Coronavirus lockdown: Northern Ireland on two-week ‘circuit-breaker’

Northern Ireland has today been plunged into lockdown again with non-essential shops, hair salons and cafes closing their doors for the next two weeks. The country officially entered a new ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown overnight, just a week after coming out of another limited lockdown. The country was poised to emerge from the limited circuit-breaker last … Read more

Next warns two-week circuit-breaker lockdown in England would cost the fashion chain £57m in sales

Next warns two-week circuit-breaker lockdown in England would cost the fashion chain £57m in sales The firm expects to make £365m profit in the year to the end of January 2021  It is more than the £300m target but down on the £728.5m profit from last year It expects revenues to fall 17pc to £3.6bn … Read more

Welsh Health Minister demands more cash for workers ahead of possible two-week circuit-breaker

The Welsh Government is demanding more support from Westminster to protect jobs and businesses ahead of a possible two-week circuit-break lockdown, the country’s health minister has said. Vaughan Gething said the furlough scheme ends on October 31 and will be replaced by the UK Government with a ‘less generous’ Job Support Scheme. He told the … Read more

VINCE CABLE: Circuit-breaker idea is crude, lazy and defies common sense

Until last week, I had thought Sir Keir Starmer was doing a great job pulling Labour out of the swamp into which Jeremy Corbyn had sunk it. But I fear that he may live to regret his recent call for a new national lockdown Until last week, I had thought Sir Keir Starmer was doing … Read more

Wales ‘could be plunged into a circuit-breaker lockdown in the next few days’

Wales ‘could be plunged into a circuit-breaker lockdown in the next few days’ as ‘unenforceable’ travel ban comes into effect tonight Wales currently has 17 areas under higher local lockdowns than the country But businesses have asked for more details about future direction of restrictions First Minister Mark Drakeford said visits from high-level Covid areas … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns circuit-breaker lockdown could cost jobs and close businesses

Rishi Sunak has warned a ‘blunt’ circuit-breaker national lockdown could cause ‘permanent damage,’ to UK jobs and firms.  There are growing calls, particularly from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, for a two-week circuit breaker to be implemented as a means of slowing the Covid-19 infection rate. Manchester and Lancashire could well join Liverpool under Tier … Read more

Scotland could be plunged into a 14-day ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown from ‘7pm on Friday’

A national ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown lasting two weeks is being considered for Scotland this Friday. An NHS source has claimed they have been briefed for it to start at 7pm that day in an effort to curb coronavirus‘s rampage. But it would come as the First Minister is warned a new national lockdown would take … Read more

Liverpool is ‘days away’ from circuit-breaker two-week local lockdown says city’s mayor

Liverpool is said to be just ‘days away’ from the becoming the first city to have a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown as cases continue to soar. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said it was ‘only a matter of time’ before comprehensive lockdown measures are introduced in the north-west city. He has also backed calls for a … Read more