Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage DONALD Trump held a press conference late on Thursday 6 November, where he declared that he had proof of election fraud by the Democrat party. A lot of these claims have not been backed up by evidence, but the President has […]
Month: November 2020
Covid: testing heavily criticised, Danish minks, church ban, £10k birthday fine
Test and trace system ‘hasn’t helped control UK virus spread’ The NHS Test and Trace system has made no difference to the spread of coronavirus in the UK, a scientist has warned. James Naismith, professor of structural biology at Oxford University, said the system was only reaching a fraction of […]
Sunak to extend furlough scheme till March 2021
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has stated that the furlough scheme will be extended through winter to March 2021. The Commons will be releasing the full details shortly and it is unclear if the full 80% wage will be available as it has been since the scheme was announced. This follows several […]
PICTURES: Sunderland City Centre quiet as new restrictions are implemented
THE first day of lockdown 2.0 sees non-essential shops close and Sunderland city centre looks like a ghost town. Our SR News snapper Ryan Lim walked around the popular hotspots and found very few people around, a chilling sign of the current Covid climate. Please check out our picture slideshow […]
NHS England moving to highest alert level following rise in ICU patients
AFTER an increase in “desperately sick” COVID-19 patients in October, and more patients in intensive care than in April; NHS England will be brought back to its highest alert level at midnight tonight. Chief of the NHS, Sir Simon Stevens said that the move to level four was in preparation […]
Covid latest: Test and Trace has worst week, Religious U-Turn?, rule breakers to be ‘clamped down’
Our daily round-up of the latest coronavirus news. Covid test result delay Just 26.4% of people who were tested for Covid-19 in England in the week ending October 28 at a regional site, local site or mobile testing unit – a so-called “in-person” test – received their result within 24 […]
Remembrance day to be held online due to lockdown restrictions
IN LIGHT of the on-going COVID restrictions, Sunderland City council have cancelled this years Remembrance day service and parade. Due to the local Government restriction the council plan to hold an online service on November 8, to allow residents of Sunderland to pay their respects from home. The Royal British […]
US ELECTION 2020: Biden most-voted-for President in US History
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage WHILE the votes are still being counted for the 2020 US presidential election, one victory has definitely been secured. Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has garnered a record number of votes surpassing Obama’s 2008 popular vote of 69,498,516. At the time […]
UK’s terror threat level has been raised to “severe”
FOLLOWING the Monday shooting in Vienna by a suspected “Islamic terrorist” which has left four people dead, the UK’s current threat level has been raised from substantial to severe. This means that an attack is “highly likely”. Home Secretary Priti Patel has stated on Twitter: “The public should continue to […]
Top Eight Restaurants to Eat at Post Lockdown in the North East
While we desperately wait for lockdown to be lifted, it only feels right to reminisce on better times when we could go out for food with more than six people from different households. And of course, take as many photos as possible to prove we’ve actually left the house. Lola […]