Tara Mandarano, who has been asked for a separation during the COVID-19 pandemic, poses for a photograph at Fairy Lake in Newmarket, Ont., on Oct. 8, 2020. Tijana Martin/The Globe and Mail Tara Mandarano woke up on Aug. 6 like it was “any other day in our new COVID world,” unaware her husband would shortly …
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UK coronavirus LIVE: London on brink of Tier 2 lockdown as Boris Johnson grilled for ignoring Sage &…
Council leaders in Leeds have said that the city is on a Government “watchlist” and could be placed under the highest coronavirus alert level as they enter further negotiations. Councillors in the city – which has been placed in the Tier 2 “high” category – said they believe the Government’s preference would be for more …
The Long Tail of COVID-19 Litigation in Europe – Law.com
Litigation is a growing enterprise across much of Continental Europe. The effects of COVID-19 on litigation in Europe came early, with lawsuits over health and safety, insurance coverage, employment issues and business interruption cropping up almost immediately after the continent imposed restrictions to cope with the new coronavirus. Those issues, and more, are likely to …
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Morning Start: One in three divorce filings include the word “Facebook” – Vernon Morning Star
Good morning, today’s forecast is rain and snow. Yes, you read that right… snow. Fun Fact of the day: One in three divorce filings include the word “Facebook.” That was the case in 2011, according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, though that number has likely risen since. “We’ve had instances where they pull …
Restaurants will be virtually decimated if London goes into high alert…
Reviews, recipes and a feast of flavours London’s restaurant scene will be “virtually decimated” if the city is forced into the second “high alert” tier for virus risk, bosses warned today. Mayor Sadiq Khan said the capital could be pushed from the first to the second of the Government’s new three-tier system “very quickly — …
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Business bodies urge chancellor to ‘go further’ with new furlough scheme
Businesses in the hospitality sector have said Rishi Sunak’s support package “must go further” to avoid wide-scale job losses, after the chancellor today unveiled a new furlough scheme for businesses facing local lockdowns. Sunak today said the government will pay two thirds of employees’ salaries to businesses forced to shutter under fresh lockdown measures. Read …
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UK faces possible hospitality shutdown, yet contact-tracing app has only alerted Britons to one publ…
Critics have hit out at the UK government as it mulls hospitality closures, based on research collected at only 98 pubs. Meanwhile, the UK’s contact-tracing app has sent just one Covid outbreak alert from a venue. Boris Johnson’s government has come under fire as it has emerged that London’s Covid strategy is informed by limited …
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Hollywood custody battle for their children
Set to be one of the most expensive and drawn-out custody battles in Hollywood history, warring exes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are pulling out all the stops in the hearing to decide access rights for five of their six children. Brad, 56, is calling a massive 21 witnesses to support his case for a …
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The rise of 'broken plan' living: how to divide and zone your home for office, study and …
They’re calling it “broken plan”. With more of us now working from home, possibly for the long term, households want personal space for office, study and leisure — so Londoners are carving up their old open-plan homes into personal hubs. “Dividing and zoning space is the new norm,” says Merlin Wright, design director at British …
Meghan Markle’s litigation against Mail on Sunday confirms she will not stop – Entertainment Overdos…
Ads Being an actor must be a tough gig. Constant rejection, long hours and only the remotest of chances that your star will shine brighter than any of the other of the tens of thousands of wannabes who flock to Los Angeles in a bid to make it. Meghan Markle made it. By 2006 the …