Movies that portray the end of the world or post-apocalyptic scenarios – known as ‘prepper’ films – have helped viewers deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a study claims. Psychologists have found that people who have been watching movies depicting social chaos and the collapse of global order are better prepared for the virus. Fans of … Read more
Police chiefs have warned that a ‘pressure cooker is building up’ which could erupt into an orgy of violence this summer as lockdown ends. Forces have begun cancelling leave and bolstering public order units in anticipation of widespread drunken disorder on so-called Super Saturday when lockdown is officially lifted on July 4. Privately, many police … Read more
Notes From An Apocalypse Mark O’Connell Granta £14.99 Rating: From the beginning of time, people have been predicting the end of time. Many of today’s shrillest apocalyptic predictions echo the Revelation of St John the Divine, which was written in about 90 AD. When I was growing up, in the 1960s, people imagined that imminent … Read more
Just when we seem to be easing out of the crisis, just as the death toll slows and new hospital admissions for coronavirus head towards zero, just as we begin to allow ourselves the first tentative sigh of relief, along comes a new book by an American doctor to tell us: this, folks, is just … Read more
Primark’s decision to cancel all its suppliers’ orders is branded ‘unethical’ and ‘apocalyptic’ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 1 April 2020 Primark’s move to cancel all its suppliers’ orders has been branded ‘unethical’ Primark’s shock decision to cancel all its suppliers’ orders is … Read more
No one speaks of la dolce vita any more — and it will be some time before they do. In less than a month, Italy has changed beyond all recognition: it feels like we’re in a war-zone. The country has a population of 60million and has suffered more deaths from Covid-19 — 4,032 — than … Read more
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