Protesters have continued to gather across the United States, ignoring social distancing rules, to demonstrate against lockdown orders they call ‘tyrannical’ and ‘worse than the virus’. Crowds of people – many decked out in MAGA hats and with Donald Trump posters – have met up in Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah and Wyoming this week with … Read more
Dominic Raab tonight declared that coronavirus lockdown will stay for another three weeks despite growing alarm at the economic consequences. The Foreign Secretary confirmed the public’s ‘efforts are starting to pay off’ but draconian curbs cannot yet be lifted after he chaired a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee. He said transmission in the community … Read more
Dominic Raab tonight declared that coronavirus lockdown will stay for another three weeks despite growing alarm at the economic consequences. The Foreign Secretary confirmed the public’s ‘efforts are starting to pay off’ but draconian curbs cannot yet be lifted after he chaired a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee. He said transmission in the community … Read more
Three more hero NHS workers who fought on the frontline to help battle the coronavirus crisis have died of the illness. A retired theatre assistant, a healthcare worker and a long-serving porter are the latest tragic losses, with 48 NHS staff members having now lost their lives to the illness. It comes after council bosses … Read more
Adorable bear cub tucks into a bowl of milk after Russian animal rescuers are allowed to break lockdown and drive 1,600 miles to save abandoned litter Animal rescuers drove 1,600 miles from Tver to Kirov in Russia to save the cubs The mother fled, leaving her cubs for two days, when loggers damaged her den … Read more
Who ate all the pies…? Villagers turn super sleuth amateur detectives to find thief who stole £100 worth of pastries… because police are too busy Shopkeeper Mark Griffiths, 26, was stunned when a thief pinched his delivery Delivery of 70 pies, sausage rolls and pasties were stolen at his post office store in Broughton, Flintshire … Read more
It has been a rare piece of good news in a world full of fear at the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more than 130,000 lives globally. And people from 53 different countries have now donated £14million to Captain Tom Moore’s fundraiser for the NHS as he achieved his goal of 100 laps of his … Read more
Northern Italy is rattled by a 4.5-magnitude earthquake near the heart of the coronavirus crisis The earthquake struck near Coli in the region of Emilia-Romagna this morning The epicentre was around 30 miles north-east of Genoa and 60 miles from Milan Emilia-Romagna and nearby Lombardy are the worst-affected virus regions Learn more about how to … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The son of an NHS doctor who died from coronavirus has hit out at a ‘lack of PPE’ for NHS staff – revealing his father had warned about it before his death. Father-of-two Dr Peter Tun, 62, died in the intensive care unit at a hospital in Reading on Monday. He had worked as an … Read more