caught stealing face masks from a hospital in south London. Lerun Hussain, 34, was sentenced to 12 weeks at Croydon Magistrates’ Court today following the incident at King’s College Hospital. Police were called to the hospital in Denmark Hill at around 11.20am on Sunday [...]
NCA defeated in unexplained wealth order battle to seize three London homes worth £80m April 8, 2020 The National Crime Agency (NCA) has been defeated in a court battle to seize three London homes worth £80m from the family of a Kazakh government official. The High Court today dismissed the NCA’s attempt to use unexplained wealth orders (UWO) to seize the homes in Hampstead, Highgate and Chelsea. In her judgment Justice Lang [...]
London shopper numbers jumped 50 per cent last weekend despite UK coronavirus lockdown April 7, 2020 Retail footfall in the capital leapt on Sunday as the warm weather tempted Londoners to defy the UK coronavirus lockdown. Footfall soared 51.4 per cent on Sunday compared to the previous weekend, prompting concerns that sunny weather over the upcoming Easter weekend could encourage people to break lockdown rules. Across the UK footfall was up [...]
UK coronavirus death toll jumps 684 to 3,605 April 3, 2020 The UK’s coronavirus death toll jumped 684 today to 3,605, the Department of Health said. As of 9am today, a total of 173,784 people have been tested of which 38,168 tested positive, the department said. As of 5pm yesterday, 3,605 of those hospitalised who tested positive in the UK for coronavirus have died, the biggest [...]
UK to open two more Nightingale hospitals to deal with coronavirus cases April 3, 2020 The UK will open two more Nightingale hospitals to handle the rising number of coronavirus cases, as the first opened at London’s Excel Centre today. The new Nightingale hospitals in Bristol and Harrogate will provide 1,500 extra beds for patients afflicted by coronavirus. So far the outbreak has killed 2,921 people in the UK. The [...]
Woman wrongly charged under new coronavirus legislation April 3, 2020 British Transport Police has admitted wrongly charging a woman who was fined under new coronavirus legislation. Following a joint review with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the British Transport Police (BTP) said Marie Dinou had been charged under the incorrect section of the Coronavirus Act. She had been fined £660 by magistrates for breaching coronavirus [...]
UK coronavirus death toll jumps 566 to 2,921 April 2, 2020 The UK’s coronavirus death toll jumped 569 today to 2,921, the Department of Health said. As of 9am today, a total of 163,194 people have been tested of which 33,718 tested positive, the department said. As of 5pm yesterday, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,921 have died, the department [...]
UK mobilises army, navy and air force reservists for coronavirus fight April 1, 2020 The UK has mobilised 3,000 army, navy and air force reservists to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Defence said today. “It is expected that 3,000 reservists will be required as part of this tranche and will initially be mobilised for six months, to be kept under review,” the ministry said. “The reserve [...]
Wimbledon tennis championships cancelled over coronavirus April 1, 2020 The Wimbledon tennis championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two today as the coronavirus pandemic wiped another blue-riband sports event off the calendar. While the decision had looked inevitable for some time, since the virtual shutdown of world sport and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, Wimbledon had been one of [...]