Mumbai on lockdown: Indian city’s streets are deserted during weekend shutdown

India‘s coronavirus epicentre has been plunged into a state-wide weekend lockdown as the country battles exploding infection numbers and shortages of vaccines, drugs and hospital beds. Having let its guard down with mass religious festivals, political rallies and spectators at cricket matches, India is experiencing a ferocious new wave with around a million new cases … Read more

Covid Europe: Italy enters strict three-day lockdown while France begins four week national shutdown

Italy and France entered strict lockdowns today, with both countries struggling to cope with a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases that has overwhelmed hospitals.  In Italy, the country entered a three-day Easter lockdown to prevent a surge in infections over the bank holiday weekend. The entire country is now in the ‘red zone’ – the … Read more

A year ago today, drinkers enjoy final pints and panic-buy alcohol before UK-wide shutdown

A year ago today, British drinkers enjoyed a last night out and panic-bought alcohol before the country went into lockdown. Ahead of the UK’s first Covid shut down, which was announced three days later, Chancellor Rishi Sunak effectively signed a blank cheque as he unveiled a huge new coronavirus bailout to cover the wages of millions of … Read more

Covid lockdown: Auckland goes into three day shutdown after recording THREE positive tests

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has plunged Auckland into a draconian three-day lockdown after just three new coronavirus cases were recorded amongst the capital’s population of 1.5 million. Officials said the rest of the country will also be placed under stringent restrictions but will avoid another economy-wrecking shutdown after an Auckland mother, father and … Read more

UK coronavirus: What a full Australia-style border shutdown would mean

The UK is just days away from starting its first experiment with Australia-style Covid border restrictions, with high-risk arrivals forced into 10-day hotel quarantines.  But already some are clamouring for the government to go further, insisting that only a full border shutdown will keep Britain safe from overseas Covid variants. Enthusiasts point to Australia as … Read more

Almost 80 PER CENT of Britons back full border shutdown

Almost 80 PER CENT of Britons back a full border shutdown to protect against importing Covid variants despite Boris Johnson ruling it out Poll shows 59 per cent of people believe current border rules not strict enough Some 78 per cent would support the United Kingdom fully closing its borders Comes after Boris Johnson ruled … Read more

Ramona Singer was seen attending bash at Mar-A-Lago amid RHONY’s coronavirus shutdown

Ramona Singer was seen attending bash at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago amid RHONY’s coronavirus shutdown By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 03:06 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 03:07 GMT, 3 February 2021 Real Housewives of New York City star Ramona Singer was seen over the weekend attending a bash at Donald Trump‘s Mar-A-Lago resort, amid the Bravo … Read more

NASA: Premature shutdown of new mega-rocket during Saturday demo traced to hydraulic system

NASA have traced the cause of the premature shutdown of the Space Launch System‘s engines during a demo firing on Saturday to its hydraulic system. Engineers said that overly ‘conservative’ test parameters had been introduced that caused the mega-rocket’s systems to go into shut down after just over a minute. Despite initial concerns, the core … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Lockdown 3 sees RISE in drivers and walkers compared to first shutdown

The number of journeys being made on foot, by car and on public transport during England’s third lockdown is still significantly higher than in the first – but much lower than during the second, figures revealed today. The latest mobility data has shown pedestrians, motorists and people using trains or buses are moving around more … Read more

Law & Order: SVU tries to ‘hire every Broadway actor’ it can find for its new season amid shutdown

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is in hot pursuit of Broadway talent. The long-running NBC crime series has been turning to theater actors to populate its scenes, as many of them have been out of work due to ongoing theater closures. Eagle-eyed fans noted the presence of Broadway stars in the casting announcement for … Read more