Monday, 4 Nov 2024

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What can you still do in tier 4 lockdown?

Boris Johnson announced a new ‘tier four’ level of coronavirus restrictions on Saturday afternoon, which cancelled Christmas for people living in London, the east and the south east.  The major U-turn saw Londoners scrambling to escape the capital last night, before the restrictions came in on Sunday, though they will only be put to Parliament […]

COVID, culture and sport – the 2020 review

Both creative industries and sporting stages around the world have been heavily impacted in 2020 by the pandemic. Earlier this year, we saw music festivals cancelled and major sporting events including the Olympics postponed as the social pleasures we all enjoy had to be curbed to help protect public health. It has been a challenging […]

Germany's largest Covid-19 vaccination site ready for business

HAMBURG (AFP) – Spaces to queue up are already marked out on the way to the 64 miniature doctors’ offices in Hamburg where thousands of people per day will be vaccinated against Covid-19. Brand-new equipment is sitting ready in the vast congress centre of the northern port city and only the green light from the European […]

Prince George, Charlotte & Louis heartbreak as Tier 4 cancels Christmas with grandparents

Kate Middleton and Prince William give thanks to key workers Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, 38, and Prince William’s three children – Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, two, may have looked forward to spending precious time with their grandparents this Christmas after months of being kept apart by the pandemic. Kate’s parents […]