Bill de Blasio on Sunday doubled down on his decision to shutter NYC schools for the rest of the year a day after locking horns with Governor Andrew Cuomo. The mayor said it was a decision he ‘had to make’, adding: ‘The bottom line here is about health and safety.’ Asked who had the final … Read more
Great-great-grandson of Titanic victim Benjamin Guggenheim sees staterooms 12,500ft down where his mining tycoon ancestor drowned after donning evening dress ‘to go down like a gentleman’ Benjamin Guggenheim, 46, was last seen sipping brandy on the sinking ship Ancestor Sindbad Rumney-Guggenheim viewed the wreck through a laptop Moment was filmed for National Geographic documentary Back … Read more
Ministers faced fresh calls to publish their exit strategy for the coronavirus lockdown today. The former bank of England Governor Lord King said that a ‘trial and error’ reopening of schools and some businesses should be considered to help re-start the economy. The crossbench peer called for the Government to be clear about the obstacles … Read more
Second home-owners flouting the coronavirus lockdown are posting their luggage through couriers in an attempt to avoid police. Rural crime teams have reported investigating delivery vans carrying suitcases filled with clothes through police checkpoints, so that if families are stopped enroute they will not be found with them. It comes as furious villagers have demanded second … Read more
China’s economy is predicted to suffer its worse crash for 60 years with a shrink of nearly 10 per cent due to the coronavirus lockdown. Compared to the previous three months, China’s economy is forecast to be almost 10 per cent down and could see a 6 per cent drop on last year. Financial data … Read more
Two more nurses have died from coronavirus, taking the NHS death toll to more than 30, amid an escalating row over the availability of personal protective equipment. Donna Campbell, 54, died after testing positive for coronavirus and being admitted into intensive care at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. Kevin Smith, who worked putting plaster casts … Read more
Coronavirus may spread twice as fast as previously thought – with one patient infecting 5.7 others rather than 2.5, Wuhan study shows Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory looked at figures in Wuhan Virus passed from 1 to another between 2.3 to 3.3 days, half what was estimated The study found that 82% of people … Read more
‘I thought I was INVINCIBLE’: 25-year-old coronavirus patient admits he had the ‘wrong attitude’ about killer bug… before it left him struggling to breathe from violent coughing fits in hospital Calum Wishart from Paisley in Scotland said he underestimated coronavirus He was admitted to hospital and was on oxygen during his week-long ordeal Now recovered, … Read more
Donald Trump promised people would be back in churches soon in his Easter message Sunday morning, as he urged American families to ‘bring the family together’ as coronavirus prevents usual family gatherings and church celebrations. ‘We’re winning the battle, we’re winning the war,’ Trump said in the video message posted to Twitter Easter morning regarding … Read more
‘There were dark times, I was worried sick’: Boris Johnson’s pregnant fiancée Carrie Symonds tells of agony during his coronavirus battle while thanking NHS as he leaves hospital Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds tweeted her support for NHS staff The PM was discharged from St Thomas’s Hospital in central London today Ms Symonds is self-isolating in Chequers … Read more