Coronavirus: The Simpsons ‘predicted’ Tom Hanks’ infection

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

BT fined £245k by Ofcom after it overcharged EE mobile customers

BT fined by Ofcom after the telecoms giant overcharged EE mobile customers who made calls to pricey 118 numbers Ofcom fined BT after it overcharged EE customers for calling 118 numbers  The watchdog introduced a cap on 118 numbers to ensure fairer pricing  BT did not implement this new rule immediately  By Grace Gausden For … Read more

Christina Milian wears a face mask as she cradles baby son Isaiah in Paris amid coronavirus outbreak

By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com   HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more

How will Donald Trump’s European coronavirus travel ban work?

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

How are the European Royals dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak

As the COVID-19 outbreak sweeps across Europe, royal families around the continent have had to revise how they greet people during official engagements.  Whether following the example of Prince Charles who has been performing a ‘namaste’ bow with clasped hands or sticking to a smile, the matter of greeting people appropriately is particularly relevant to … Read more

Miami Open CANCELLED due to coronavirus with tennis chiefs in crisis talks over season

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

The power and glory of mystical Iceland: Exploring the country’s landscape on a driving holiday

Our first sight of the brilliant blue iceberg was from the road bridge. A shimmering galleon making stately progress through the channel where the lagoon feeds the ocean. It had been polished by its voyage down the glacial lake so it glittered like a sapphire, its ethereal beauty anointing the landscape. We had been expecting … Read more

Shopping centre owner Intu warns it could go BUST if it fails to find fresh cash

Owner of Trafford Centre and Lakeside ‘could go bust’: Shopping centre giant Intu sees share price wiped out after slumping to a £2bn loss Annual loss rose from £1.17bn to over £2bn in the last year, dismal results show Group admits numbers show ‘material uncertainty’ to carry on as a business But, company insisting it still … Read more

CinemaCon canceled due to the Coronavirus outbreak just weeks before the Las Vegas convention

Following the cancellation of South by Southwest, Coachella and the remainder of the NBA season, Coronavirus has claimed another victim, CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The annual convention, which brings together Hollywood movie studios with movie theater owners, has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The event, hosted by the National … Read more

Former NHS doctor trapped in coronavirus-hit Italy begs the UK Government to shut down EVERYTHING

A former NHS doctor trapped in coronavirus-hit Italy has begged the UK Government to ‘shut down everything’ in the fight against the killer infection. Professor Mohamed Abu Hilal, who now works in Brescia, north Italy, urged officials to prepare more beds, doctors and nurses in the NHS in light of the fiasco happening in the worst hit … Read more