Transport for London (TfL) has secured an estimated £1.8bn bailout from the government to help the service through the coronavirus pandemic. The capital’s transport body said the agreement will enable it to continue operating until the end of March 2021. The exact amount of money involved will be subject to passenger revenue in the coming
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England’s month-long lockdown could be extended beyond 2 December if necessary, cabinet minister Michael Gove has told Sky News. Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday, the Tory frontbencher also defended the introduction of the nationwide restrictions, having previously rejected it, arguing the “situation has been worse than anyone expected”. He also warned that the NHS
At least four people have died and nearly 350,000 are in evacuation centres as a super typhoon hits the Philippines. Goni, the world’s strongest storm so far this year, made landfall in the southern Bicol region, with sustained winds of 140mph (225kph) and gusts of 174mph (280kph). The victims included one person who was reportedly
November 1st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan One of the major issues of the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States was the issue of the US coal industry. If you want to look back that far in time, there were two major claims made by the two candidates: Donald Trump claimed that he was going
In towns and cities around the world, architects are constantly trying to design and develop buildings that are visually pleasing, energy efficient and long lasting. Their ideas are informed by an almost limitless range of factors, from budgetary and engineering constraints to historical and aesthetic concerns. Perhaps surprisingly, however, the natural world can also be
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Joe Biden has summoned up the Motown star power of Stevie Wonder and political heft of Barack Obama in a glitzy rally in Detroit as the US presidential campaign entered its final stages. Obama appeared alongside his former vice-president for the first time in this year’s race for the White House, at two drive-in rallies
Furlough payments will be extended at 80% for the duration of England’s second lockdown, the prime minister has confirmed. After announcing the strictest blanket coronavirus measures since March, Boris Johnson said the furlough scheme would continue through November until 2 December. He said the end of the scheme, in which employees will receive four-fifths of
England is to enter a second national lockdown from Thursday, Boris Johnson has announced, as a second wave of coronavirus cases continues to grow. In a speech on Saturday the prime minister detailed new the new rules which will be in place from 5 November until 2 December. Here is that speech in full: Thank
England will enter a month-long lockdown from Thursday, Boris Johnson has announced. Until 2 December, people in England will only be allowed to leave their homes for specific reasons, such as education, work or food shopping. Mr Johnson, speaking at a Downing Street news conference on Saturday evening, said there was “no alternative” to a
England is to be placed under stricter nationwide restrictions from Thursday in an attempt to slow down the spread of coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new measures just after confirmed COVID-19 cases passed the one million mark across the UK. The new restrictions will initially be imposed from 0001 on 5 November until
A Greek Orthodox priest is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in a gun attack in the French city of Lyon. French Police said the priest was fired at twice in the abdomen while he was closing the church at about 4pm and they are hunting for the attacker. Officers locked down the area
Monty Rakusen | Cultura | Getty Images Company: Contura Energy, Inc. (CTRA) Business: Contura is large scale provider of metallurgical (“met”) and thermal coal. The company has mining operations across coal basins in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. It supplies both metallurgical coal to produce steel and thermal coal to generate power. The met coal
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The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo. Reuters Tech companies had more to report Thursday night than the billions in profits they generated last quarter. They also painted a dire picture of the world as we head into the winter months with Covid-19 cases spiking across the U.S. and Europe,
CEO Of Netflix, Reed Hastings, attends the red carpet during the Netflix presentation party at the Invernadero del Palacio de Cristal de la Arganzuela on April 4, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Juan Naharro Gimenez | Getty Images Netflix announced Thursday it will raise prices for U.S. customers. Don’t be surprised if you’re reading the same