Passengers piling onto trains out of London branded 'totally irresponsible'

Topo Chico Hard Seltzer announced it is selling prickly valentines to send to a special ex-someone. "Bolder (and sharper) than your typical bouquet of flowers, each Prickly Valentine comes with a mini-cactus and commemorative card," the seltzer brand revealed in a press release.There is currently a limit of one cactus per customer, and an alcohol purchase is required. You can make a "point" to that lousy person and order here.With a $10 donation this Valentine's Day, The Florida Aquarium will also let you name a roach after an ex.Those who participate will receive a certificate commemorating the occasion and a photo of the roach. Participants will also be able to send a message with "words you wish you had said" or a "funny revenge confession." The aquarium said amusing, family-friendly confessions will be posted with anonymity on The Florida Aquarium’s social media. An, don't worry – they'll never "Hiss & Tell" who sent them! You can get started here.Meanwhile, the San Antonio Zoo will also host its Cry Me a Cockroach Fundraiser for its third year, where funds raised support the zoo’s vision of securing a future for wildlife. The Madagascar Hissing Cockroach.

Sale stickers on a store shelf. A seven percent increase in the consumer price index (CPI) over the 12 months to December was the highest since 1982.

COVID-19 decreased slightly on Wednesday as Alberta’s vaccine passport program officially expired.Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday that the restrictions exemption program would be lifted at midnight. The REP came into effect in September, and required Albertans to show proof of double vaccination or a negative rapid test result to obtain entry to businesses operating under the program.

COVID-19, the province is finally implementing the policy.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Wednesday family doctors, dentists, chiropractors, physiotherapists and pharmacists will be required to be vaccinated by March 24, 2022.Henry said there is a process in place for medical exemptions, which can be submitted to her office.“We have been working with the colleges to sort through the details on the notice we put forward in October.

coronavirus, the French Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday. According to reports the man had been living in England, before his return to his home country.The ministry said that the case - the first in France - had been found in the city of Tours.The man in question arrived from London on December 19 and is currently self-isolating, he is doing fine, the ministry added.

Boris Johnson, introduced Tier 4 restrictions for 17 million people in London and parts of the Home Counties from midnight on Saturday, which saw all but non-essential shops close and people being told not to travel for Christmas.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe French ports were shut after the Tier 4 measures were introduced as a new highly-transmissible variant of coronavirus spread rapidly through the South East of England and London.But the travel restrictions were overturned on Tuesday night.Planes, boats and the Eurostar will resume their service on Wednesday morning, French transport minister

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe UK has witnessed the highest ever increase in daily coronavirus cases along with 691 deaths.Along with the fatalities, 36,804 new positive tests were recorded.It comes days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new lockdowns in London and the south east. This time last week, 18,450 new Covid-19 infections were recorded.

Piers Morgan’s son Spencer revealed he “escaped” a cancelled Christmas by fleeing London over the weekend.The 27 year old son of Good Morning Britain journalist Piers, 55, revealed on Twitter that he made his way to the family’s home in Sussex, which is currently at Tier 2, after Boris Johnson announced a new Tier 4 restrictions over London. Boris’ new rules mean that Londoners, and some in the south east, are forbidden from mixing households, even over Christmas, which is a u-turn on his promise he would not cancel Christmas.

GOOD Morning Britain's Adil Ray has been forced to spend Christmas alone after he travelled to London for work on the show on Saturday. The 46-year-old presenter made the journey before Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the huge changes to Christmas - including the introduction of Tier 4.

Concern over a mutated, fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus identified recently in England caused travel chaos in the country over the weekend and has prompted several countries to suspend travel to and from the country.

The new mutant strain of Covid-19 is heading North with new cases found “everywhere” across England, health chiefs have admitted.

direct to your inboxHospital bosses in Greater Manchester are meeting today (December 21) for a rapid review of testing, site access and visiting rules in light of a new variant of coronavirus in the UK.Northern Care Alliance (NCA) - the NHS group which runs hospitals and other health care services in Salford, Bury, Oldham and Rochdale - will today decide whether its infection prevention control measures must be strengthened.It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that the new variant of the virus, which has spread quickly in London and the south east of England, could be up to 70pc more transmissible than other strains of Covid-19.More than 30 countries have now banned UK arrivals due to concerns about the new variant which

direct to your inbox The latest figures showing the most recent  coronavirus  infection rate for every local authority area in England have been released. The latest figures, compiled by Public Health England published on Sunday show that 90 per cent of local areas have seen a rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases.It comes after tens of millions of people in London and the South East were placed in new Tier 4 restrictions from Sunday.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the emergency action on Saturday after a new strain of coronavirus was found to be sweeping the areas and is up to 70pc more transmissible than other variants.

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee later Monday after France closed its borders to the U.K. to stem the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus circulating in London and the southeast of England.The meeting of the COBRA civil contingencies committee comes amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the ports in the English Channel, with tailbacks going back miles into the southeastern English county of Kent.The transport of freight is facing massive disruptions after France closed its borders for 48 hours, which means lorries cannot get across the English Channel by boat.

coronavirus that has been spreading quickly across the United Kingdom, prompting travel bans from several European countries on Sunday.“This afternoon, @JustinTrudeau and I are meeting with our colleagues and officials from the Incident Response Group to discuss the genetic variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom,” Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Sunday on Twitter.This afternoon, @JustinTrudeau and I are meeting with our colleagues and officials from the Incident Response Group to discuss the genetic variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom.— Patty Hajdu (@PattyHajdu) December 20, 2020The new COVID-19 variant was first reported by the British government in London, England

coronaviruslockdown began were "totally irresponsible", according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock. He fumed that they risk spreading the new "mutant" variant around the country and London stations were described as "war zones" with hundreds of people trying to beat last night's midnight deadline.

coronavirus infections after another 35,928 new positive tests were reported.It is double last week's daily tally with the new stats also recording another 326 deaths to bring the UK's Covid-19 death toll to 67,401.The worrying figures come hours after parts of the country were placed into a Tier 4 lockdown with Christmas being cancelled for millions of Brits. In total, the UK has recorded more than two million coronavirus cases with the infection rate showing little signs of slowing down.

Boris Johnson plunged millions into lockdown-style Tier 4 restrictions ahead of Christmas.

Boris Johnson canceled plans to allow families to see each other over the festive period as the government warned that a new strain of the coronavirus is “out of control." There were scenes of panic at train stations, with people defying social-distancing rules to get out of the capital before the new rules took effect on Sunday.More than 16 million Britons are now required to stay at home after new restrictions came into force Sunday in London and southeast England.

PARIS : France is considering suspending flights and trains from Britain after a new coronavirus strain was detected there, BFM Television reported on Sunday.An official decision was expected later on Sunday, BFM said without citing sources.Officials at the transport ministry were not immediately available for comment.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and scientists announced on Saturday that a new strain of coronavirus identified in the country was up to 70% more infectious than the original version.The Netherlands said it will ban flights carrying passengers from the United Kingdom from Sunday.UK says new Covid mutation is ‘out of control’UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that the new strain of the coronavirus is “out of control" and

THE HAGUE – The Netherlands is banning flights from the U.K. for at least the rest of the year in an attempt to make sure that a new strain of coronavirus that is sweeping across southern England does not reach its shores.

PIERS Morgan has quit Twitter for the rest of the year, saying he's "gone absolutely bonkers" and is "done with 2020". The outspoken TV presenter - who boasts 7.7million Twitter followers - signed off the social media site today following the news that Christmas is cancelled.

Boris Johnson imposed a full lockdown on London and southeast England in a desperate attempt to stop a new coronavirus strain spreading rapidly over the U.K.After emergency talks on the virus mutation with his top officials, the prime minister canceled his plan to ease pandemic rules for five days during the holiday. Household mixing will be banned in London and the southeast, and socializing will be restricted to just Christmas Day across the rest of England.

direct to your inboxPassengers have been cramming into overcrowded train carriages as they rush to leave the capital before Tier 4 restrictions come into force tonight.Meanwhile, shoppers with just hours left desperately scrambled to buy Christmas presents before non-essential retailers closed their doors.London and the South East will be plunged into the new Tier 4 restrictions from midnight.Millions of people will be placed under the toughest new restrictions as the Government works to try and curb a highly-contagious Covid-19 mutation.Shoppers filled London’s high streets, including Oxford Street as they rushed to buy last minute gifts following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement.While travellers flocked to the capital’s train

direct to your inboxThe new strain of coronavirus sweeping across London and the South East is up to 70pc more transmissible than other variants, Boris Johnson has warned.And the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said it was fast becoming the dominant strain of infection.“It’s also got variants in areas of the virus that are known to be associated with how the virus binds to cells and enters cells,” Sir Patrick told the Downing Street press conference on Saturday.“So there are some changes which cause concern in terms of how the virus looks.”Sir Patrick said current evidence showed the variant “has a significant, substantial increase in transmissibility”.In the middle of November, about 28% of the cases in London

direct to your inboxWith just days to go until the big day, the coronavirus guidance for England has been changed.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Saturday afternoon (December 19) said he "bitterly regretted" the changes to the arrangements for the festive season.But added: "When the facts change you have to change your approach." It comes after a new variant of coronavirus was discovered in the UK which is spreading through London, Essex and Kent which may be up to 70% more transmissible then the old variant.

A woman wearing a face mask walks past John Lewis on Oxford Street in London, United Kingdom, on Dec. 18, 2020.

Boris Johnson said Saturday as he imposed a new, stricter level of coronavirus restrictions on the region to curb rapidly spreading infections.Johnson said Saturday that the capital and other areas in southern England currently under Tier 3, the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, will move to an even stricter new Tier 4 that requires all non-essential shops, hairdressers and indoor leisure venues to close after the end of business hours Saturday. New coronavirus variant spreading quickly, U.K.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday said the new coronavirus variant is quickly spreading, especially in London, but there’s currently no evidence that suggests this strain is deadlier, or that it affects vaccines and treatments.

Five day Christmas bubbles to give families more time together over the festive period have been scrapped.