Boris Johnson to tell Brits to work from home in lockdown U-turn September 22, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today tell Brits to work from home where possible as the UK slaps down fresh restrictions to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Just weeks after urging people to head back into the office, the prime minister will make a sharp U-turn and say that people should work from home if they [...]
Coronavirus: Pubs and restaurants forced to shut at 10pm from Thursday September 21, 2020 Boris Johnson will tomorrow put a 10pm curfew on all English restaurants, pubs and hospitality venue in an attempt to curb surging coronavirus rates. The new rules, which will come into force on Thursday, will also see the hospitality sector restricted to table service only. The intervention comes after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases [...]
Pubs to shut at 10pm under new restrictions September 21, 2020 Boris Johnson will tomorrow announce that pubs in England will have to shut at 10pm in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus, it was reported this afternoon. The new restrictions are set to be introduced amid warnings that there could be as many as 50,000 cases a day in the UK by mid [...]
Sadiq Khan warns of ‘new restrictions’ for London September 21, 2020 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has this afternoon said that he will implement “new restrictions” on the capital in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease. “I have just met with local council leaders from all parties and public health experts to agree a new London plan to slow the spread of the virus [...]
Increase coronavirus alert level, say UK’s top medical officials September 21, 2020 The UK’s chief medical officers have called for the government to increase the coronavirus alert level from three to four, which could see new restrictions imposed. A statement signed by the nation’s four top medical officials said they have “reviewed the evidence” and that “the number of cases are now rising rapidly and probably exponentially in significant parts [...]
Matt Hancock announces £500 payment for self-isolating people September 21, 2020 Matt Hancock has announced that workers on low income salaries who are forced to self-isolate will be given £500 to help them do so. The payment will be made to anyone who cannot work because they have tested positive for coronavirus or have been asked to self-isolate through NHS Test and Trace. It will apply [...]
Coronavirus: Sadiq Khan not invited to emergency Cobra meeting on second UK wave September 21, 2020 Sadiq Khan has not been invited to tomorrow’s emergency Cobra meeting, but will still speak to Boris Johnson before his key coronavirus address. Johnson is convening the crisis meeting tomorrow with the heads of devolved governments as speculation increases that the country will be put into a second lockdown. Cases are beginning to rise rapidly [...]
PM calls emergency Cobra meeting amid second wave fears September 21, 2020 Boris Johnson will chair the UK’s first Cobra meeting in four months tomorrow to discuss the government’s response to a second wave of coronavirus sweeping across the country. The Prime Minister will today hold talks with devolved leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as Cabinet colleagues ahead of an emergency meeting with [...]
Second local lockdown could cost London more than £2bn September 21, 2020 London could face annual costs of more than £2bn if fresh curfew measures are implemented in the capital, according to a new report. Leading think tank the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) today warned that 10pm curfews introduced elsewhere in the UK could reverse the country’s economic recovery if slapped on London venues. [...]
London may be days away from new coronavirus restrictions September 20, 2020 Sadiq Khan is reportedly rallying the government to impose new lockdown restrictions on London in the coming days. City Hall sources are also indicating that the mayor may tell Londoners that they should start working from home from next week. Coronavirus cases jumped by 3,899 today, after cases jumped by 4,422 yesterday. Health secretary Matt [...]