‘Bizarre’: Spin dominates as India thrash England in 4th Test

Spinners take 28 out of 30 wickets to fall as tourists handed two-day hammering at world’s biggest cricket stadium. India’s Axar Patel claimed an 11-wicket match haul as the hosts thrashed England by 10 wickets inside two days in the day-night third Test. On a viciously turning track, England were shot out for 81 in […]
The virus has recently infected one in 50 people in England, officials say.

As England re-entered lockdown on Tuesday, new figures showed that one in 50 people had recently been infected with the virus, and officials warned that some restrictions on daily life could still be needed next winter. Speaking at a news conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to focus government efforts on rolling out its strained […]
One in 50 people in England have been infected with the virus, officials say.

As England re-entered lockdown on Tuesday, new figures showed that one in 50 people had been infected with the virus, and officials warned that some restrictions on daily life could still be needed next winter. Speaking at a news conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to focus government efforts on rolling out a mass vaccination […]
Video: Britain Scrambles to Battle the Virus

new video loaded: Britain Scrambles to Battle the Virus transcript Back transcript Britain Scrambles to Battle the Virus Speaking at a news conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain said that 1.3 million people had already been vaccinated, and that he hoped that the most vulnerable could be protected by the vaccine within about six […]
Boris Johnson orders new England COVID lockdown

UK PM says a new more contagious variant of coronavirus is spreading at great speed, putting hospitals under pressure. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered England into a new national lockdown to try to slow a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches […]
Hospital and case numbers in England surpass the first peak, despite lockdowns.

Nearly half of England is under the nation’s strictest lockdown measures, and people have been ordered to stay at home, but the coronavirus is still spreading at an alarming rate. Hospitals are treating more patients than at any time during the pandemic, and there is a growing debate about allowing tens of thousands of students […]
England to allow up to 4,000 fans at elite sports events #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

The British government has said up to 4,000 spectators will be allowed to attend outdoor elite sporting events in the lowest-risk areas of England when a month-long lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus is lifted next week. The announcement on Monday will permit the resumption of attendance from December 2 at football, rugby and […]
Cricket: England to play in Pakistan for first time since 2005 #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

England will play two Twenty20 internationals in Karachi in October next year, country’s cricket board says. England’s cricketers will tour Pakistan next year after a gap of more than 15 years, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Wednesday, as international cricket gradually returns to the South Asian nation since the 2009 attack on […]
UK parliament approves month-long COVID-19 lockdown for England #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

British politicians approved a month-long lockdown in England, voting in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to try to prevent COVID-19 running out of control and overwhelming health services. Johnson insisted that the looming new coronavirus lockdown would end “automatically” in four weeks, as he tried to placate party critics over the spiralling economic […]
Johnson locks down England as UK COVID-19 cases pass 1 million #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service. The UK, which has the biggest official death toll in Europe from COVID-19, is grappling with more than 20,000 […]