Shops, bars and restaurants are thriving in Gibraltar where 90 per cent of adults have had the Covid-19 jab – offering a blissful glimpse into what life could be like when the UK Government’s vaccine rollout is complete. Of the Rock’s population of 34,000 people, not a single one is in hospital with coronavirus, making … Read more
‘We’ve done all we can’: Police hunting missing Pyrenees hiker Esther Dingley say they are still no closer to solving the mystery of her disappearance French police said they have done ‘all they can’ in search for missing hiker British woman Esther Dingley, 37, vanished in the Pyrenees in November Gendarmerie captain said further searches were … Read more
We’ve gone potty for Channel 4’s Great Pottery Throw Down during lockdown – here are the best ceramic museums and attractions to visit once restrictions lift London’s Victoria and Albert Museum has the finest collection of masterpieces Emma Bridgewater, based in in Stoke, offers free tours and demonstrations The Centre of Ceramic Art in York … Read more
Sabrina-jayne (second left) with her foster sisters in Minehead, 2015 Challenging but hugely rewarding, fostering has transformed family life for mother-of-five Judith Harper and her daughter Sabrina-Jayne. They reveal why their (ever expanding) house is always open to those in need Judith’s story Judith Harper MBE, 61, lives in Buckinghamshire with husband Stephen, 64, a … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: We’ve had the vaccine rally and US election, so what happens next for shares? By This Is Money Published: 09:34 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 09:34 GMT, 26 November 2020 News of successful Covid-19 vaccine trials have sent shares soaring and while the FTSE 100 has drifted off its highs, it is … Read more
Great British Bake Off fans praised contestant Laura Adlington during Tuesday’s final after she got emotional over the signature bake. After her eight custard slices failed to set, Laura, 31, hid her head in the freezer as she cried over the stressful challenge. With the added pressure of creating custard in a warm tent at the … Read more
She’s been part of the Today Show since September 2007, conducting numerous interviews in the 13 years on the morning broadcast. And Hoda Kotb, who began her broadcast journalism career in the mid-1980s, revealed her worst interview was with Frank Sinatra’s son Frank Sinatra Jr in 2015. Hoda, 56, said of Frank Jr: ‘it was … Read more
Bloodshed was foreseen by the people of Northumberland even before the Viking raiders came ashore on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in AD 793. An ancient manuscript recalls how ‘amazing sheets of lightning and whirlwinds and fiery dragons were seen flying in the sky’, but no omen could have prepared them for the barbarity that … Read more
The NHS could ‘easily’ win the war with Covid-19, but the price would be losing the battle with cancer, a top surgeon warned today. Ben Challacombe, a consultant urological surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’, said a ‘surge’ of cancer cases will come in the wake of the pandemic. But he fears a lot of … Read more
Motorists who park on pavements are to be hit with a £70 fine under new rules published by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The fixed penalty is designed to stop cars and vans blocking the free movement of wheelchairs, parents pushing buggies and morbidly obese people on mobility scooters making their way back from the chip … Read more