Day One of Lockdown: Nation’s streets and open spaces are deserted

Day One of Lockdown: Nation’s streets and open spaces are deserted as Britons awake to a new dawn without pubs, restaurants, leisure centres, cinemas and gyms due to coronavirus Yesterday the PM ordered social premises such as gyms and cinemas to close Today pictures emerged of empty towns as people chose to follow the PM’s … Read more

French police JAILING people on the streets as government considers extending lockdown restrictions

French citizens caught walking the streets during the country’s coronavirus lockdown are being locked up for ‘endangering lives’, it emerged today. The dramatic development came as complaints against increasingly aggressive police who are making arrests mount, especially in ethnic minority communities. The mayor of the southern French town of Nice will also impose a curfew … Read more

Christmas lights map reveals UK’s most festive residential streets from Cornwall to Scotland

A new interactive map has revealed the locations of the most impressive Christmas light displays in Britain. But the map doesn’t pay any attention to town or city centre displays. Instead, it champions the efforts Britain’s residents have gone to in bringing twinkling festive cheer to their streets. In total, 200 dazzling spots have been … Read more

Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT of the ITV soap over coronavirus pandemic

Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT of the ITV soap over coronavirus pandemic as bosses ‘adhere to all government guidelines’ By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 12:14 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 13:10 GMT, 18 March 2020 Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT over coronavirus pandemic as bosses ‘adhere to … Read more

The lonely streets of London: Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly are among famous spots left empty

Some of London’s biggest tourist spots have been left empty as stark aerial images reveal eerie shots of Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus sparsely populated as the capital gets to grips with the coronavirus pandemic.  Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night highlighted that London was the worst-hit area of the UK, with the most cases … Read more

Britain’s streets, trains, pubs, theatres and clubs are set to stay deserted

Britain’s streets, trains, pubs and theatres are set to stay deserted for weeks after the Prime Minister announced the country is shutting down and all non-essential contact is banned for three months. At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, as the UK coronavirus death toll spiked to 55, Boris Johnson set out the need for … Read more

Children who grow up near busy streets are twice as likely to struggle to communicate 

Children who live near busy roads are at a higher risk of having developmental delays, a new study finds. Researchers say that kids who live less than one-third of a mile away from high-traffic roads such as interstates and highways were twice as likely to score lower on tests of communication skills in infancy and … Read more

Coronation Street’s Katie McGlynn looks incredible in a patterned swimsuit for throwback snap

Coronation Street’s Katie McGlynn looks incredible as she showcases her toned figure in a patterned swimsuit for sun-kissed throwback snap By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 16:32 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 16:55 GMT, 15 March 2020 She recently revealed her one stone weight loss after leaving Coronation Street in October last year. And Katie McGlynn … Read more

Pope Francis walks through Rome’s deserted streets amid coronavirus lockdown

Pope Francis defied Italian government advice to stay indoors and today walked to church through Rome’s deserted streets to pray for the end of coronavirus. The Catholic leader had earlier delivered a blessing from his balcony window above an eerily empty St Peter’s Square, which has been closed to worshippers as part of the country’s … Read more

London’s usually busy streets look deserted as people stay away during coronavirus outbreak

Photos of Britain’s streets on Saturday night show an almost deserted central London amid the coronavirus outbreak, but revellers still showed up for a night out in Leeds.  With the Prime Minister announcing the Covid-19 virus spread as ‘the worst public health crisis for a generation’ and urging those with symptoms to stay indoors, the … Read more