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 […]
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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 […]
US ELECTION 2020: Donald Trump censored by Twitter
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage IN THE last 24hours, incumbent U.S. President Donald J. Trump has been censored from Twitter for infringing on the platform’s terms of use which state that: You may not use Twitter’s services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in […]
US Election 2020: Biden calls for unity and victory
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage AS PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Joe Biden inches closer to the crucial 270 electoral college votes, he spoke about his intention to be a leader for all Americans in a speech calling for the return of bipartisan agreement on Wednesday. “We are campaigning […]
US ELECTION 2020: eight states still counting, Biden leads by just 14 electoral college votes
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage THE US Election is still without a clear result, with key swing states still counting their ballots. At time of publication (12.25pm Nov 4) Joe Biden has gained 227 Electoral College votes, while President Trump has 213. Eight states – […]