Home Office reveals new powers to tackle people flouting the coronavirus lockdown Up to two years in prison if you cough deliberately on someone after spate of attacks on emergency service workers;People who flout lockdown rules will be breaking the law and can be arrested as part of new enforcement powers; Officers can tell them to go home, leave or disperse an area and ensure parents are taking necessary steps to stop their children breaking the law. Those who refuse to comply could be issued with a fixed penalty notice of £60; Second-time offenders could be issued a fixed penalty notice of £120, doubling on each further repeat offence;Those who do not pay the penalty can be taken to court, with magistrates able to impose fines of £1,000 or more. … [Read more...] about Police urge Brits to spill the beans on neighbours suspected of breaching coronavirus lockdown: Telephone ‘hotline’ and online ‘snoopers’ forum are set up as scores of people still break rules after five days in isolation
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America on its knees: Unemployment soars to 3.3million after three MILLION new claims are filed in just one week – four times the 1982 record – as coronavirus cripples the economy
Coronavirus cases soared in the US to 69,000 with the number of deaths surpassing 1,000 Congress approved a $2.2trillion package which will raises unemployment checks by $600-a-week for some and also involves sending out $1,200 checks to other Americans earning less than $95,000 Trump walked back on his claim that the pandemic crisis would be over by Easter and said he would refer to doctors for forecasts Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the country 'may well be' in a recession but that it would not run out of money Stocks rallied for a third day despite the economic chaos, bouncing back by 500 points on Thursday Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve Chairman, said on Thursday that the country 'may well be' in a recession but he insisted the country would not run out of money. … [Read more...] about America on its knees: Unemployment soars to 3.3million after three MILLION new claims are filed in just one week – four times the 1982 record – as coronavirus cripples the economy
Reporting on Covid-19 in Italy: ‘Life as we’ve known it has stopped’
With journalists unable to cross into the quarantined towns, the closest I got to the centre of the outbreak was Milan. That was on 25 February. I was fairly relaxed, worrying most about meeting my deadline. This time I had my computer with me, and filed the story from the foyer of a hotel close to the cathedral. A group of tourists were sitting nearby, coughing repeatedly. Did they have coronavirus? I became hypervigilant for potential symptoms. … [Read more...] about Reporting on Covid-19 in Italy: ‘Life as we’ve known it has stopped’
Thieves steal pack of toilet roll from grandmother’s home, raiders burgle pub during lockdown and man, 45, is charged with assault for ‘coughing on police officers’ as UK battles pandemic
The owners have also left a message for their customers on the pub's website, saying: 'Some people have no heart. I'm really sorry to inform you but we were broken into last night. So we are unable to operate and will not be open today and until further notice. … [Read more...] about Thieves steal pack of toilet roll from grandmother’s home, raiders burgle pub during lockdown and man, 45, is charged with assault for ‘coughing on police officers’ as UK battles pandemic
Shot, ‘strangled’ & stamped on – Coronavirus isolation is our worst nightmare after years of torture at hands of abusers
'My husband shot me then hanged himself' Another brave woman who's overcome true horror is Rachel Williams, who experienced years of horrific abuse at the hands of her ex Darren - which eventually saw him blast Rachel with a shotgun in the hairdressers when she filed for divorce. … [Read more...] about Shot, ‘strangled’ & stamped on – Coronavirus isolation is our worst nightmare after years of torture at hands of abusers
