Medical safeguards introduced following the conviction of Britain’s most notorious serial killer Dr Harold Shipman will be temporarily relaxed as Ministers are handed sweeping new powers to tackle coronavirus. Under emergency legislation to be put before MPs within days, strict rules around the registration of deaths and cremations will be put on hold to ease … Read more
Hundreds of Hindu worshippers in India hosted a cow urine drinking party on Saturday in the belief that it will ward off cornavirus. There is not yet a vaccine available for the virus, which is sweeping across the world and has so far infected more than 140,000 people, with more than 5,000 deaths. But a … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund hold hands as they run errands in LA ahead of one-year dating anniversary By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 06:04 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 06:04 GMT, 12 March 2020 They will celebrate their one-year anniversary as a couple next month. And on Wednesday, Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund … Read more
At the weekend, I noticed how, even in its infancy, coronavirus is already beginning to influence our habits. Hundreds of people had gathered in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, for the annual literary festival. Walking along the seafront to the Jubilee Hall, where the events take place, I bumped into an old friend. I noticed he was wearing … Read more
Sean Penn, 59, and girlfriend Leila George, 27, hold hands as they make rare red carpet appearance together in Los Angeles By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 04:09 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 07:33 GMT, 9 March 2020 They’ve been dating since 2016. And on Sunday night, Sean Penn, 59, and Leila George, 27, … Read more
MPs will hold emergency debate over ‘jihadi textbooks’ handed out at schools in Palestine and paid for by £120m of UK taxpayers’ cash Reading exercises for six-year-olds funded by UK aid includes the word ‘martyr’ Nine-year-olds study maths by adding the martyrs in Palestinian uprisings About £120 million of UK funding has gone where the … Read more
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
The chilling truth about the size of your fridge: Makers are misleading customers over the amount of food they can hold, consumer experts claim Which? investigation found average fridge capacity is exaggerated by a third Worst models overstate amount they hold by equivalent of 5 bags of shopping Manufacturers measure volume of compartments once shelves … Read more