The UK’s lockdown could rumble on for months because the country has no idea how many people are truly infected with the coronavirus and none of the tools to end the outbreak, experts say. Italy, widely considered to be about a fortnight ahead of the UK, is today expected to prolong its shutdown until May … Read more
British Airways fly 50 dogs and cats from Cyprus to UK to begin new lives after they were abandoned during coronavirus crisis The animals were taken on BA 747 cargo flight from Larnaca to London Heathrow Received specialist care while in the air and many have since been re-homed The aircraft was also carrying food, … 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
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Britain suffered another grim day in its coronavirus crisis today as officials recorded another 980 deaths in the home nations, taking the UK’s spiralling victim count to 8,958. A further 5,706 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the past 24 hours, meaning a total of 70,783 have now tested positive. Officials managed a … Read more
Mother posts hilarious photo showing DIY haircut that left her 15-month-old baby Isabella looking like Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber A mum has posted a hilarious photo of her baby’s hair cut looking like Jim Carrey Maisey Davison, from Newcastle, attempted to snip her daughter Isabella’s hair The result looks like Carrey in his … Read more
Queue it yourself: 300,000 people an hour wait online, in line just to get onto B&Q website to make Easter click and collect orders Online shoppers told they will need to spend at least 60 minutes in virtual queue Families unable to visit relatives due to lockdown are turning to home projects The retailer urges … Read more
Health experts say the new coronavirus is mutating at a slower rate than several other respiratory viruses, particularly the the flu. The virus has already mutated close to 10 times, leading many to fear that an even deadlier strain is around the corner. However, scientists say that the mutations don’t vary much from the virus … Read more
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in the Italian city of Florence and moved with her family as a baby to the East Midlands in 1821. The Nightingale family was wealthy and well-connected and Florence’s father William Shore had inherited the Lea estate (and with it the right to change his surname) from his uncle, … Read more
Lockdown rebels have been ordered off the beach and out of parks by police with loudspeakers today as hundreds continued to ignore social distancing rules to lie in 77F sunshine. It comes as Downing Street has been forced to warn police officers against ‘heavy-handed’ lockdown tactics after officers admitted to prowling through supermarket aisles in … Read more