The Netherlands will enter into a tough lockdown from tomorrow morning to curb the spread of Omicron, with non-essential shops, bars, restaurants, and other public places to close.
Schools will also shut from Monday, and the lockdown will run until at least 14 January, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced.
A motorist miraculously escaped injury after the car he was driving crashed into water barrels and overturned on Interstate 25 in Fountain, Colorado – south of Colorado Springs – on January 13.Local resident Jason Michael Bennett, who captured the incident on his dashcam, said he was traveling northbound on the highway when he witnessed a car in front of him veer out of the left lane and crash into the water barrels in front of a concrete highway divider near Exit 128.Speaking to Storyful, Bennett said he stopped immediately to assist the driver, who was unharmed in the crash. Bennett activated emergency lights to alert other motorists and waited with the driver for paramedics to arrive.A Colorado State Patrol representative said the water barrels are designed to lessen the impact of a crash and that they may have saved the driver’s life. Credit: Jason Michael Bennett via Storyful
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Far-right activist has access to assets worth up to an estimated £3m, anti-racism group believes
In a message to the nation’s monarch Tupou VI, the Queen said she was ‘shocked and saddened’ by the eruption.
Death rates from Covid fell significantly in December while the Government was deciding whether to bring in new restrictions, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.
Greg Hunt says government is being blamed when overcommitted suppliers can’t deliver, and false RAT claims will be reported to ACCC
There were 1,514 people in hospital on Wednesday with recently confirmed Covid-19, with 43 of them in intensive care.
The people of Croydon hate this label - and they're doing everything they can to get rid of it. Last year was the worst on record for teenage murders in London. There were 30 in total, and five happened in Croydon - more than any other borough in the capital.
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Israel is hoping the U_N_ General Assembly will unanimously adopt a resolution rejecting and condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies “to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion.”
The area in North Ayrshire is under consideration as the UK’s Atomic Energy Authority looks to build a new style of power plant.
UK military shipments arrive in Ukraine amid heightened tensions on Russian border
Boris Johnson announced Plan B measures would be axed with work-from-home guidance scrapped immediately.
The atmosphere is buzzing aboard this Turkish train as it winds through snow-capped hills from Ankara to Kars. The Eastern Express has become Turkey's most coveted and festive train journey, making multiple stops in the country's east. Tickets were snapped up within minutes when the service started up again after a hiatus due to the coronavirus.
An 11-month-old girl is in critical but stable condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the face from a stray bullet fired on a Bronx street on January 19.Footage shows the suspected shooter running from Valentine Avenue onto East 198th Street before turning around and running back onto Valentine Avenue. A police statement said two shots were fired, one which entered a vehicle and struck the infant.The NYPD released the footage and appealed to the public for help in identifying the suspect, who was believed to be chasing another individual when the shots were fired. Credit: NYPD via Storyful
British-Belgian woman completes historic five-month journey spanning more than 30 countries
A further 95,787 Covid cases have been reported in the latest daily figures along with 288 deaths. Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics showed that new cases of Covid in the UK averaged nearly half a million a day during the week after Christmas - almost three times the official figures. The ONS figures are based on analysis of nose and throat swabs taken from a representative sample of more than 150,000 people in private households.
More than 60 residents and staff were infected with Covid-19 at the Bupa Clemton Park facility
A dead man was reportedly taken into an Irish post office in an attempt to claim his pension. The deceased was carried up to the counter by two other men, reports in Irish media said. When the group approached, a "concerned staff member enquired about the wellbeing of the man being propped up", the Irish Times said.
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