Nearly 16,000 people who tested positive for the coronavirus disappeared from the records, another embarrassing failure for a much-criticized effort.
Tag: Manchester (England)
Pints or Primers? U.K.’s Push to Open Schools May Force a Choice
Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls it a “moral duty” to open Britain’s schools, but with cases already rising slightly, that might mean closing pubs and restaurants.
Frightened by Coronavirus, Many of U.K.’s Poles Are Heading Home
They say the government’s slow response and a creaking health service contrast poorly with Poland’s health system and aggressive actions. The epidemic also put many of them out of work.
Onetime Relic, Then Hipster Fad, Milkmen Embrace Flood of Clients
An industry that symbolized the distant past has grown in recent years. Now, with the coronavirus, milkmen are deluged with customers.
Eminem Faces Backlash Over Lyrics About Deadly Attack at Ariana Grande Concert
The mayor of Manchester, England, said a new song by the rapper was “unnecessarily hurtful and deeply disrespectful.”
Britain’s ‘Most Prolific Rapist’ Is Jailed for Life
Reynhard Sinaga had been found guilty of drugging and raping 48 men in Manchester. Detectives have so far failed to identify 70 victims and are still looking to speak to them.
Battered U.K. Labour Party Ponders Next Move, as Corbyn Plans Exit
Labour’s most left-wing leader in a generation suffered a crushing defeat, leaving his party questioning where it heads next.
Boris Johnson Still Basks in Favor of Hard-line Tories, Who Forgive All for Brexit
In London, the British prime minister seems to be facing one crisis after another. But in Manchester, where his Conservative party is meeting, it’s another story altogether.
‘Coronation Street,’ Long-Running British Soap, Introduces Its First Black Family
The show, which has chronicled working-class British life since 1960, will introduce the Bailey family in June.
Lens: Martin Parr: 48 Years of Photographing the Quirky and Kitschy in Manchester
For almost half a century, the British photographer has captured the diversity and eccentricity of the city of Manchester in northwestern England.