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Coronavirus: London’s commuter towns see sharp rise in benefit claims – Lockdown News

7 August 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Coronavirus: London’s commuter towns see sharp rise in benefit claims: Image caption London’s commuter towns have seen the highest rate of people moving onto Universal Credit since the coronavirus lockdown began, BBC research has found. Guildford, Stevenage and Hemel …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

UK house prices hit new record high after ‘surprising’ post-lockdown spike: Average cost of home jumps 1.6 per cent to £241,604 in July as housing market picks up pace House prices leapt to a new high in July, in a “surprising spike” after the market was put on pause earlier …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Greater Manchester’s very latest coronavirus infection rates as government extends lockdown restrictions: Rochdale’s coronavirus infection rate is climbing again, the latest government data reveals. Figures released on Friday afternoon show that the borough has the second highest infection rate in Greater …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook: Amidst all the panic over the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic we need to also plan for what happens AFTERWARDS. This group is a platform to share some positive suggestions about what we personally, as business, community leaders and politicians can do to ensure a better life for all ONCE this pandemic has ended. Post your suggestions and advice freely and with a better, faster recovery in mind.
Source: AFTER COVID-19

Chichester Festival Theatre: ” just lovely to see beaming, smiling faces again”: It’s fantastic to be back, says Chichester Festival Theatre’s senior community & outreach manager Louise Rigglesford as the venue launches into its holiday activities programme this summer.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus lockdown could cause more than 70,000 excess deaths in long-term, government warns: The long-term impact of the coronavirus lockdown could cause more than 70,000 excess deaths, a government report has warned.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

John Hume helped to save many lives and to design a non-violent way forward: He helped save many lives and he helped design a non-violent way for us all to shape our future. All of us are indebted to him and we all benefit from his years of exhausting work. We send our warm …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Country singer Cady Groves, 30, died from ‘chronic alcohol abuse’ weeks after she said coronavirus lockdown left her with ‘AWFUL’ mental health, coroner says: The Davidson County, Tennessee, Office of the Medical Examiner’s report listed ‘chronic ethanol abuse’ as the cause of 30-year-old country music star Cady Groves’ death on May 2.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Beirut disaster: Expert’s take on Hezbollah and ammonium nitrate bombs, plus group’s IRA links: In the wake of the Beruit disaster, a former intelligence officer has addressed burgeoning online theories about Hezbollah and ammonium nitrate bombs, as well as the group’s historic links with the …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Ireland’s premier announces regional coronavirus lockdown in parts of the country: Ireland’s premier Micheal Martin has announced a regional lockdown in parts of the country due to a rise in Covid-19 cases across the country.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

CLICK HERE to join the AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook and tell us what you have planned for AFTER the Coronavirus Lockdown.

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