Joy for families with elderly relatives as care homes allow visitors for the first time in a YEAR 

Together again! Joy for families with elderly relatives as care homes allow visitors for the first time in a YEAR Emotional reunions took place across the UK as care homes reopened to visitors Pam Harrison was among the delighted residents to finally see family yesterday  Guidance allows visits without a screen if Covid test is … Read more

Comet Catalina suggests icy visitors may have been sources of carbon on Earth

During the earliest years of planet Earth, as our world was still forming, icy comets were essential sources of carbon that may have kick-started life, a new study claims. University of Minnesota astronomers have taken infrared observations of Comet Catalina, a comet that visited our solar system in 2016, to undertand whether comets played a … Read more

Care home visits resume – but visitors must wear PPE and hugging and kissing is still banned

Britons are able to visit relatives living in care homes today – but hugging and kissing is still banned. Visitors will be tested prior to seeing loved ones, will have to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and will be asked to keep physical contact to a minimum. Handholding is permitted but hugs and kissing are … Read more

Council chiefs plan to coax visitors back to West End this summer with 82ft-high HILL

Roll up for the Marble Arch ‘mound’: Council unveils plans for 82ft-high HILL at the entrance to Oxford Street with panoramic views of Hyde Park, Mayfair and Marylebone in bid to coax visitors back to London this summer Dubbed the Marble Arch Mound, it will tower at 82ft for six months from summer Mound is … Read more

Lottie Moss offers visitors to social media platform Glow chance to see her in a bikini-clad video

TALK OF THE TOWN: Fans see a lot more of Lottie Moss as model offers visitors to social media platform Glow the chance to see her in a bikini-clad video for £3.60 By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:06 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 00:09 GMT, … Read more

Covid UK: Lockdown visitors ruin one of Britain’s most important ancient forests by holding weddings

Lockdown visitors ruin one of Britain’s most important ancient forests by holding weddings, leaving litter and stripping moss from trees for their hanging baskets Devon County Council say visitors are ‘ruining’ Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor People have held weddings, left litter and stripped moss from dwarf oak trees  Area likely to be left-over from ancient forest … Read more

Chelsea Flower Show visitors could be asked to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entry

Chelsea Flower Show visitors could be asked to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before being allowed entry Royal Horticultural Society said this year’s event could go ahead with anti-virus measures in place Last year the physical show was cancelled and went online due to the pandemic This year’s event would be one of … Read more

Australia Zoo ‘isn’t out of the woods yet’ as closed borders mean NO international visitors

While 2020 should have been a milestone year for Australia Zoo, the Irwins instead marked 50 years of the iconic zoo with financial strain and uncertainty. Bindi Irwin recently admitted her late father Steve’s legacy was almost on the brink of collapse as they struggled to keep the zoo operational amid COVID-19.  Now a source … Read more

Covid lockdown England: Visitors deluge National Trust site Box Hill

Walkers and cyclists descended on a National Trust beauty spot in Surrey this afternoon as the car park overflowed amid concerns the area is becoming overcrowded during the third national lockdown. Cars lined the road outside Box Hill in the North Downs as families, couples and dog walkers made the most of a day off, … Read more

Locals’ fury as National Trust site Box Hill is overrun by visitors

Walkers and cyclists descended on a National Trust beauty spot in Surrey this afternoon as the car park overflowed amid concerns the area is becoming overcrowded during the third national lockdown. Cars lined the road outside Box Hill in the North Downs as families, couples and dog walkers made the most of a day off, … Read more