Chris and I are on holiday – we’ve come to see an old friend Patricia, who lives here in Barcelona I am writing this column from my hotel room in Barcelona, sporting a large plaster on my left knee. Chris and I are on holiday – we’ve come to see an old friend Patricia, who lives … Read more
A fleet of coaches and taxis has arrived at Birmingham Airport where 135 British passengers who had been aboard a quarantined cruise liner have touched down today. The Grand Princess, carrying 3,500 people, had been allowed to dock in Oakland, California, on Monday after being stranded off the coast. At least 21 people aboard had … Read more
A man charged with the murder of PC Andrew Harper told police he wasn’t there because he was watching Fast and Furious, a court has heard. PC Andrew Harper died from multiple injuries when he became tangled in a crane strap attached to the boot of a SEAT Toledo on August 15 last year. He … Read more
Planet of the apes! Hundreds of hungry monkeys swarm across Thai street as ‘rival gangs’ fight over food after tourists who normally feed them stay away because of coronavirus Monkeys normally well fed by tourists in city of Lopburi, central Thailand But visitors have plummeted because of the coronavirus gripping the world Skirmish between monkey … Read more
Government pushes businesses to go greener as taxes are raised for gas bills – but frozen for electricity rates Chancellor announced in the Budget that gas levies will rise Changes will come into effect in April 2022 Electricity is better for the environment than gas – but is currently taxed more By Grace Gausden For … Read more
An extreme exoplanet where it rains iron and experiences staggering 4,400F temperatures has been discovered by astronomers 640 light years from Earth. It was discovered by researchers from Geneva University in Switzerland using the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very Large Telescope in Chile. The planet, named WASP-76b, is a gas giant about twice the size … Read more
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly demonstrate a heel touch greeting at The Prince’s Trust Awards after using Namaste gesture with Prince Charles amid coronavirus outbreak By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 16:46 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 16:51 GMT, 11 March 2020 People are being careful not to touch each other amid the coronavirus … Read more
The head of the American Health Care Association, Mark Parkinson (pictured), described coronavirus as ‘almost a perfect killing machine’ for the elderly A US nursing head has said that coronavirus is ‘almost a perfect killing machine’ for elderly patients. At least 11 nursing homes in Washington state have reported cases of the highly-contagious disease and others … Read more
Coronavirus IS a pandemic: World Health Organization dramatically upgrades COVID-19 outbreak after ‘alarming spread and severity’ of cases across the globe By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:33 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 16:38 GMT, 11 March 2020 The World Health Organization has today finally declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. It … Read more
America’s National Park Service has revealed its most-visited sites of 2019 – and it’s the Golden Gate National Recreation Area that comes out on top. The area, which spans 60 miles of mostly coastal spots north and south of San Francisco, welcomed 15million visitors last year. It beat the Blue Park Ridgeway in North Carolina and … Read more