Drinkers are shunning nights in with a bottle of chardonnay or merlot and opting for low-alcohol alternatives, study shows Retailer Majestic said fastest growing category is wine with less than 8% alcohol The store said its sales of low and no-alcohol wines were up 52% in January And nearly a quarter of drinkers aged 18 … Read more
A fever, a cough and shortness of breath have been identified as crucial symptoms that suggest you may have contracted the coronavirus, according to a graphic released by the Center for Disease Control. The coronavirus, which has infected over 2,000 people and caused 48 deaths in the United States as of Friday evening, manifests itself … Read more
Tiny starling leaves firefighters baffled as it gets stuck in drain cover Bird-brained starling left firefighters puzzled as it got trapped in road manhole RSPCA dashed to Downham Market, Norfolk after receiving call from public Workers and firefighters all posed for pictures with the songbird after The starling was taken to East Winch Wildlife Centre and … Read more
Eleven states have ordered their schools to shut down while Washington State is closing schools in three counties near Seattle as more than six million American children will be staying home this month due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second-largest school district behind New York City, also announced it … Read more
The World Health Organisation has slammed Boris Johnson’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying every country should find and test every possible case. On Thursday, the Prime Minister announced only the most seriously ill will be tested with others who notice symptoms encouraged to self-isolate for 14 days. But on Friday, the WHO’s director general, Dr Tedros … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of UK jobs could be axed within weeks because of coronavirus. Airlines, hotels and restaurants say they will have no choice but to cull staff and reduce working hours. Up to 50million jobs could be lost globally because of the pandemic, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. Alex Cruz, the … Read more
Shocking photos show tons of rubbish and debris including plastic bottles, driftwood and even car tyres piled up in Preston Docks turning the water into a sea of litter More than 50 metres of plastic waste and litter is seen in a lock in Preston Docks Dumped waste including plastic bottles and car tyres seen … Read more
Man is arrested and bomb squad sent in after he ‘burst into a mosque brandishing a Bible and accused worshipers of insulting Christianity Witnesses said the suspected entered the mosque in Derby brandishing a bible After accusing worshipers of ‘insulting Christianity’ he tried to flee in a van He crashed the van into several cars … Read more
At least 100 care homes have banned all relatives from seeing their elderly residents despite government advice allowing healthy people to visit. The government has not taken drastic measures leading to fears vulnerable people could catch the virus. Bupa, which runs 125 care homes, advised on Friday that no visits should be carried out except … Read more
Deliciously Ella’s disaster: Food blogger blames coronavirus crisis as she is forced to shut up shop at her Mayfair delicatessen Ella Mills has shut the Mayfair delicatessen, Deliciously Ella, blaming coronavirus She sad she was sad to be closing and declined to say if staff will still be paid Ella established the deli with her … Read more