Louise Erdrich, James Scudamore and Louise Hare: This week’s best new fiction 

From Louise Erdrich’s beguiling latest to English Monsters by James Scudamore and Louise Hare’s timely debut, this week’s best new fiction By Jeffrey Burke and Anthony Gardner and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine Published: 22:00 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 14 March 2020 The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich          … Read more

From Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With… to Happy Mum, Happy Baby: This week’s top podcasts

From Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With… to Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby and The Shrink Next Door, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With… Comedian Perkins rustles up a celebrity guest and … Read more

All Apple stores across the world close for two weeks to fight coronavirus pandemic 

BREAKING NEWS: All Apple stores across the world close for two weeks to fight coronavirus pandemic Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, made the announcement on Twitter early Saturday morning, saying that the measures will help prevent the spread of coronavirus The stores will close immediately, and will not reopen until March 27 The only stores exempt … Read more

White House coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says crisis could last up to eight weeks

In a series of interviews with Good Morning America and CBS This Morning, Fauci gave his bleak assessment of what is still to come White House coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday morning that the current state of crisis in the US would last for two months and that ‘it’s all on the … Read more

Coronavirus can live in patients for up to FIVE WEEKS after they first fall ill

Coronavirus can live in patients for up to FIVE WEEKS after they first fall ill – more than twice as long as the recommended 14-day isolation period Researchers collected respiratory samples from patients sickened in Wuhan – the epicenter of the outbreak They found the virus could live for up to 37 days in patients’ … Read more

CinemaCon canceled due to the Coronavirus outbreak just weeks before the Las Vegas convention

Following the cancellation of South by Southwest, Coachella and the remainder of the NBA season, Coronavirus has claimed another victim, CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The annual convention, which brings together Hollywood movie studios with movie theater owners, has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The event, hosted by the National … Read more

Britain’s flood defences bolstered with an extra £5billion in the Budget after weeks of storm misery

Britain’s flood defences bolstered with an extra £5billion in the Budget after the wettest February on record and storm misery cause widespread damage to homes and businesses Chancellor confirms plan to add £5.2 billion by 2024 to flood defence funding The move will help protect 336,000 properties in England after brutal winter Last month has … Read more

UK weather: Three weeks’ of rain will fall in 18 hours from 6pm tonight

Parts of flood-hit Britain were today braced for three weeks’ worth of rain forecast to fall in less than 24 hours as forecasters warned of a threat to life from fast-flowing and deep floodwater. Heavy rain is expected for much of Wales and North West England between 3pm today and 12pm tomorrow with homes likely … Read more

Lydia Bright reveals her baby daughter’s name two weeks after giving birth

Introducing Loretta Rose: Lydia Bright reveals her baby daughter’s name two weeks after giving birth… as TOWIE star admits she’s ‘in a good place’ with ex Lee Cronin By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 17:17 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 17:27 GMT, 8 March 2020 Lydia Bright has revealed her new daughter is called … Read more

Flood-hit regions to be given £5billion to bolster their defences in next week’s budget 

Flood-hit regions to be given £5billion to bolster their defences in next week’s budget 336,000 properties in England to benefit from £5.2billion for flood defences Comes after large parts of Britain were left underwater after winter drenching  Rishi Sunak also pledged to announced funding for NHS to combat coronavirus  By Glen Owen for The Mail … Read more