HENRY DEEDES: Humble pie? No, we got undiluted praise for his top adviser

Dismal. Deluded. Deranged? Well, let’s not quite go that far but it was not good. Boris Johnson’s Downing Street press briefing last night made for uncomfortable viewing. The Prime Minister had yanked on his Sunday suiting to address the hoo-ha over his senior aide Dominic Cummings. He was a late call-up.  We were originally due … Read more

Boris Johnson’s top scientists accuse him of trashing their efforts to get public to obey lockdown

 Boris Johnson has ‘trashed’ public trust and adherence to lockdown, government advisers warned last night. Psychology professor Stephen Reicher said the Prime Minister’s defence of Dominic Cummings had threatened the UK’s fight against coronavirus. The University of St Andrews academic, who serves on the Sage committee advising the Government on behavioural science, tweeted: ‘I can … Read more

The rise of Boris Johnson’s top aide who was backed by the PM tonight 

The Prime Minister has tonight backed his top aide Dominic Cummings after he was hit by allegations of flouting lockdown rules multiple times.  From ‘career psychopath’ to Brexit mastermind, Dominic Cummings has so far cut a controversial figure during his time as Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser, after making a name for himself as the … Read more

Olivia Culpo shares some sultry selfies in a white tank top while exploring nature

Olivia Culpo shares some sultry selfies in a white tank top while exploring nature By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 02:14 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 14:25 BST, 24 May 2020 She’s been keeping safe amid the coronavirus pandemic by quarantining at home with her NFL star boyfriend Christian McCaffrey. And Olivia Culpo didn’t … Read more

Now Tory MPs demand the head of Dominic Cummings: Top Brexiteer Steve Baker leads backbench anger

Boris Johnson has told to sack top aide Dominic Cummings today by his own MPs for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister … Read more

Top vaccine scientist says coronavirus could only come from an animal through a ‘freak of nature’

A team of scientists has produced evidence that the pandemic virus is ‘uniquely adapted to infect humans’, raising fresh questions over whether its origins were natural or could have occurred in a laboratory. Professor Nikolai Petrovsky, a top vaccine researcher who headed the Australian team, said the virus was ‘not typical of a normal zoonotic … Read more

From The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed to Lockdown Parenting Hell: This week’s top podcasts

From Simon Armitage’s The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed to Lockdown Parenting Hell and Miriam And Youssef, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 23 May 2020 The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed  Simon Armitage, the nation’s bard, is spending lockdown … Read more

Rita Ora puts on a VERY busty display in a dangerously low-cut top

Rita Ora puts on a VERY busty display in a dangerously low-cut top as she playfully poses amid dozens of party balloons By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 21:17 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 21:20 BST, 23 May 2020 She recently revealed she was ‘tormented’ with worry as her mother continues to work on the … Read more

Kylie Jenner gets ‘all dressed up with nowhere to go’ in leather tube top and choker necklace

Kylie Jenner gets ‘all dressed up with nowhere to go’ in leather tube top and choker necklace… after showing off her ‘perfect day’ of sunshine By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 20:59 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 21:00 BST, 23 May 2020 Ordinarily now would be the time of year she’d be getting all … Read more