Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Takeaway’s Disney prize & finale axed
to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the genocide.
He was then set to join Camilla, 72, in Cyprus on Wednesday for a three-day stay. It would have been the first official royal visit there in 27 years.
The tour was due to end with four days of engagements in Jordan.
Clarence House said: “Owing to the unfolding situation with the coronavirus pandemic, the British Government has asked Their Royal Highnesses to postpone their spring tour.”
Manchester – positions held by Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham respectively.
But the Electoral Commission had warned of “real risks to the successful delivery” of the ballots and a Government spokeswoman said: “We will bring forward legislation to postpone local, mayoral and police and crime
The Queen, 93, has called off plans to visit Cheshire on March 19, and Camden, in North London, on March 26. A spokesman called it “a sensible precaution”.
Her other engagements will be reviewed on an “ongoing basis”. As the nation continued to prepare itself for a major outbreak, people were seen taking precautions yesterday. Rapper Tinie Tempah, 31, posted a photo of himself on a train wearing a mask, protective gloves and what appeared to be a hazardous materials suit. He said: “Be safe out there, kids.”
commissioner elections until May 2021.” Labour backed the postponement – the first delay to major polls since the 2001 general election, which was put back by a month due to the foot-andmouth disease outbreak.
Meanwhile, 15 MPS were believed to be in self-isolation yesterday.
One shopper at a Tesco in Yeovil, Somerset, was seen wearing a full hazmat suit.
Some shops had shelves stripped of goods as people continued to stockpile.
People reported seeing far fewer people on roads and public transport.
The biggest travel insurance provider, AXA UK, is the latest to restrict cover for claims around the coronavirus outbreak.
Meanwhile, online grocer Ocado has banned delivery drivers from stepping into people’s homes. From next week fast food firms Domino’s and Deliveroo are set to run services that do not involve coming into contact with customers.
One of Britain’s biggest private hospital operators, Spire Healthcare, says it has been asked to help the NHS cope with the outbreak.
And dozens of military planners have been drafted in to help with the coronavirus response.
The WHO yesterday declared Europe had overtaken China as the epicentre of coronavirus.
ANT and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway series finale at Walt Disney World has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The presenters planned to fly 300 fans out to Florida for the show on April 4, in a stunt billed as the biggest giveaway in TV history.
But the park’s closure led ITV to pull the plug and the finale is now likely to take place in the usual London studio.
An ITV spokesman said: “The wellbeing of all our prize winners, as well as our production team, is always our number one priority. All recipients of a ‘Place on the Plane’ prize will have their prizes honoured and flown by Virgin Holidays for a five-night stay at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida at a later date when it is practical for Virgin Holidays and Walt Disney World Resort.”
Those due to attend tonight’s Takeaway show are advised to stay at home if they are showing symptoms, have recently returned from abroad or are considered vulnerable to the virus.