Clap for Carers is back: Organiser of original mass applause ritual calls for new ‘Clap for Heroes’ at 8pm on Thursday Clap for Carers organiser Annemarie Plas calls for weekly applause to return Dutch yoga teacher called an end to claps in May amid fears it was ‘politicised’ Clap for Heroes to honour the efforts … Read more
EU countries are facing mounting criticism over their handling of the vaccine rollout, with the bloc lagging behind Britain and America in protecting its 450million people against Covid-19. While the 27-member union has theoretically secured access to billions of doses, only around one million people have been vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech jab so far – … Read more
Ministers finalise £100m post-Brexit package to revive British fishing fleet so it can land catches normally taken by the French and Dutch Ministers are finalising plans for a £100million post-Brexit fishing package The scheme was promised last month as the government faced criticism Fisherman said it compromised on important issues to finally secure a trade … Read more
Melanie McDonagh (pictured) isn’t impressed by New Age mysticism YES By Melanie McDonagh Well, here’s a thing. Research done in the Netherlands has revealed that mindfulness makes you conceited. The study, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, found that people who take part in meditation and other forms of training meant to place them … Read more
Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from memory problems later in life, study finds Dutch health researchers tested the memory and thinking skills of 596 women Each gave birth 15 years prior, but some had high blood pressure at the time In a memory test, the latter group scored around … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: See Holland in bloom with TV’s Adam Frost By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 09:06 GMT, 28 December 2020 | Updated: 09:06 GMT, 28 December 2020 We are delighted to bring you another chance to see Holland’s famous bulb fields burst into bloom next Easter, as they cover the … Read more
Brexit winners and losers: Cornish fishermen, the British people and Boris Johnson emerge victorious… as Nicola Sturgeon, the Guardian and Remainer pundits lose out By James Heale For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:20 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 22:39 GMT, 26 December 2020 WINNERS CORNISH FISHERMEN Like trawlermen in other UK ports, Newlyn … Read more
While Britain became the ‘sick man of Europe’ overnight as flights to the continent ground to a halt, its infection rate is still lower than some of the countries imposing travel bans. More than a dozen European countries have stopped flights from Britain because of the mutant virus strain that has forced Boris Johnson to … Read more
Italy has detected a patient infected with the mutated strain of coronavirus that emerged in Britain, becoming the fifth country outside the UK to report a case. The Italian patient flew from the UK to Rome in the last few days with his partner, who did not test positive, Italy’s health ministry said. The pair … Read more
A mutant strain of Covid-19 ravaging the United Kingdom has been detected in a ‘couple’ of returned overseas travelers to Australia, officials have confirmed. The variant, which British authorities say is 70 per cent more transmissible than the dominant strain, has led several European nations to close off direct flights from the UK. Italy, Belgium and … Read more