Image copyright AFP Image caption Is the infrastructure we need for the future better motorways or broadband super-highways? The aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis will transform the way we live, work and travel in the UK, the AA says. It predicts a permanent reduction in the demand for travel because people have learned during the […]
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Timelapse footage has captured the transformation of London’s ExCeL centre into a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients. The Nightingale Hospital is expected to be operational by the end of the week. Five hundred beds are already in place and there is space for another 3,500. washing machine Adeyfield Source link
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The new temporary NHS Nightingale Hospital is being set up at the ExCeL Centre in London’s Docklands area Thousands of EasyJet and Virgin airline staff are being offered work in the new NHS Nightingale Hospital in east London. Those who sign up will support nurses and clinicians at the […]
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Image copyright Shooting Star Children’s Hospice Image caption Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides care for more than 700 children and young people The future of a number of hospices is in the balance because of financial losses caused by the coronavirus outbreak, charities say. Distancing measures have led to charity shops closing and fundraising events […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ministers say construction work can continue so long as people keep 2m (6.5ft) apart The government is facing growing pressure to stop non-essential construction work to help tackle the spread of coronavirus in the UK. On Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said those who cannot do their jobs from […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The NHS is urging blood donors to keep their appointments during the coronavirus outbreak. It said donations were 15% lower than expected last week, amid fears donors are feeling unsure about safety and whether sessions are still going ahead. A spokesman said the impact of the drop was minimal but must […]
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Wasps and Worcester were the first teams to announce the cost-cutting measure Premiership clubs will be forced to take “drastic action” because the coronavirus outbreak could see them go six months without income, Gloucester chief executive Lance Bradley has said. The Cherry and Whites, Saracens, Wasps and Worcester all announced 25% pay cuts, from 1 […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alton Towers will remain open – but some rides could close Two of England’s biggest theme parks have responded to the coronavirus outbreak – with one choosing to close and the other staying open. Drayton Manor sad the decision to close – in light of new social distancing policies […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Buent Kabala (left) and Cafer Aslan were shot dead six months apart An appeal has been launched to find the killers of two cousins who were shot dead within six months of each other. Cafer Aslan, 54, was found with fatal gunshot injuries on Westminster Road at the junction […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Ten more people in the UK have died in the last 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 21. The UK government’s chief medical adviser said the patients were all in “at-risk” groups from across England. The total number of confirmed cases in the […]
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