Coronavirus UK: Chief nurse Ruth May begs people to stay home

Chief nurse Ruth May pleads with Britons to stay at home this Easter weekend to save thousands of lives as she blasts ‘enormously frustrating’ covidiots Ruth May begged the nation to stick to the lockdown rules during daily briefing  She also paid tribute to frontline staff who had died after contracting Covid-19 It comes after … Read more

Soho Farmhouse ‘sacks up to 30 staff via phone and WhatsApp video’ in the last two weeks

Soho Farmhouse has been accused of sacking up to 30 staff members via phone and WhatsApp video in the last fortnight during the coronavirus crisis.  Former employees have slammed the exclusive countryside resort near Chipping Norton after they were allegedly dismissed over ‘poor performance’.  All branches of the Soho House chain are closed due to … Read more

More hope for New York as hospitalizations drop again and there are fewer ICU admissions

New York’s ICU admissions fell again on Thursday to lower than they were before the coronavirus crisis began, another indication that the state has hit its peak and is now on the road to restarting the economy with antibody tests, thousands of which will become available next week.  Hospitalizations increased slightly from 200 new admissions … Read more

Former Kremlin advisor who became a British citizen dies in London in ‘bolt from the blue’ aged 63

A prominent former Kremlin advisor and advocate for Vladimir Putin who became a British citizen has died in London from a ‘stroke’. The death of Alexander Nekrassov, 63, came as a ‘bolt out of the blue’, a British friend of the Soviet journalist said. He was seen in his later years in Britain as an … Read more

Coronavirus deaths around the world pass 100,000 with more than 1.6million confirmed cases 

More than 100,000 lives have been claimed in the Covid-19 pandemic according to newly collated worldwide figures.  It is believed more than 1.6 million people have been infected with the potentially fatal virus with almost 370,000 patients recovering from their illness.  The data, which is based on daily figures released by governments across the world … Read more

Police break up crowd not following social distancing rules at vigil for father killed in crash 

Police were called to a memorial service after crowds of mourners gathered to pay their respects to a crash victim, despite the coronavirus lockdown. Officers had to break up the group in Manchester yesterday, after they gathered to remember a local father who died on Wednesday.  Clive Pinnock, originally from Longsight, suffered serious injuries after his … Read more

Meighbour plays Somewhere Over the Rainbow on saxophone in NHS tribute

Moment entire street bursts in to applause after neighbour plays moving rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow on his saxophone as street gathered to clap carers Scene filmed in Marske-by-the-Sea, near Middlesbrough, on Thursday evening Grateful homeowners already gathered outside to pay tribute to NHS workers Resident played tune originally sung by Judy Garland for … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson ‘back up’ taking ‘short walks’

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Stanley Johnson (pictured) said: ‘I think this is all pretty straight forward now, he must rest up’ Boris Johnson has been up and about as his recovery from coronavirus continues apace, Downing Street revealed tonight. The PM has been doing ‘short walks’ – although No10 stressed that he … Read more

Pope Francis is helped to his feet as he celebrates Good Friday mass in St Peter’s Basilica

Pope Francis was helped to his feet as he celebrated Good Friday mass in St Peter’s Basilica with no worshippers present as the Italian public obey strict lockdown rules triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.  The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State led the Good Friday Passion of the Lord with no … Read more