National salute: Britain claps for the carers for the fourth week as old and young take to the streets during lockdown to say thanks to the frontline staff battling coronavirus Millions of Brits took to their doorsteps once again this evening to show their appreciation for key workers Those on the frontline being applauded include … Read more
Police have told people in England they can go out to buy alcohol, take an animal to the vet or stop to have a rest while on a walk during the coronavirus lockdown. Officers have issued a series of guidelines on what are ‘reasonable’ excuses to leave home, such as buying several days’ worth of … Read more
The first plane carrying 150 ‘critically important’ Romanian fruit and vegetable pickers landed at Stansted this afternoon. The young Romanians, a mix of men and women and all wearing face masks, filed out of the near empty airport in groups of five to comply with social distancing. They were then transported by buses to a … Read more
Woman with a ‘heart of gold’ who lost everything when her home was destroyed in Storm Dennis floods dies of coronavirus aged 28 Becca Evans, 28, passed away on 9 April after testing positive for coronavirus She is thought to have contracted the infection at Royal Glamorgan Hospital Ms Evans’ Rhondda Cynon Taf home was … Read more
Gypsies will not be moved from public land during the coronavirus lockdown, councils say – despite new figures showing crime near traveller sites is around 50 per cent higher than the national average. Kent Police are allowing illegal campers to stay on council-owned land provided they do not burn rubbish, drive on footpaths or go … Read more
Beijing today said the WHO has found no evidence coronavirus was man-made, fending off accusations that it was created in a Chinese lab. President Donald Trump said yesterday his government was ‘doing a very thorough examination of this horrible situation,’ while US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Chinese ‘need to come clean’ on … Read more
Ross Kemp will join frontline NHS staff treating patients with coronavirus in a hospital that is ‘on a war footing’ in his new two-part documentary which begins tonight. The former EastEnders star, 55, will enter the ‘warzone’ intensive care unit at Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust for his two-part show Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline … Read more
Senator Robert Kennedy’s widow, Ethel, has reportedly been a fan of revolutionary Che Guevara for years despite her family’s struggle against communism during the 1960s. The 92-year-old has a ‘subversive streak’ and even named her dog ‘Che’ after meeting with former Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, during the height of the Cold War, her son revealed. Her adoration … Read more
Middle class shoppers up and down the UK could be hit financially as the cost of fashionable household staples like tea and coffee are set to rise due to global shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Producers of trendy Fair Trade items often found in your local hipster coffee bar or quirky restaurants are struggling … Read more
There’s no need to feel down! Jokers have their neighbours in stitches during lockdown as they take out their bins dressed as Village People then dance to YMCA in the street Enfield neighbours dressed up as the Village People and performed YMCA The group dressed as the band’s famous characters for bin night this week … Read more