New York is turned into a virtual ghost town as people stay indoors and off the subway

New York City has been turned into a virtual ghost town as the coronavirus takes hold with the city’s residents listening to government’s advice to practice social distancing. Public spaces that are usually packed with people including thousands of tourists have been left deserted.  With Broadway shows shuttered, Times Square appeared eerily quiet, while Grand Central Terminal … Read more

UK becoming a country of ghost towns, says Adam Smith Institute

UK becoming a country of ghost towns: Think tank calls for overhaul of town planning rules to allow high streets to thrive By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 Britain will become a ‘country of ghost towns’ unless High Street planning laws … Read more

Ghost town NYC: Big Apple’s streets are deserted due to coronavirus outbreak

New York City has turned into a ghost town with typically-packed subways cars left completely empty and tourist-filled hot spots like Times Square and Central Park eerily deserted.  On Friday President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and ordered that $50billion in federal resources be allocated to combat the contagious outbreak that has impacted 49 … Read more

Britain’s usually busy nightlife strips resemble ghost towns amid coronavirus outbreak

Britain’s once busy and bustling nightlife areas resembled ghost towns last night as businesses started to announce closure dates amid the coronavirus outbreak.  One trade body, UK Hospitality, has announced that people working in cafes, hotels and bars could lose their jobs by May if laws aren’t changed.   Main nightclub streets in Leeds and Birmingham were … Read more

New Rochelle’s coronavirus ghost town: Pictures from inside New York’s first containment unit

New Rochelle resembled a ghost town Thursday after it was announced a one-mile containment area will be set up in an effort stop the spread of coronavirus. The city in Westchester County accounts for more than 120 of New York’s 217 confirmed cases. Pictures from inside the containment zone show deserted streets, empty restaurants and closed schools. … Read more

Celebs Go Dating FIRST LOOK: Alison Hammond recreates iconic pottery scene from Ghost with date Ben

Celebs Go Dating FIRST LOOK: Alison Hammond recreates iconic pottery scene from Ghost with date Ben (who tried to romance Gemma Collins in 2018) By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 16:35 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 16:40 GMT, 8 March 2020 It’s one of cinema’s most iconic love scenes. And now the pottery sequence … Read more

Airlines are running ‘ghost flights’ to hold on to airport slots amid coronavirus crisis sales slump

A slump in passenger numbers as a result of coronavirus has led to an increase in airlines running ‘ghost’ flights to hold on to valuable take-off and landing slots at British airports. The slots are run by the independent slot coordinator ACL on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis, with carriers told to use … Read more

Ardal O’Hanlon on how he plans to vanquish the ghost of Father Dougal

Humour, Ardal O’Hanlon chuckles, is no laughing matter. Best known as lovable eejit Father Dougal McGuire in the classic comedy Father Ted, the Irish actor and comedian is passionately defending the popular but frequently frowned-upon sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys. ‘It is very funny in that gag-driven, old-fashioned way,’ says O’Hanlon, 54. ‘Its heart is in … Read more