Artist transforms historical figures in fascinating set of colourised portraits 

Famous faces of the past have been thrust into the 21st century thanks to the work of one Irish artist. Matt Loughrey, 41, has spent the last four-and-a-half years working on a technology to redefine and colour portraits of some of the world’s most recognisable historical figures.  Working with others to source images, Matt’s self-developed … Read more

UK’s coronavirus outbreak is set to overtake Italy and France

Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus could overtake both Italy and France, a worrying new graphic has revealed. The number of deaths in the UK rose by 621 to 4,934 today, including 29 patients who did not have any underlying health conditions. Now, the UK is just behind where Italy and France were 20 days after … Read more

NHS set to be the big winner as almost FIVE MILLION watch Virtual Grand National and raise £2.6m

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Premier League captains ‘set up WhatsApp group’ to battle proposals to force players into wage cuts

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Joe Wicks ‘set to land £1million book deal’ following the success of his PE classes

Joe Wicks ‘set to land £1million children’s book deal’ following the success of his PE classes during the global coronavirus crisis By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 22:47 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 00:57 BST, 5 April 2020 He has been keeping the nation (and world) fit during the COVID-19 crisis.   And now Joe … Read more

Bernie Ecclestone is set to become a father again but what do his daughters have to say?

Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Petra noticed about a year ago that her father had acquired a certain late-life joie de vivre. At 88, he had grown a trendy goatee beard, had his eyesight laser-treated and declared an ambition to live to 120.  He had also, it now emerges, decided to have children with his third wife, … Read more

Dow is set to drop 100 points as doubts grow over Trump’s promise of Saudi-Russia oil price deal

Wall Street stocks opened down on Friday, as doubts grew about an end to the Saudi-Russia oil price war and investors awaited data on business activity to assess the extent of the economic hit from coronavirus. Stock indexes gained about 2 percent on Thursday as oil prices soared on hints of a Saudi-Russia deal, but … Read more

Ford v Ferrari producer Lucas Foster is spotted flouting social distancing rules on set in Sydney

‘Our crew appear closer together than they actually are’: Ford v Ferrari producer Lucas Foster denies flouting social distancing rules on set of new horror film on the outskirts of Sydney amid the coronavirus pandemic By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:26 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 08:26 BST, 3 April 2020 … Read more

Wimbledon set to net huge £100m insurance payout after tournament is cancelled

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

UK coronavirus bailout bill set to SOAR after firms ‘furlough half their staff’

UK coronavirus bailout bill is set to SOAR after firms ‘furlough half their staff’ – as Rishi Sunak plans ANOTHER rescue package for business amid growing fears companies are unable to access the loans they need New survey of business suggests there is a massive take up of furlough scheme Some 44 per cent said … Read more