Every crisis has its flashpoint. For me — as, I suspect for many others — the news on Monday evening that the Prime Minister was being treated in intensive care for Covid-19 felt like one such moment. Or, as my teenage son put it: ‘This thing just got real.’ It came as much of a … Read more
The lockdown means millions of households are now relying on friends, family and neighbours to deliver food, prescriptions and other essentials to their doors. But many readers are worried about how to pay these good samaritans when they can’t leave the house to get cash and are warned against handing over their debit or credit … Read more
France threatened to close its border with Britain unless it introduced shutdown measures to stop the threat of coronavirus, aides to President Emmanuel Macron claimed tonight. The head of state’s staff said that he called Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night and told him that unless the situation quickly changed, ‘France would have no other … Read more
Chinese spokesman accuses the US military of bringing coronavirus to Wuhan as war of words escalates after Trump’s national security adviser accused Beijing of cover up Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a tweet that the U.S lacked transparency around its handling of coronavirus China has been accused by the U.S of being … Read more
A mother-of-three whose husband died of cardiac arrest nine years ago has spoken out to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking even one energy drink – as she revealed a doctor told her it is ‘like playing Russian roulette with your life’. Cassondra Reynolds, 49, from California lost her ‘soul mate’, husband of ten … Read more
How Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend Amanda Staveley brought in investors from the Middle East to save Barclays from a government bailout in 2008 – and is now set to sue the bank for £1.5bn Amanda Staveley brought in investors from Middle East to save Barclays from a government bailout in 2008 Cambridge University graduate, 46, is … Read more