Melbourne man Barry Leadbetter stuns crowds with piano playing

Don’t judge a book by its cover: Face-tattooed man stuns crowds in Melbourne with his incredible skills on the piano – and you won’t believe his age A heavily tattooed gentleman has shocked crowds with a secret musical talent Barry ‘Bazza’ Leadbetter discovered an old piano in a Melbourne op shop The 76-year-old begun to … Read more

Australian Open continues with no crowds as Melbourne enters five-day lockdown

Australian Open hits the reality of the great Zero Covid project: Tournament that had been hailed by pro-lockdown scientists now continues with NO crowds after the entire state of Victoria with a population of 6.5 million was locked down over 13 cases The grand slam tennis tournament had been hailed an example of how a … Read more

Free coffee offer draws Covid lockdown rule-busting crowds

Free coffee offer draws Covid lockdown rule-busting crowds before police tell cafe boss to end giveaway Over Under coffee shop in Clapham, south London opened its doors on Monday It offered free hot drinks between 7am and 10am but had to stop due to crowds Boutique cafe sells smashed avocado toast and a poached egg … Read more

Australian Open could be played with no crowds and players may be forced into repeated quarantines

Australian Open organisers are considering holding the tournament without fans and could force players into repeated quarantines after a positive case of Covid-19 at the players’ hotel forced 600 people into isolation. Tournament directors say they are confident of starting the Open on Monday despite warm-up matches being cancelled on Thursday after an employee at one … Read more

IOC President Thomas Bach is ‘confident’ the Olympic Games will go ahead, even if it means no crowds

Olympics chief Thomas Bach insists he is ‘so, so confident’ the Tokyo Games WILL go ahead… but admits for the first time there may be no crowds in Japan this summer due to the pandemic The Olympic Games is scheduled to happen between July and August this year It’s the first time ever that the … Read more

IOC President Thomas Bach is ‘confident’ the Olympic Games will go ahead, even if it means no crowds

Olympics chief Thomas Bach insists he is ‘so, so confident’ the Tokyo Games WILL go ahead… but admits for the first time there may be no crowds in Japan this summer due to the pandemic The Olympic Games is scheduled to happen between July and August this year It’s the first time ever that the … Read more

Huge crowds outside crepe stalls in London’s upmarket Hampstead

That’s crepe! Police are called to huge crowds outside warring pancake stalls in London’s upmarket Hampstead over fears Covid rules were being broken Dozens of people were queuing on Saturday at the two stalls in Hampstead They are both outside King William IV pub on High Street in North London Queues wrapped around pub which … Read more

Huge queues form outside shops and crowds pack into supermarkets

Huge queues formed outside shops and crowds packed into supermarkets today – as Tesco put limits on sales of eggs, rice, soap and toilet roll in response to panic buying. Pictures of empty shelves at supermarkets have emerged this week following warnings there could be shortages of certain foods including salad, vegetables and fresh fruit … Read more

Crowds flock to Tier 2 shops just miles from towns living under Tier 4

Crowds have flocked to shops based just a few miles out of Tier 4 areas as Christmas shoppers head out to buy last minute presents. Pictures showed shoppers queuing and standing together in Horsham, West Sussex, which is under Tier 2 measures, but just four miles from Surrey, which was plunged into Tier 4 by … Read more

Crowds flock to Tier 2 shops just miles from towns living under Tier 4

Crowds have flocked to shops based just a few miles out of Tier 4 areas as Christmas shoppers head out to buy last minute presents. Pictures showed shoppers queuing and standing together in Horsham, West Sussex, which is under Tier 2 measures, but just four miles from Surrey, which was plunged into Tier 4 by … Read more