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Lockdown drives a surge of UK interest in overseas properties – Lockdown News

8 June 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Lockdown drives a surge of UK interest in overseas properties: There has been “a surge” in British people looking at overseas properties during the Covid-19 lockdown, with 33% more searches on Rightmove Overseas in May compared to the same month last year. The …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Hearts and Hibs at Murrayfield: Jason Leitch explains why using rugby stadium makes ‘perfect sense’: Leitch believes some grounds could be up to a quarter full when crowds are initially allowed back into sports events. The Scottish Rugby Union has held talks with Hearts and Hibernian over using …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus lockdown could provide ‘new positives’ for businesses in Portsmouth, BAE Systems boss says: LOCKDOWN fallout is not all bad news for business according to a boss at one of the world’s biggest defence firms, who has insisted there are ‘positives’ for companies going forward.
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

Jack Osbourne opens up about missing his family during lockdown: Jack Osbourne has opened up about missing his family during the coronavirus lockdown, saying it is “tough” going without seeing them properly. He told the PA news agency that it was difficult not …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Christian Bale has lively day hitting the waves in LA as he surfs amid state’s gradual reopening: The Ford v. Ferrari star, who’s also stated physically active riding his bicycle amid the lockdown, was also seen applying wax to his surfboard on the daytime outing.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Emmerdale spoilers: Sam Dingle and Lydia Hart leave fans fuming as huge blunder spotted: EMMERDALE’s eagle-eyed fans have already spotted an error in the ITV soap’s first coronavirus lockdown episode – and it’s a pretty big one at that.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Portsmouth artists blown away by city’s support of effort to brighten ‘awful’ billboards: ARTISTS have praised the Portsmouth community for backing a campaign to brighten city streets and support the NHS.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

News diary 8-14 June: UK travel quarantine rules in force and London Fashion Week goes online: The Office for National Statistics publishes weekly mortality statistics from Covid-19 in England and Wales for the week ending 29 May. The most recent figures showed that the 2,872 deaths in the …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Royal Shakespeare Company lends its voice to Barney poem: A?POEM describing life in lockdown Barnard Castle has been brought to life by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company.Barney Voices was written by award-winning poet Meg Peacocke, who lives in the …
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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