The Great FLOUT-doors! Britons head to the parks and beaches to soak up 73F heat despite lockdown – while councils are forced to shut cemeteries to clamp down on Easter mourners laying flowers Shocking pictures show sunbathers lying in London parks as people head to beaches and green spots Easter Sunday sees more sunbathers and … Read more
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urged crematoriums and local authorities not to treat coronavirus victims ‘like cattle’ and give them a dignified burial. Mr Welby – who normally presides over a congregation of 1,500 people at Canterbury Cathedral on Easter morning – delivered his Easter service on his iPad at his London flat after the … Read more
Actor and Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor dies from Coronavirus aged 79: Friends and fans pay tribute to I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and The Goodies star Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor has died from coronavirus today His agent announced the death early this afternoon, he leaves behind wife Christine and … Read more
Britons are experiencing vivid dreams thanks to ‘longer and deeper’ sleep amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, experts have revealed. Around 62 per cent of Britons are sleeping just as well or better than they were on March 23, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced strict measures banning Britons from leaving the house unless buying essentials … Read more
Intensive care units in the UK are in ‘relatively short supply’ of vital medicines including some anaesthetics. As units become filled with covid-19 patients, many are requiring the same combination of drugs along with a steady supply of oxygen in their fight for survival. However Dr Ron Daniels, a consultant in the Midlands told the … Read more
Ricky Gervais is playing by the rules for a change. ‘I’ve been social distancing for two weeks, apart from walks on the Heath,’ says the usually maverick comedian. He adds that no one has visited the house in Hampstead, North London, that he shares with partner Jane Fallon, and that he supports the stay-at-home rules. … Read more
Spain’s death toll from coronavirus rose to 16,972 overnight, an increase of 619 on the previous day. The latest figures announced by the Ministry of Heath bucks the downward trend in daily death rates. Saturday’s total of 16,353 saw a further 510 deaths – marking the lowest daily rise since March 23. Yet the country … Read more
Stephen Fry joins call for broadcasters of children’s television to turn on the subtitles in a bid to raise literacy levels among the young The campaign to add subtitles to children’s TV hopes to raise the reading age Research shows 94 per cent of children engage with subtitles if they are shown Presenter Stephen Fry … Read more
Nurses have been told they can refuse to treat coronavirus patients if there is inadequate personal protective equipment – as one is left on a ventilator and in an induced coma after treating a patient without a mask. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the step can be taken as ‘a last resort’ amid … Read more
Five hundred deep-sea divers are drafted in to help NHS: Breathing experts volunteer to join overloaded intensive care medics to fight coronavirus More than 500 deep-sea divers bought in to bolster the NHS frontline Divers are being brought in as they have experience with breathing difficulties It comes as demand for oxygen has become ‘exceptionally … Read more