French megachurch meeting is blamed for sparking the country’s biggest cluster of Covid-19 cases

A five-day evangelical congregation at a French megachurch has been blamed for sparking the country’s biggest cluster of coronavirus infections. Worshippers at the Christian Open Door church in Mulhouse, near the Swiss border, had travelled across the world for the week-long event on February 18. The prayer meeting kicked off the biggest cluster of Covid-19 cases … Read more

Shares up on hopes of a Trump rescue: FTSE sees biggest one-day rise

Shares surge on hopes of a Trump rescue: FTSE sees biggest-ever one-day rise index is still down 26% in 22 days of trading By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 01:23 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 01:23 GMT, 25 March 2020 The FTSE 100 index recorded its biggest points gain in history yesterday … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll sees biggest daily jump of 86 to 422

The UK’s coronavirus death toll has jumped to 422 in the biggest daily rise yet, officials have announced as the crisis continues to spiral out of control. Eighty-three more patients died overnight in England, including 21 at the one NHS trust in London. Scotland also announced two fatalities, while Wales confirmed another death.  In contrast, fifty-five infected Brits … Read more

UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps to 422 in biggest daily jump yet 

UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by 86 to 422 in biggest daily jump yet By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:06 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 16:07 GMT, 24 March 2020 The UK’s coronavirus death toll has jump to 422 in the biggest daily jump yet, officials have announced. NHS England announced 83 … Read more

People share snaps of biggest fashion faux pas in VERY funny snaps

Did they not look in the mirror? People share photos of cringe-worthy fashion fails they’ve spotted – including shoes that look like HOOVES and garments adorned with some very unfortunate wording Online gallery BoredPanda collated the funniest and most awkward fashion fails  Images from round the world include suggestive patterns and phrases One woman in … Read more

Daily Mail’s photographer Alan Davidson dies aged 70 after picturing the biggest stars for 50 years

The date: May 1990. The scene: the ice-white beauty of the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, a mythical movie star retreat on the French Riviera.  Two of Hollywood’s leading action men, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are there, graciously permitting photographs to be taken.  So far so predictable when a voice from behind one of the clicking … Read more

UK’s coronavirus death toll rises by 40 to 177 in biggest daily spike 

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Britain’s biggest pubs, bars and restaurants report dire trading

Britain’s biggest pubs, bars and restaurants report dire trading amid warnings that many will collapse this weekend with the loss of a million jobs By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:29 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:29 GMT, 18 March 2020 Britain’s biggest pubs, bars and restaurants reported dire trading yesterday amid … Read more

Angela Merkel declares coronavirus the ‘biggest challenge for Germany since World War II’

Angela Merkel today declared coronavirus the ‘biggest challenge for Germany since WWII’ in a televised address to the nation. The Chancellor urged Germans to heed the stringent confinement measures imposed this week as the number of infections in her country soared over 11,000 today, including 28 deaths. ‘The situation is serious. Take it seriously. Not … Read more

Nissan mothballs UK’s biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers  

Nissan mothballs UK biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:26 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 00:26 GMT, 18 March 2020 Nissan has mothballed the biggest car plant in the UK as the Covid-19 outbreak wreaks havoc.  Production at the giant factory in Sunderland, … Read more