Day: September 17, 2020
Weekly coronavirus cases in Europe eclipsing rates at March peak, says WHO
September 17, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The spread of coronavirus has returned to “alarming rates of transmission” in Europe this month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Dr Hans Kluge, the European director of WHO, said 300,000 new infections were reported last week and […]
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UK coronavirus LIVE: Test result turnaround times plummet as 3,000 new cases confirmed
September 17, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates More than 3,000 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK in the last 24 hours, as test result turnaround times plummeted. Some 33.3 per cent of people who were tested for coronavirus in England in the […]
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Merseyside 'set to face similar lockdown restrictions as North East'
September 17, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Merseyside is expected to face similar lockdown restrictions as those which were announced for the North East, it has been reported. Councillors have been told to expect an announcement from the Government tomorrow regarding local lockdown measures, according to […]
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RAF fighter jets intercept Russian military aircraft near UK airspace
September 17, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates RAF fighter jets have intercepted Russian military aircraft in the North Sea near UK airspace, the air force said. It marks the third time in six days the Typhoons have been scrambled in response to Russian planes. The planes […]
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'It's like prison': Three British friends 'abandoned' in Italian coronavirus quarantine facility for month
September 17, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Three British friends have said they feel “abandoned” after being kept in quarantine for a month in an Italian coronavirus facility. Will Castle, 22, Rhys James, 23, Quinn Paczesny, 20, had been teaching in northern Italy before they tested […]
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London, Leeds and Liverpool could be next cities to face lockdown
September 17, 2020Rising numbers of coronavirus infections in London, Leeds and Liverpool have promoted warnings the cities could be next to face lockdown. Merseyside is expecting an announcement from government as early as tomorrow, with restrictions expected to be as severe as those imposed on the North East today. From midnight tonight, around 2 million people living […]
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Man’s body found on fire in ‘unexplained’ death
September 17, 2020A man’s body has been found ‘alight’ on a street in London. The Metropolitan Police are treating his death as unexplained after he was found at around 6am in Mitcham. A spokesperson for the force said: ‘Police were called to Commonside East, Mitcham, at 6.12am on Thursday, September 17 to reports of a concern for […]
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