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Gym chains promise to freeze membership payments as they are forced to close

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Gym chains promise to freeze membership payments and provide online workouts as they are forced to close to stop coronavirus spreading Some of Britain’s biggest gym companies promise to freeze membership fees Gyms have been forced to close with pubs and clubs amid coronavirus crisis  Some gym chains including Virgin Active is planning to deliver … Read more

Gym chains promise to freeze membership payments as they are forced to close

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Gym chains promise to freeze membership payments and provide online workouts as they are forced to close to stop coronavirus spreading Some of Britain’s biggest gym companies promise to freeze membership fees Gyms have been forced to close with pubs and clubs amid coronavirus crisis  Some gym chains including Virgin Active is planning to deliver … Read more

Britons stock up on alcohol after Boris Johnson’s coronavirus closure of pubs, bars and restaurants

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Boris Johnson tells Britons to ‘think very carefully’ before paying a Mother’s Day visit on Sunday

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Boris Johnson tells Britons to ‘think very carefully’ before paying a Mother’s Day visit on Sunday amid coronavirus concerns for elderly people Boris Johnson said a moral judgment must be made to save thousands of lives The Prime Minister said he ‘hoped’ to see his 77-year-old mother Charlotte A spokesperson later clarified he would speak … Read more

Boris Johnson tells Britons to ‘think very carefully’ before paying a Mother’s Day visit on Sunday

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Boris Johnson tells Britons to ‘think very carefully’ before paying a Mother’s Day visit on Sunday amid coronavirus concerns for elderly people Boris Johnson said a moral judgment must be made to save thousands of lives The Prime Minister said he ‘hoped’ to see his 77-year-old mother Charlotte A spokesperson later clarified he would speak … Read more

Shameless fraudsters are knocking on elderly people’s doors

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Fraudsters are increasingly impersonating officials, knocking on the doors of the elderly and scamming them during the coronavirus crisis, a body has warned. Exploitative criminals are committing burglary or fraud by pretending to be Government, council or medical officers, the Local Government Association (LGA) said. People are also being targeted with phishing emails offering quick … Read more

Conservative MP returns to the NHS to help the fight against coronavirus

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Conservative MP returns to the NHS to help the fight against coronavirus as letters are sent to 65,000 retired medics asking them to come back Maria Caulfield is the Conservative MP for Lewes constituency in East Susse Ms Caulfield  has kept her nursing registration since she became an MP in 2015 Health Secretary Matt Hancock … Read more