Former Welsh International Tom James Announces Retirement From Rugby

Former Welsh International Tom James Announces Retirement From Rugby

Former Wales international Tom James has announced his retirement at the age of 33. The winger won 12 international caps and remains Cardiff’s record try scorer with 60 to his name. The former Cardiff and Exeter player spent his final...
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No Plans To Change Champions League Qualification Says UEFA

No Plans To Change Champions League Qualification Says UEFA

UEFA has insisted it is not thinking about amending any qualification for the Champions League. The body is monitoring the situation, with the coronavirus pandemic having stopped football across the world. A statement read: “UEFA has never considered deprivi...
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Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer Concerned That Almost Half Of People Think Worst Of Pandemic Is Over

Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer Concerned That Almost Half Of People Think Worst Of Pandemic Is Over

Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has expressed concern at new data suggesting almost half of people think the worst of the coronavirus crisis is over. Dr Holohan said if the exit from lockdown restrictions went wrong the country could...
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P&O Ferries Plans For Over 1,000 Redundancies To Make Business ‘Viable And Sustainable’

P&O Ferries Plans For Over 1,000 Redundancies To Make Business ‘Viable And Sustainable’

Around 1,100 workers at P&O Ferries are to be made redundant as part of a plan to make the business “viable and sustainable”, the company said. The proposal involves more than a quarter of the workforce losing their jobs. A...
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New Study Suggests Vitamin D May Reduce Coronavirus Complications

New Study Suggests Vitamin D May Reduce Coronavirus Complications

Researchers are calling on the Irish Government to change recommendations for vitamin D supplements after a study revealed it is likely to reduce serious coronavirus complications. A new publication from Trinity College Dublin highlights the association betwee...
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New ‘Stakeholder Forum’ Will Oversee New Workplace Safety Rules

New ‘Stakeholder Forum’ Will Oversee New Workplace Safety Rules

A high-level consultative stakeholder forum will oversee the new workplace safety protocols, senior Government official Liz Canavan has said. On Saturday, the Government published its Return to Work safety protocol which details the steps and processes busines...
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Olympique Lyonnais Calls For Rethink Of Ligue One’s Cancellation

Olympique Lyonnais Calls For Rethink Of Ligue One’s Cancellation

Lyon have hit out at the decision to curtail the Ligue 1 season and believe “French football is currently moving in the wrong direction”. The decision to cut short the 2019-20 campaign was made last month, with Paris St Germain...
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Starbucks To Reopen Almost 15% Of UK Stores On Thursday

Starbucks To Reopen Almost 15% Of UK Stores On Thursday

Starbucks is to reopen around 150 stores across the UK from Thursday. The global coffee chain said it will open around 15% of its UK stores in the first phase of its reopening plans, which are predominantly focused on Drive...
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Heathrow’s Passenger Numbers Fall By 97% In April

Heathrow’s Passenger Numbers Fall By 97% In April

Heathrow’s passenger numbers fell by 97% in April compared with the same month in 2019. The airport announced that it was used by just 206,000 travelers last month, which is “the same number it would typically serve in just one...
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Bars In The UK ‘In Limbo’ After Johnson Announces Lockdown Until July At The Earliest

Bars In The UK ‘In Limbo’ After Johnson Announces Lockdown Until July At The Earliest

Pubs and bars are still “in limbo” following Boris Johnson’s announcement that parts of the hospitality sector must remain closed until at least July. The British Prime Minister said that though he hoped some venues could begin to open within...
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