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Five ways to support Big Issue North vendors through the COVID-19 pandemic
On Monday 23rd March, shortly before Boris Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, staff at Big Issue North made the incredibly difficult decision to cease all sale of the magazine on...2020-03-30 74 0 -
UK CV MANUFACTURING DOWN -13.6% IN FEBRUARY, AS SECTOR SUPPORTS FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS
UK commercial vehicle production declined -13.6% in February, with 7,980 vans, trucks and buses manufactured, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The performance follows a bumper February in 2019 when...2020-03-29 134 0 -
India: COVID-19 Lockdown Puts Poor at Risk
Indian authorities need to urgently adopt measures to protect the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people if COVID-19 containment and relief measures prove inadequate, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 24, 2020, the government announced...2020-03-28 173 0 -
BUYACAR LAUNCHES FREE DELIVERY AND WARRANTIES FOR KEY WORKERS, IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GROWING CORONAVIRUS PRESSURES
FREE DELIVERY and free two-year warranties for Britain’s key workers have been introduced by the online car marketplace BuyaCar.co.uk. The move comes as scores of major dealerships temporarily close their doors amid ever tighter government measures to...2020-03-27 84 0 -
GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED POSTPONED
Following the developments in the past week regarding coronavirus and the advice received from the UK Government and the Public Health England, Goodwood has taken the decision to postpone the Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard,...2020-03-26 156 0 -
NEW RULES ON MOT TESTING FOR LIGHT VEHICLES
Due to the unfolding COVID-19 situation, cars and vans and motorcycles due their MOT from 30 March 2020 will have their MOT extended by 6 months. This will continue until confirmed otherwise. This will allow vehicle...2020-03-26 95 0 -
Birmingham City Council update on the city’s response to COVID-19
We have plans in place to deal with the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and the impact the virus will have on life in the city. Our Public Health team is working in partnership with the...2020-03-26 321 0 -
Coronavirus Pandemic In Pakistan
By Syed Tauqeer Zaidi In an alarming development, 80 corona virus cases were confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a single day which has set the alarm bells ringing in the whole province. The cases were contrived by...2020-03-26 107 0 -
Caking all over the World
Event In these unprecedented times, top cake artists from around the world have united to put together a 15 hours of live cake demonstrations on Saturday 28th of March on Facebook/CakeFlix. The event is completely free...2020-03-26 96 0 -
New global guidelines launched to reduce surgical site infection and antimicrobial resistance
International surgical guidelines launched on 25 March will help to save thousands of lives in Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMIC) countries by standardising and improving practice in surgery. An international collaboration funded by the NIHR led...2020-03-26 100 0
