Tour de France winner begins NHS fundraising challenge And , as news of the rearranged Tour de France is announced, former winner Geraint Thomas is more than three hours into his attempt to cycle for (hour shifts for three consecutive days, mirroring a typical NHS hospital shift. The Welsh cyclist is hoping to raise £ 225, for the NHS with his efforts …
Tour de France to now be held at end of August Cycling’s Tour de France will now start at the end of August following its postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced.
Denmark schools reopen as lockdown measures eased
However, older students must continue to study online from home and wider lockdown measures remain in place.
Record-breaking demand for advice on paying bills and accessing benefits
After an initial surge in enquiries about sick pay and redundancy, data from the charity now shows a dramatic increase in people seeking advice on paying bills and accessing benefits.
“Behind each inquiry was a family struggling to pay rent, someone self-employed who could no longer afford their bills, or a person attempting to claim benefits for the first time.
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MPs call for telephone ‘Happy Hour’ for elderly
Millions of South Koreans are heading to polling stations as the country holds parliamentary elections despite the global coronavirus (pandemic.)
Spain’s daily death figure falls again (A further) people have died with coronavirus in Spain over the last 30 hours. However, this is down from the 579 that were reported the previous day.
The overall number of cases in the country rose to , on Wednesday from , (the day before.
Ireland’s foreign minister condemns Trump’s ‘indefensible decision’ to cut WHO funding
Prince George’s godfather donates £ m to UK coronavirus relief effort
The Duke of Westminster, one of the UK’s richest men and Prince George’s godfather, has donated a futher £ 15 m to the UK’s coronavirus relief effort.
Hugh Grovesnor, 35, donated £ 2.5m to charities providing essential food distribution to vulnerable families last month. And he has now added to that amount.
The billionaire said: “On behalf of my family and everyone at the Grosvenor Estate, I want to say a huge thank you to all our amazing NHS staff and everyone providing critical frontline services.”
He added: “We are all humbled and incredibly grateful that you are working tirelessly to keep us safe and keep the country functioning.
He was held by officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) who searched two properties and seized £ , in cash. The pharmacist, , from Croydon, south London, was arrested under the Fraud Act f or allegedly making false claims about the testing kits’ capability.
“If you’ve got a job in this economy, they’re essential jobs. I don’t care what the job is,” he tells 6PR radio.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says : “Getting finance to businesses is a key part of our plan to support jobs and the economy during this crisis – and we’re working with lenders to ensure support reaches those in need as soon as physically possible.
Labor leader urges government to publish exit strategy from UK lockdown
– year- old veteran raises more than £ 3.7m for NHS
A) – year-old veteran has raised more than £ 3.7m for the NHS by walking around his garden .
China urges US to rethink WHO decision
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