Comedian Jason Manford flogging off property empire

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers continued their strike action for the fifth consecutive day on Friday (11), despite a court issuing an order against a nurses trade union that is also taking part in the strike.Health workers in Sri Lanka have been staging demonstrations and strikes since November 2021 to draw attention to the issue of salary anomalies.Their major demands include the rectification of salary anomalies, higher allowances, and an increase in overtime rates.Supplementary and paramedical services, nursing services, and professionals from 16 health services including medical laboratory technologists, pharmacists, radiologists, public health inspectors, and family health officers are participating in the indefinite strike.Thousands of poor patients who visited government hospitals were turned away, as a result.A Sri Lankan court on Thursday (10) issued two enjoining orders preventing the strike action by the Government Nursing Officer’s Association from continuing.The Attorney General filed an action against the Government Nursing Officer’s Association and its president Saman Rathnapriya, seeking an enjoining order from the court to immediately suspend the trade union action of the said union.The Attorney General appraised the court of the present deplorable conditions in hospitals due to patient care being severely affected.District Court Judge of Colombo Aruna Aluthge issued two enjoining orders preventing the union from continuing the said trade union strike endangering the lives of the patients.As a result of the strike, over this week the activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District

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Charli XCX has said that the criticism she’s received on social media lately has taken a toll on her mental health.The singer-songwriter, who releases her fifth album ‘Crash’ on March 18, issued a statement on Twitter yesterday (February 10) to explain that she’s temporarily stepping back from the platform due to the “negativity” surrounding her current campaign.“I’ve always had a pretty open dialogue with you guys and so I just wanna mention a few things that have been on my mind recently,” Charli began.“I have been feeling like I can’t do anything right at the moment.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The new University of Vavuniya was declared open by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday (11).The University of Vavuniya is the 17th State University in Sri Lanka and was established with effect from the 1st of August 2021 via an Extraordinary Gazette on the 8th of June 2021 that elevated the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, to a separate state university in Sri Lanka.The new state university was established for the purpose of providing, promoting, and developing higher education in the branches of learning of Business Studies, Applied Science, and Technology Studies.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of he World Health Organization (WHO), Buti Manamela, Deputy Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa, Dr Joe Phaahla, Minister of Health of South Africa and Meryame Kitir, Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy of Belgium today visit a number of public and private sector partners that are collaborating to develop and build WHO’s global mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa.

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Protester numbers outside New Zealand's parliament have increased as police scaled back efforts to clear anti-vaccine demonstrators involved in violent clashes a day earlier.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry has warned against the use of fake vaccination cards to avoid being vaccinated against COVID-19.Dr. Anwar Hamdani, attached to the Health Ministry said information on all those who have been vaccinated are with the Health Ministry, and it is a futile attempt to evade being vaccinated.“Getting vaccinated is a social responsibility and therefore everyone must get vaccinated against COVID-19,” he said.At the same time, the Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services Dr.

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Ottawa police on Thursday provided an update on their ongoing enforcement measures against trucker protests demonstrating against COVID-19 vaccine mandates throughout parts of the city.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a meeting with leaders of opposition parties Thursday evening, where he said he briefed them on the latest developments of the trucker convoy protests and blockades.

Unhappy Olympic athletes are calling out organizers of the Beijing Games with a litany of complaints about everything from COVID-19 protocols to inadequate catering.

Camilla Parker-Bowles has broken her silence after she was handed the future title of 'Queen Consort' by the Queen on the eve of the Platinum Jubilee last weekend.The Duchess of Cornwall, 74, said she was "very, very honoured" and "very touched" to be bestowed the honour by Her Majesty while on a royal visit to Nourish Hub community food centre in West London.She went ahead with the public appearance after testing negative for Covid despite spending the previous evening with husband Prince Charles, who remained in self-isolation after contracting the virus for the second time yesterday (February 10).Charles, who is said not to be experiencing any symptoms of the virus, was forced on Thursday to cancel his visit the Great Hall at Winchester Castle and the unveiling of a statue of Jewish-British historical figure Licoricia of Winchester.It was also revealed that he had seen his mum the Queen two days before testing positive.Describing the situation, Camilla told Willie Hartley Russell, high sheriff for Berkshire: "He’s diagnosed now. Luckily (she’s negative).

JASON Manford has opened up on homeschooling his children, as the British government continues to keep schools closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The comedian has four children — twin daughters and a daughter and son — with ex-wife Catherine, and two young toddlers with current wife Lucy Dyke.

JASON Manford has said he signed up to be a supermarket delivery driver after feeling "useless" as an entertainer during the pandemic. The comedian applied to be a driver at Tesco to help out after his musical tour was cancelled - but he was knocked back before being snapped up by Iceland for a charity shift.

Jason Manford had a bizzarre few days last week.

Jason Manford is selling off his 10-home property empire to help pay for his divorce from his first wife Catherine.

WHEN he's not making us laugh on TV and doing stand up, Jason Manford can be found tinkering in his stylish family home. The funnyman, 38, has a number of impressive features in the house including a piano where he practises belting out classic covers to a huge sleigh bed for a perfect night's sleep.

COMEDIAN Jason Manford is selling off his ten-home property empire — to pay for his costly divorce. He has already sold eight of them, banking more than £3million which will help him settle the bill for his 2017 legal split from first wife Catherine.

Jason Manford is playing his part in helping out during the coronavirus pandemic, by driving OAPs to their medical appointments.

BIG-hearted Jason Manford sparked a singalong on a residential street as an 80th birthday present for an elderly neighbour. The comedian, who lives nearby in Stockport, Greater Manchester, introduced himself to pensioner Avrill Hill outside her home, where she is isolating alone, and belted out On The Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady before leading a rendition of Happy Birthday.

Jason Manford made headlines when it emerged that he had applied for a job at Tesco at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

© Getty LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 07: Host Jason Manford on stage during The Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall on April 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Jason Manford has been offered the chance to work a shift at Iceland after joking that he was “livid” to be rejected for a job at Tesco.

Jason Manford has found his lockdown calling after the knock back of a rejection from Tesco.

Comedy giant Jason Manford has been offered a job by Iceland - after he was knocked back by Tesco.

Supermarket chain Iceland have reached out to offer Jason Manford a job after he was turned down by Tesco.

Jason Manford, 38, may get his wish to help out at a supermarket during the high demand caused by the coronavirus just yet.

Comedy genius Jason Manford has been offered a job by Iceland after his application to work for Tesco was turned down.

PETER Andre has vowed to get a job at Tesco with Jason Manford to help out during the coronavirus crisis. The comedian revealed yesterday that Tesco rejected his application to work for the supermarket chain after he signed up during the lockdown.

Tesco has issued a sweet response after rejecting comedian Jason Manford's application for a £8-an-hour temporary supermarket job.

It has been a pretty busy 24 hours for Jason Manford after he revealed that he had been knocked back by Tesco for a job.

The Salford born star filled out a genuine application for for a customer services role at his local Express store but was turned down by recruiters.

Jason Manford has shared his outrage at being snubbed by Tesco over his application for an £8 an hour job at the supermarket chain.

Comedian Jason Manford has revealed he was was rejected for a job at Tesco.

Jason Manford has revealed that he was rejected for an £8-per-hour job at Tesco amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 38-year-old comedian took to his official Instagram account to share the news with his 265,000 followers as he confessed he was "livid" by the supermarket's decision. Sharing a print screen of his application being rejected, the funnyman joked that he was "only trying to do his bit" to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking to the caption, he told his followers that he will be "watching" the person who did get the job. He said: "Absolutely livid Tesco. I was only trying to do my bit."

Jason Manford has received a personal response from Tesco after they rejected him for a job.

JASON Manford applied for a job on the checkouts at his local Tesco due to the Coronavirus lockdown - but didn’t get it. The TV funnyman wanted to do the £8-per-hour role to help out during the pandemic.

Jason Manford may bee feeling a little bit deflated today following a recent knockback.

Jason Manford has said he was turned down for a job at Tesco.

Jason Manford has been left ‘livid’ after he was rejected for a job at Tesco.