Benidorm spin-off film has been infinitely scrapped

‘I can’t wait to show you around!’ Derren Litten confirms Benidorm spin-off film has been indefinitely scrapped as show creator quits TV to open a theme bar in the Spanish resort town The show ran for 11 successful series’ between 2007 and 2018  Plans for a feature length version of the show have now been … Read more

Ministers face fresh fury on lack of mass coronavirus testing

Ministers were accused of bungling the drive for mass coronavirus testing today amid claims the UK does have the lab capacity to match Germany. Experts insisted ‘organisation’ rather than a shortage of facilities is to blame for the painfully slow rise in checks – warning that the lockdown cannot end until the situation changes.   Former … Read more

Coronavirus UK hotspots revealed: Sheffield and Slough come out top behind London and Birmingham 

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

Scientists urgently call for a coronavirus app to track who coronavirus patients

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

Donna Air confirms she has tested positive for COVID-19 after developing ‘mild flu-like symptoms’

Donna Air confirms she has tested positive for COVID-19 after developing ‘mild flu-like symptoms’ and self-isolating almost three weeks ago By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 15:19 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 15:19 BST, 31 March 2020 Donna Air has tested positive for COVID-19 after developing ‘mild flu-like symptoms’ 18 days ago. The actress, … Read more

Germany to give 100,000 people coronavirus antibody tests

Germany will give 100,000 people coronavirus antibody tests in the next few weeks as part of a major trial to get millions of workers out of lockdown. The mass study will allow officials to determine who has already caught the deadly infection and is therefore immune to being struck down again. British health chiefs have still … Read more

Physician who shook hands with Vladimir Putin a week ago tests positive for coronavirus 

Physician who shook hands with Vladimir Putin a week ago tests positive for coronavirus Denis Protensko met with Russian President Putin last week for a hospital tour Neither of the men were wearing personal protective equipment at the meeting The Kremlin said today that Putin was being regularly tested for coronavirus and that ‘everything is … Read more

Statistics reveal what we know about the first UK coronavirus victims

Three quarters of the UK’s first coronavirus fatalities were over the age of 75, according to official statistics.  Details of the first 108 people to die from COVID-19 in England and Wales have emerged today in figures revealing deaths outside of NHS hospitals for the first time. They show that 59 per cent of the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 1,440 as over 22k test positive

UK announces record 390 more coronavirus deaths including 19-year-old with NO underlying health conditions taking British total to 1,775 fatalities A massive 367 new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in England  13 more deaths announced in Scotland, seven in Wales and six in N. Ireland England is the worst-hit country in the UK, with more … Read more

Twenty-seven more coronavirus deaths are announced in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Twenty-six more coronavirus deaths are announced in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland taking UK total to 1,440 fatalities with more than 22,000 positive tests 13 more deaths announced in Scotland, seven in Wales and six in N. Ireland England is the worst-hit country in the UK, with more than 1,200 deaths A new set of … Read more