Shanghai’s lockdown: desperation rises as food runs low
At about noon last Tuesday, Yu Wenming, an 82-year-old man in Shanghai, called his local residential committee for help. “I’ve ...
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Almost all corona obligations will be lifted on Monday
From Monday 7 March, the corona barometer will be yellow. This means that almost all corona measures will disappear. The ...
police use pepper spray and stun grenades to clear trucker protest
Canadian police deployed pepper spray and stun grenades on Saturday in a continuing effort to break up a blockade of ...
Londoners waiting more than 40% longer for taxis than before the pandemic
Londoners are waiting 40 per cent longer for taxis than they were before the pandemic, according to a new survey. It comes ...
Concern as Republicans push to make dubious Covid cure prescriptions easier
Republican state lawmakers across the United States have proposed – and in some cases passed – legislation that they say ...
Covid cases soar 400% among London elderly over Christmas
Covid cases soared by more than 400 per cent among elderly people in London over the Christmas period, an Evening Standard analysis has revealed. The ...
Housework falls to mothers again after Covid lockdown respite
Couples without children managed to sustain a more even share of housework after the onset of the pandemic than those ...
Covid cruise outbreak as 48 passengers test positive on world’s largest cruise ship
The cruise company said each person who had tested positive on arrival immediately went into quarantine. It said six people who had ...
UK retailers offload Christmas trees for £1 or less as shoppers stay away
Major retailers are having to offload Christmas trees for £1 or less after shoppers shied away from UK high streets and retail ...
Johnson warns public to expect new curbs to control spread of Omicron
Boris Johnson has warned the public to expect new controls to curb the spread of the Omicron variant amid fears the NHS could ...
