Boris Johnson ‘is set to green-light holidays to 95 destinations’ – but only a dozen will have air bridges in place to let Britons enter from Day One on Monday Boris Johnson is set to announce Britons can travel to the majority of the EU Other permitted destinations will include all British overseas territories and … Read more
A fit and healthy young football coach died from deep vein thrombosis after spending hours during the coronavirus lockdown playing computer games. Centre Parcs worker Louis O’Neill, 24, was furloughed in March and took to gaming with friends to while away the boredom. His grieving father Stanley Greening, 56, warned other families of the dangers … Read more
Covid ‘will lead to a cheap holidays bonanza’: Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says only way for tourism firms to recover is to slash prices to get people travelling again Michael O’Leary said the only way his airline can recover is by slashing fares As Ryanair resumed flights, he said lower fares would be funded by … Read more
A jab against coronavirus should last for several years at least, said the British scientist whose own vaccine project is the global front-runner. Professor Sarah Gilbert told MPs she was optimistic that a vaccine would provide ‘a good duration of immunity’. She is the world-renowned expert leading an Oxford University team that is devising a … Read more
Shields raised and brandishing guns, a phalanx of riot police advance on protesters in Hong Kong yesterday as China’s crackdown on dissent began. Hundreds of pro-democracy activists were rounded up in the first wave of arrests related to a draconian new security law. They included a 15-year-old girl who was waving a flag calling for … Read more
Aristocrat and friend of the Queen, 65, is saved from death by a can of CIDER after being trampled by a herd of cows while walking with his wife and dog near his country estate Francis Dymoke, 65, was walking in Louth near estate in Horncastle, Lincolnshire He, his wife and dog were charged by cows … Read more
Burmese cat named Oscar falls asleep in a WASHING MACHINE and is trapped for a 12-minute cycle with detergent – but SURVIVES Amanda Meredith heard a strange meowing noise in her Mudjimba home, in QLD Upon investigation, she found her cat Oscar trapped inside the washing machine Ms Meredith called her vet who said it … Read more
Tesla Inc eclipsed Toyota to become the world’s most valuable automaker on Wednesday as it stock value soared to record highs. Shares of the Elon Musk-owned company climbed five percent in early morning trade to a record of $1,133, boosting the company’s market cap to $209.47 billion – $6 billion more than Toyota. The shares’ … Read more
Council leaders in areas threatened by Leicester-style lockdowns have rejected the idea – while claiming figures released by the Government detailing the highest coronavirus infection rates are out-of-date. Bradford, Barnsley and Rochdale were identified as three of the areas of England most at risk of being hit by a ‘local lockdown’ like the one imposed … Read more
The Los Angeles City Council voted to cut the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget by $150million. The City Council approved the massive budget slash in a near landslide victory of 12-2 on Wednesday in the latest blow dealt to police forces. It will affect overtime pay and reduce the number of employees to the lowest … Read more