When do new Tier 4 rules come into effect in London and areas of South East?

direct to your inboxThe government's chief scientific advisor has provided an update on the two new strains of coronavirus and their potential impact on the Covid-19 vaccine.Scientists are looking into two new strains of the virus - one discovered in the south of England which is spreading across the country rapidly, and another which originated in South Africa and has now also been identified in the UK.On Monday, health secretary Matt Hancock said he was “incredibly worried” about the South

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the so-called U.K.

direct to your inboxYesterday Boris Johnson announced the news that the UK would be plunged into its third national lockdown - meaning that, once again, all non-essential retailers have been forced to close, no matter what tier you live in.Supermarkets such as Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Aldi can all continue to open, alongside essential shops like Home Bargains, B&M and garden centres.However, shoppers visiting supermarkets and essential shops must follow the rules in place, or risk

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England following a rise in coronavirus cases.The Prime Minister addressed the nation this evening (Monday January 4) and explained that the UK's chief medical officer has increased the country's alert level from 4 to 5.It means there are key changes to where we can and cannot travel in comparison to Tiers 3 and 4.Essential travel is still allowed with only a number of key reasons why people are allowed to leave their

New York has reported its first confirmed case of the U.K. coronavirus variant in a man who has no recent travel history.  New York Gov.

direct to your inboxA vulnerable teenage girl whose body was found in a jungle while on holiday in Malaysia was not killed by a third party, a coroner has found.Nora Quoirin, a French-Irish teenager from Balham in London, disappeared at the Dusun eco-resort in southern Negeri Sembilan state on August 4, 2019, a day after her family arrived for a holiday.After an extensive search, her body was found on August 13 beside a stream on a palm oil estate about 1.6 miles from the resort.Coroner

Adele is living her best life! The Grammy-winner, 32, is making headlines over a newly surfaced photo that shows her hanging with friends in London. The photo, which was apparently shared by her friend Laura Dockrill, shows Adele holding a pint of beer while sitting on a curb.

direct to your inboxSome schools could remain shut until mid-February as the new variant of the coronavirus continues to surge across the country.While primary schools in Greater Manchester are due to return on Monday, about a million pupils in primary schools in the south are not due to return until January 18.But fears are being raised that their scheduled return could actually be pushed back by another month, as cases continue to rise especially in London and the South East.Education

direct to your inboxParents and teachers in Greater Manchester have spoken of their anger at the government's decision to only close primary schools in London and the South East - despite soaring coronavirus cases.Education secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed yesterday he was triggering the 'contingency framework' that will see all secondary schools have an extra week's holiday.Face-to-face teaching for exam year groups will resume from 11 January and all students will return on 18 January,

direct to your inboxChanges have been made to the Tier system for people in England.Matt Hancock announced on Wednesday that more of the East and South East of England will be move into Tier 4. This is a new, lockdown-style, alert level first introduced by the Prime Minister on Saturday after a new strain of coronavirus was identified as causing cases to rise in London and the South East.

When did New York become its own country? Apparently, this week, when media favorite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s delusions of grandeur prompted him to try to restrict travel from the United Kingdom to what Cuomo seems to believe is the Kingdom of New York.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — spooked like much of nation at a more infectious Covid-19 strain identified in the U.K. – asked the federal government to require that airlines test all passengers on U.S.-bound flights.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he asked three major airlines to add New York state to the list of 120 countries requiring passengers traveling from the United Kingdom to get a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding flights.