Back to school testing begins: Pupils use Covid swabs as millions head back to classes in England

Millions of school pupils are returning to classrooms this morning after two months of home-learning as phase one of Boris Johnson’s ‘one-way road to freedom’ begins today. Many secondary schools have implemented a phased return as students from different year groups begin Covid testing as well as following a number of other conditions brought in to … Read more

TOWIE’s Shelby Tribble begins reading up on labour a WEEK before her due date on Celebrity Bumps

She welcomed her first child with boyfriend Sam Mucklow in November. But it seemed that Shelby Tribble opted to wait until the very end of her pregnancy to begin learning about the business of labour, as she began reading up on the birthing process just a week before her due date. In scenes aired during … Read more

Billie Faiers gets to grip with a digger as building work finally begins on their £1.4m Essex home

Billie Faiers channelled her inner Bob the Builder on Tuesday as the Shepherd family visited their new Essex home.  Construction work in now under way on the £1.4m property to transform it into their dream home more than a year after they first bought it.  The couple were embroiled in planning rows with their new … Read more

Prince Philip, 99, begins second full day at specialist cardiac centre

Prince Philip, 99, begins second full day at specialist cardiac centre in St Bartholomew’s after 14 days at King Edward VII hospital due to infection The monarch will not be permitted to visit Prince Philip at St Bart’s in London She is being kept regularly updated about condition of her husband of 73 years It … Read more

Prince Philip begins third week at King Edward VII Hospital

Prince Philip begins third week at King Edward VII hospital after suffering infection – as it’s claimed the Queen is unlikely to visit Duke, 99, due to Covid Duke of Edinburgh’s treatment for an infection continues at hospital in London Philip, 99, has been in hospital for 14 days after being admitted on February 16 … Read more

Prince Philip, 99, begins his second weekend in hospital in his longest ever stay

Prince Philip, 99, begins his second weekend in hospital in his longest ever stay as he continues being treated for infection The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, will remain at hospital for the whole of the weekend  His time at King Edward VII Hospital in London is now his longest hospital stay  The Duke had previously spent … Read more

Prince Philip begins 11th day in hospital in his joint longest stay for at least a decade 

Prince Philip begins 11th day in hospital after being admitted with an infection in his joint longest stay for at least a decade Duke of Edinburgh is expected to remain at hospital for the start of the weekend Philip, 99, is said to be ‘comfortable’ and ‘responding to treatment’ in last update  Son Prince Edward … Read more

Prince Philip begins 10th day in hospital where he remains for ‘several days’

Prince Philip begins 10th day in King Edward VII hospital where he will remain for ‘several days’ Duke of Edinburgh is expected to remain at hospital for at least rest of this week Philip, 99, is said to be ‘comfortable’ and ‘responding to treatment’ in last update  Son Prince Edward said Philip is ‘a lot … Read more

Campaign begins to make June 21 a Bank Holiday

A campaign has today been launched to make June 21 a Bank Holiday so Britons can properly celebrate the end of all coronavirus lockdown restrictions.   Boris Johnson yesterday unveiled his ‘cautious’ lockdown exit strategy, which could see life in England return to something close to normal by June at the earliest. Under the plan, the … Read more

Mystery surrounds Novak Djokovic’s ‘injury’ after play begins against Milos Raonic

Angry Novak Djokovic lashes out at photographers and his coaches as he defeats Milos Raonic while fighting against a ‘stomach injury’ – as the World No.1 says he would have withdrawn if this ‘wasn’t a Grand Slam’ The World No. 1 has made it through to the quarter finals at Rod Laver Arena Earlier Djokovic’s … Read more