Godzilla vs. Kong has biggest US box office opening day since the COVID-19 pandemic with $9.6M By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 19:39 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 19:39 BST, 1 April 2021 Adam Wingard’s critically-acclaimed kaiju flick Godzilla vs. Kong amassed $9.6M in the States on Tuesday, which is the biggest box office … Read more
Rising fuel prices hit highest level since pandemic began with petrol at £1.25 and diesel at £1.29 a litre – meaning a full tank now costs £10 more than it did in May Full tank of fuel now costs £10 more than it did in May last year amid lockdown The rise in prices will … Read more
Football teams still had ‘home field advantage’ during the pandemic despite fans not being allowed in the stands, study finds Researchers compared games played without fans due to Covid to other seasons Found home team gets less favors from the referee but still has home advantage But the home advantage is less significant than when … Read more
Butterflies enjoy ‘pandemic effect’ as they have third ‘good year’ in a row and sightings continue to grow 2020 was the third good year in a row for British butterflies, experts say Last year ranked as the tenth best for sightings since 1976 However researchers warned population levels of many species continue to be down compared … Read more
J. V. Bainimarama, prime minister of Fiji Antonio Luis Santos da Costa, prime minister of Portugal Klaus Iohannis, president of Romania Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda Uhuru Kenyatta, president of Kenya Emmanuel Macron, president of France Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany Charles Michel, president of the European Council Kyriakos Mitsotakis, … Read more
Royal Mail shareholders in line for a one-off dividend as pandemic fuelled parcel boom spills into another year Company to pay one-off final dividend of 10p and to unveil new divi policy in May Trading in line with expectations after profit upgrade earlier this month Adjusted operating profit for full-year to end of March to … Read more
Will staff get vaccine passports for offices? MPs eye plan to allow bosses to use documents to help reopen offices after Covid pandemic Ministers considering allowing workplace vaccine passports when reopening Employers would be able to compel staff to prove they had been vaccinated Experts say it could help to end more than a year … Read more
Boris Johnson sparks row after saying Britons have had enough ‘days off’ during pandemic and need to get ‘back to the office’ PM decried idea of post-lockdown Bank Holiday saying enough ‘days off’ already Boris Johnson told Tory spring conference people need to get ‘back to the office’ Fears that move to working from home … Read more
The hawthorns were pale green when the first lockdown started, and we all clapped for carers. The grass was lush and everywhere full of flowers while people argued about Dominic Cummings driving to Barnard Castle, and cities went up in flames in the Black Lives Matter riots. The hedgerows were thick with fruit as the … Read more
Arise, Sir Chris… Boris Johnson backs plans to knight Prof. Whitty for his ‘tireless’ work amid the pandemic The Chief Medical Officer is likely to be put forward for the honour at the end of this year to recognise his ‘dedicated service’ during the coronavirus pandemic A Cabinet source has said Mr Johnson favours his … Read more