7:00 AM ET All 22 teams participating in the NBA season restart have arrived at Walt Disney World, cleared the initial quarantine period and begun practicing on courts set up in converted ballrooms. Players have checked into their temporary homes at one of three resort locations and have been introduced to the meal service and
Month: July 2020
A body found in a California lake is that of Glee star Naya Rivera, police say. The 33-year-old went missing after renting a boat on Lake Piru, northwest of Los Angeles, with her four-year-old son last Wednesday. The Ventura County Sheriff’s office said they are “confident” the body they found on Monday morning is that
Face coverings must be worn in shops and supermarkets in England from Friday 24 July, Boris Johnson has announced. Enforcement will be carried out by police – not retail staff – and anyone failing to wear a face covering while shopping will be subject to a fine of up to £100, or £50 if paid
For employers and employees these are challenging and confusing days. Challenging because the UK is on the brink of an historic recession. Thousands of business owners are uncertain of their future viability, and more than nine million workers are wondering if they will be among the millions left unemployed when the government stops paying their
Coronavirus infections could grow “out of control” in the UK with a second spike leading to 120,000 deaths in a “reasonable worst-case scenario”, ministers have been warned. The forecast counts the number of people who could die in hospitals before next June and comes from a report commissioned by Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief
The British government is expected to take a new and final decision on the future 5G network today, further restricting the involvement of the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei. Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the National Security Council later before the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden makes a statement to parliament. An original decision, made
Social care workers do not qualify for the government’s new health and care visa under the UK’s post-Brexit immigration system, Downing Street has confirmed. Home Secretary Priti Patel has unveiled details of how the UK’s new points-based system will operate when it comes into effect on 1 January next year, after EU freedom of movement
Katie Price has said her son Harvey is in intensive care in hospital. Eighteen-year-old Harvey, who is partially blind, has Prader-Willi syndrome, autism, and learning and behavioural difficulties as a result of a rare genetic disorder. In a message to her 1.9 million Twitter followers on Sunday night, Price wrote: “I can confirm that Harvey
Ireland may bring in tougher measures to ensure people stick to quarantine rules after reports of US travellers hitting the tourist trail hours after landing. The 14-day period was introduced in April, and in May travellers were required to give the address where they are isolating. But over the weekend there was anger on Twitter
A freeze in Britain’s trading relationship with China triggered by banning the telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei would depress UK GDP and spark inflationary pressures, one of the country’s leading economic think tanks will say this week. Sky News has obtained copies of separate reports to be published in the coming days by the National Institute
Britons should be wearing masks in shops, with face coverings offering a “great deal of value” in controlling the spread of coronavirus, Boris Johnson has said. The government has been criticised for offering mixed messages on face coverings, with it mandatory to wear one on public transport in England although not in shops. But the
G4S has announced plans to cut up to 1,150 jobs through a shake-up of its cash-handling business in the UK. The company said it was the culmination of a review covering the operational footprint of its Cash Solutions arm including vans which pick up and deliver cash to businesses across the economy. The review is
Johnny Depp has told the High Court he lost $650m when former business managers “stole” his money. On his final day of giving evidence at his libel case against The Sun, the actor denied being violent towards ex-wife Amber Heard during their honeymoon, at Thanksgiving and after her 30th birthday party. As he has done
Elvis Presley’s grandson, Benjamin Keough, has died aged 27. His mother Lisa Marie Presley is “completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated”, according to her spokesman. TMZ is reporting that Keough took his own life on Sunday in Calabasas, California, quoting police sources who said he appeared to die from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. That information
11:01 PM ET The Washington Redskins will officially announce Monday morning that they will be changing their nickname, though no new name will be revealed just yet, a source confirmed Sunday night. It had been widely expected that Washington would change its name and one source said Saturday night that an announcement of a new
The long-term effects of COVID-19, even on people who suffered a mild infection, could be far worse than was originally anticipated, according to researchers and doctors in northern Italy. Psychosis, insomnia, kidney disease, spinal infections, strokes, chronic tiredness and mobility issues are being identified in former coronavirus patients in Lombardy, the worst-affected region in the country.
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