Police’ve taken action after a pub was caught flouting the shutdown and trading in Wolverhampton. We acted on intelligence and found evidence of The Pendulum in Pendeford open and serving alcohol. Police issued a Coronavirus Restrictions Prohibition Notice on the designated premises supervisor for the breach. A meeting of the city council’s licensing committee today […]
A potential £1bn bill now faces the sector, but the real problem will be maintaining quality for students in a radically altered world this September Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage UK universities need to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to deliver degrees online, with warnings that many are unprepared to […]
Police let hundreds gather at ceremony for convicted criminal Clive Pinnock in ‘interests of public safety’ A man has been arrested after a gun was fired as hundreds of mourners gathered for the Manchester funeral of a criminal known as “Mr Ibiza”, despite social distancing rules. Armed police scrambled to Gorton Cemetery in Manchester on […]
Former captain Sana Mir, Pakistan’s most-capped female cricketer, says it is “the right time” to retire from internationals after a 15-year career. BBC News
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh tells The Doosra podcast how Andrew Flintoff inspired him to a record-breaking feat. BBC News
No country outside Europe and America has more coronavirus cases than Turkey, where numbers have overtaken China and Iran. Channel 4 Content
McDonald’s UK will be contributing to the charity’s Emergency Essentials Grant This Thursday, BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief, will be coming together for the very first time for a special night of television The Big Night In, to celebrate and reward those doing great things in the community. As part of this, McDonald’s […]
Glamorgan chief Hugh Morris says the Hundred should go ahead in 2021 if it cannot begin in the reduced 2020 summer schedule. BBC News
At this already challenging time, coronavirus is forcing extreme limitations on the bereaved and the manner in which memorial services are directed. According to a local mosque spokesman, millions of Muslims living in Birmingham were struggling to bury their loved ones. Code 19 Funeral Service has been announced by Dawat-e-Islami Stechford. The vital service includes […]
Somerset become the latest county to furlough their players and “a lot of” their non-playing staff. BBC News