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E3 Games Convention Cancelled Due to ‘Overwhelming Concerns’ over Coronavirus
E3, the annual video games convention in Los Angeles, has been cancelled due to “overwhelming concerns” about the spread of coronavirus, organizers have said. The convention, which had been due to take place in June, is one of the world’s...
Small Number of Medical Procedures Postponed in Belfast
A small number of medical procedures are not going ahead in Belfast in preparation for Covid-19. Space is being set aside in the Mater Hospital in the north of the city as health chiefs brace themselves for an increase in...
Wolves Hit Out At UEFA After Olympaicos Game Set To Go Ahead
Wolves have condemned the decision not to postpone their Europa League tie with Olympiacos, claiming the trip to Greece “poses unnecessary risks” to their players and staff. The Premier League side’s appeal to have Thursday’s last-16 first leg called o...
Passenger Numbers at Heathrow Fall Almost 5% in Last Month
Heathrow saw a 4.8% year-on-year decline in passenger numbers in February due to coronavirus. The UK’s busiest airport said the fall to 5.4 million passengers was driven by lower demand on Asian and European routes. The figure takes into account...
Bank of England Slashes Interest Rates to Counter Coronavirus ‘Economic Shock’
The Bank of England has slashed interest rates from 0.75% to 0.25% in an emergency move to counter the “economic shock” of the coronavirus outbreak. The Bank said the decision follows the spread of Covid-19, which has seen stock markets...
Mother of Lyra McKee Dies One Month Before Anniversary of Her Shooting
The mother of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has died a month before the anniversary of her shooting. The writer and author, 29, was killed by the New IRA last April as she observed rioting in the Creggan estate in Derry....
Man City v Arsenal Game Postponed Due to Coronavirus Fears
Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Arsenal has been postponed as a “precautionary measure” over coronavirus fears. Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who announced on Tuesday that he had contracted the virus, met Arsenal...
RB Leipzig Demolish Spurs And End Their Champions League Hopes
Tottenham were unable to deliver another Champions League miracle as they were torn apart by RB Leipzig in the last 16. Shorn of key players in attacking areas, Spurs had to overcome a 1-0 first-leg deficit but slumped to a...
Belfast Airport Chief Calls for Removal of Tax on Short-Haul Flights
Removing a tax on short-haul flights would help save a Belfast airport from a “perfect storm”, its chief executive has said. George Best Belfast City Airport has lost two thirds of its passenger base and more than 500 weekly services...