Day: November 22, 2020
Threat to central London as commuters embrace suburbs, warns Sadiq Khan
November 22, 2020The Covid-19 pandemic has created a potential “existential threat” to central London because many people may in future choose to work in the suburbs rather than in the heart of the capital, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said on Sunday. In an interview in the Observer New Review, the mayor says it is issues […]
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Arts world dismayed at fate of London home of Rimbaud and Verlaine
November 22, 2020It was the London home of the 19th-century Decadent poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, two of France’s greatest literary heroes, whose tempestuous love affair ended with a shooting and prison. A Georgian building in Camden, where they rented lodgings in 1873, was to have become “a poetry house”, an arts and education centre in […]
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Search resumes for two missing fishermen after boat sinks off East Sussex coast
November 22, 2020The search for two people who are missing after a fishing boat sank off the coast of East Sussex resumed on Sunday morning. Two RNLI lifeboats and a helicopter were sent out on Saturday after the Joanna C sent out a distress signal at around 6am. One man was found clinging to a lifebuoy and […]
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UK leader to end England’s coronavirus lockdown on Dec. 2
November 22, 2020British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to end an England-wide lockdown as scheduled on Dec. 2 and will announce a return to regional restrictions as statistics show that coronavirus infections have stabilized. Johnson’s office also confirmed plans to begin a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program next month, assuming regulators approve a vaccine against the virus. The […]
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This Morning’s Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford could be offered their own BBC show
November 22, 2020According to reports, the couple, both 60, were informed last month by ITV their usual Friday presenting slot on the daytime show was no more. It is thought Alison Hammond, 45, and Dermot O’Leary, 47, will take over – with the couple still stepping in on occasion to cover regular hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip […]
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‘No return to austerity’, says chancellor but hints of public sector pay freeze
November 22, 2020Rishi Sunak has told Sky News there will be no return to austerity in his upcoming spending review, but hinted at a future public sector pay freeze. Speaking to the Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme, the chancellor said any wage settlements needed to be considered “in the context of the wider economic climate”. However, Labour […]
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UK coronavirus LIVE: England’s tier restrictions will be toughened after lockdown end ahead of Christmas
November 22, 20201606038227 ‘Hard to be precise on economic impacts of individual restrictions’, says Sunak Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said “it’s very hard to be precise” on the economic impacts of individual restrictions, risking a rebellion from the Covid recovery group of Tory backbenchers. Asked if the Government would publish a cost-benefit analysis of future lockdown measures, […]
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Jamie Laing wows Strictly Come Dancing judges with street dance taking him to the top of the leaderboard
November 22, 2020The Made In Chelsea star and his partner Karen Hauer notched up 29 points for their street dance. Judges told the pair they “nailed” the performance – which took place in Elstree instead of Blackpool this year because of the pandemic – and were “amazing”. DJ Clara Amfo is bottom of the Strictly leaderboard, receiving […]
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England’s tier restrictions to be toughened when lockdown ends in run up to measures easing at Christmas
November 22, 2020E ngland will go under a tougher three-tiered system of local coronavirus restrictions when the national lockdown ends on December 2, Downing Street has said. Boris Johnson is set to detail his plan for winter to MPs on Monday as he sets out how people can see their loved ones at Christmas. The “Covid winter […]
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