UK sees biggest daily case rise in six months ahead of lockdown lifting

Tory chancellor has challenged Boris Johnson to end quarantine rules for certain countries amid claims that the UK has tougher measures in place than other European countries, which is affecting jobs. Ahead of a meeting of UK Ministers on Thursday to discuss travel rules for August, the chancellor has said holidaymakers face uncertainty while stricter measures are also having an impact on the economy.

Her debut chat show may have been delayed before it began, due to the pandemic, but presenter Angela Scanlon still had a profitable year, the Irish Mail on Sunday revealed.

TV giants Sky have announced they are overhauling their UK portfolio and will be retiring flagship channel Sky One after nearly 40 years.The shake-up will also include the launch of two new channels, Sky Max and Sky Showcase in its place. Sky Showcase will replace Sky One on the TV listing and will feature a specially curated selection of Sky’s best content from across its portfolio, including Sky Crime, Sky Nature, Sky Arts, Sky Max, Sky Comedy, Sky History, Sky Kids, SyFy and E!.

K.J. Yossman Comcast-owned British broadcaster Sky has announced a major rebrand of its channel portfolio, including the retirement of its flagship channel Sky One.The long-running channel, which was first launched in 1982, has, over the decades, been home to everything from new episodes of “The Simpsons” to the “Friends” reunion special.

Comcast-owned European pay-TV giant Sky is overhauling its UK channel portfolio, retiring its flagship Sky One after nearly 40 years and launching Sky Showcase in its place.

iOS - Android Erin Sandilands from Kilbryde Hospice told Lanarkshire Live : “We are so grateful for the kind donation from Persimmon Homes.

‘Pig ‘to open EdinburghThis year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will open with the European premiere of Pig, starring Nicola Cage. The screening will take place on August 18. In the film, Cage plays a truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness and must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. The pic will be released in the UK by Altitude on August 20. EIFF runs August 18-25 this year.

OK, so we already know Russia helped Donald Trump get elected. The ex-president can say all day that investigations into Russiagate all-caps EXONERATED him, which is not even true, but everyone agrees Russia has been interfering in our elections, mostly in the form of cyber attacks.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioner households across the UK may be entitled to Pension Credi t, but are not claiming the benefit. Pension Credit can help top-up retirement income, even if someone already receives a pension or has another source of regular payments.

Netflix’s bonkbuster period drama Bridgerton has secured its first 12 Emmy Awards nominations.

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