The nation took to the streets on Thursday night to collectively applaud the NHS staff in a show of solidarity amid the coronavirus pandemic. And on Friday morning, the stars of ITV Daytime shared a heartwarming video to once again thank them for risking their lives on the NHS frontline to save others. Piers Morgan … Read more
‘The worst is yet to come’: Spanish PM tells nation to prepare for ‘hard days ahead’ as Madrid exhibition centre is transformed into giant hospital – while coronavirus death toll hits 1,381 with 25,496 cases Spain’s Prime Minister says the country will be pushed to its limits by Covid crisis Pedro Sanchez says Spain will … Read more
Shocking moment suspected car thief is punched so hard that he breaks a brick wall as he runs from scene of crash Part of the brick pillar of the garden wall breaks in two because of the force The passerby stops the hoodie wearing man in his tracks as he runs from scene More than … Read more
European airline stocks plunged as much as 20 per cent today after US President Donald Trump said he would restrict travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The surprise move is another setback for a sector that has been battered by earlier travel … Read more
Christine McGuinness broke down in tears during an emotional Instagram post on Friday, after a difficult morning caring for her three autistic children. The wife of presenter Paddy McGuinness, 31, told fans that she wanted to show it’s not always ‘fine and lovely’ looking after children with autism, and insisted they’re still doing ‘brilliant’ despite … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK DIARY OF A MODERN COUNTRY GARDENER by Tamsin Westhorpe (Orphans £20, 248 pp) When it comes to gardens, no one does it better than us Brits. From Sissinghurst and Kew in the South to Harlow Carr and Chatsworth in the North, we have some of the world’s most dazzling gardens. A … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Three things happened yesterday that made me think the sh*t with coronavirus just got very real. First, the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned after massive spikes in coronavirus infection in worst hit countries like South Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan: ‘We are in unchartered territory.’ And he revealed the death … Read more
Boris Johnson today vowed to drive a ‘hard bargain’ with the US as the government sets out its trade demands. The UK is pushing for a Transatlantic deal at the same time as negotiating a new relationship with the EU – in the hopes that will increase pressure on Brussels to offer good terms. Ministers … Read more
Type the word ‘perfectionism’ into Google and these are some of the news stories you might find: ‘Perfectionistic students get higher grades, but at what cost?’, ‘Why businesses should reject perfectionism in 2020’, and ‘Why is it so hard to change perfectionism?’ As a mental health issue, it’s being increasingly talked about. And when Shakira, … Read more