Scotland has confirmed five more cases of coronavirus, bringing Britain’s total up to 169. Lanarkshire has seen two new cases while Lothian, Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Grampian have an extra one. Two people have died from coronavirus in Britain so far, a grandfather in his 80s in Milton Keynes and a woman in her 70s … Read more
Nazi survivors’ refuge in Britain: How women who emigrated to the UK after escaping persecution in Germany and Austria documented their new lives Stunning images, taken by women who had escaped Nazi persecution, celebrate life in Britain They came from Germany and Austria, where photography was seen as a more ‘serious’ art form Photos are … Read more
Nissan backs Brexit Britain by ploughing £400m into its Sunderland car plant By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 23:36 GMT, 6 March 2020 Nissan is ploughing £400million into its Sunderland car plant in a vote of confidence in Brexit Britain. The Japanese car maker yesterday unveiled … Read more
More flooding hell is on the way for drenched Britain with 183 flood alerts posted for south of England and nearly three inches of rain set to fall tomorrow This morning northern Scotland woke to -7C temperatures with up to 2.75 inches of rain on its way Partial thaw of lying snow could also bring … Read more
European stock markets including the FTSE 100 sank further this afternoon as traders feared that the coronavirus crisis could plunge Britain into recession. London’s benchmark index of major companies fell 246 points or 3.66 per cent to 6,459 today after Britain recorded its first death from the infection. The falls follow a 110-point drop yesterday, … Read more
Britain at its best: Walking with Wordsworth in the Wye and Usk valleys Gliffaes is an ‘ultra-comfy’ country house hotel in the Usk Valley, Wales The artist and cleric Rev William Gilpin once lauded the qualities of the river Wye Llangoed Hall, above Hay-on-Wye, is being ‘driven to yet greater heights’ By Clive Aslet For … Read more
The Duchess of Sussex today left the exclusive Goring Hotel after arriving back in London for her first official public appearance in Britain following the Megxit crisis. Meghan was seen smiling as she left the hotel, where rooms cost up to £8,400 a night, near Buckingham Palace wearing a camel coat £615 Aquazzura black heels. … Read more
Meghan Markle lands back in Britain today for the first time since Megxit crisis and will join Prince Harry at Endeavour Fund Awards tonight Meghan Markle will attend Endeavour Fun Awards at Mansion House tonight Marks the Sussexes’ first joint official engagement since announcing step down Couple have not been seen at an official engagement … Read more
The point of no return: Britain on the coronavirus brink as as officials give up stopping the disease and focus on delaying its inevitable onslaught Britain is facing a new phase in the coronavirus crisis following a surge in cases Ministers are now expected to escalate their response to the virus’ spread Focus will be … Read more
The Isle of Islay is closer to the ‘island of Ireland’ (as politicians call it when squabbling over the EU ‘backstop’) than it is to Scotland’s big cities. Out there, in other words. And yet for a first-timer it seems like a microcosm of Scotland as a whole, with its mountains, heathered moorland, grazing sheep, … Read more