w Now a member of Mike Pence's staff tests positive for coronavirus By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:31:06 +0100 Vice President Mike Pence's spokesperson Katie Miller, who also serves as a spokesperson for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, tested positive for the coronavirus.. Full Article
w Adele shows off dramatic weight loss and ALISON BOSHOFF reveals how she picked her look from pals By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:35:01 +0100 ALISON BOSHOFF: Adele, 32 this week, posed for stunning photos in which her 10 st weight loss was evident. So what is behind her makeover, and who's in the glam squad behind her transformation? Full Article
w DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: We can all learn the lessons of life in lockdown By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:59:18 +0100 With some elements of the lockdown expected to ease from Monday, now is a good time to start to reflect on the past seven weeks and consider the 'positives' we might take from the experience. Full Article
w Garden centres OPEN: Customers will return next week as the lockdown eases By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:07:06 +0100 Garden centres will be allowed to reopen next week under Boris Johnson's plans to ease the lockdown. Full Article
w World's 'oldest man' celebrates 116th birthday more than 100 years after Spanish flu killed sister By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:07:26 +0100 Centenarian Fredie Blom was born on May 8, 1904, in Adelaide near the Great Winterberg mountain range of South Africa's Eastern Cape province. He celebrated his 116th yesterday. Full Article
w Queen surrounded by wartime mementos for VE Day speech By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:12:12 +0100 On the desk in front of the Queen was her Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) khaki-coloured peaked cap - part of her uniform when she undertook National Service as a teenage princess in February 1945. Full Article
w Dame Vera Lynn 'raises a glass' and sings along to We'll Meet Again on VE Day By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:14:53 +0100 Dame Vera Lynn 'raised a glass' and sang along to the country's rousing rendition of We'll Meet Again as a crowd of well-wishers visited her West Sussex home during last night's VE Day tributes. Full Article
w NHS is already building a new Covid-19 contact tracing app By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:18:51 +0100 Developers from Google and Apple have been brought into the fold to provide technology that will overcome incompatibility issues with some mobiles reported on the Isle of Wight. Full Article
w Commuters could be made to book slots at train stations using smartphone app to stop overcrowding By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:32:27 +0100 Commuters on Britain's railways may have to book allotted times to travel to stop overcrowding once coronavirus lockdown measures start to ease. Rail operators are said to be considering a new app. Full Article
w Police launch manhunt for man, 41, after 67-year-old woman is found murdered at her home By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:32:28 +0100 The pensioner was found dead at the scene in Levenshulme, Manchester, around 8.30pm on Thursday. Officers are on the hunt for Leroy Panton, 41, who is understood to have lived with her. Full Article
w The winners of the German GDT Nature Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:35:26 +0100 A stunning picture of a hare standing in a field at dusk has won the German Society for Nature Photography's 2020 Nature Photographer of the Year contest. Full Article
w Woman who battled cystic acne for nearly a decade cures it during lock-down By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:37:34 +0100 Lucy Morris, 22, from Surrey battled cystic acne for almost a decade and was left with depression due to her medication but has cured it during lock-down after finding a line of 'miracle' products. Full Article
w Rishi Sunak 'making final decision on future of furlough scheme this weekend' By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:44:32 +0100 Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a final decision this weekend on when and how to phase out the government's coronavirus furlough scheme, it was claimed today. Full Article
w Serena Williams poses for stunning Stuart Weitzman campaign By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:46:18 +0100 Mother-of-one Serena, 38, stars in a striking black-and-white campaign that was shot in Palm Beach in February, before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many people into lockdown. Full Article
w Lawyers warn lack of PPE could result in corporate manslaughter charges By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:52:51 +0100 Lawyers have warned the lack of PPE for NHS and care workers could result in corporate manslaughter charges as 54 Covid-19 healthcare deaths were reported to the Health and Safety Executive. Full Article
w Social media users get creative in a new challenge that involves making dresses from shopping bags By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:55:49 +0100 People from across the world have taken to Instagram with creative snaps of outfits they've made using shopping bags as part of a new viral challenge. Full Article
w Queen's VE Day 75th Anniversary speech praises lockdown spirit By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:58:01 +0100 Her Majesty spoke from Windsor Castle at 9pm today as she celebrated the everyday heroism of the wartime generation and the British people battling coronavirus during the national crisis. Full Article
w Controversial trials to infect healthy volunteers with covid IS justified, says WHO By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:06:16 +0100 So-called challenge trials are common in vaccine development, but only for viruses which have treatments. It comes as scientists around the world race to find a Covid cure - including two in the UK. Full Article
w Last member of The Few from Battle of Britain has 'luck of the Irish' By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:08:42 +0100 John 'Paddy' Hemingway, at age 100, is the last member of The Few, a crew of RAF pilots who protected the UK from the Luftwaffe over the English Channel in 1940. Full Article
w Is THIS the dress of the summer? Fashionistas go wild over comfortable New Look smock By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:22:51 +0100 Fashion fans and influencers from across the UK are raving about the black-and-white checked dress from New Look, with many saying they 'need' it for their summer wardrobes. Full Article
w Son surprises dad on 70th birthday with tune on piano after learning to play in secret for a decade By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:46:07 +0100 TV producer and chief executive of WhizzKid Entertainment Malcolm Gerrie, from Newcastle upon Tyne, had no idea why he'd been invited onto BBC Breakfast until his son Olly surprised him. Full Article
w 'Two thirds of coronavirus cases in Britain are going undiagnosed' By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:46:45 +0100 Professor Tim Spector, a leading genetic epidemiologist, said the failure to class common symptoms in with the dry cough and fever has led to statisticians collecting data which is 'nonsense'. Full Article
w Mother-of-two, 32, creates stylish Merino wool blanket in lockdown By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:47:10 +0100 Rosanna McKean, 32, from Bristol, followed a 13-minute YouTube tutorial to create a grey Merino wool blanket for her modern living room while in lockdown, which cost £70 fo the materials. Full Article
w Private detective, 56, who conned Madeleine McCann's parents out of £300,000 died in fall By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:47:27 +0100 Kevin Halligen, 56, ran Oakley International, which received the publicly donated cash after Madeleine McCann vanished from Praia da Luz in Portugal aged three in 2007. Full Article
w Former Conservative minister Rory Stewart recalls his travel adventures By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:59:57 +0100 The politician recalls his travel adventures including nearly being arrested in Nepal when he was accused of being in Al-Qaeda just after 9/11 - and eating his most unpleasant meal, in China. Full Article
w Suspect, 23, will appear in court charged with murder of man killed for his £7,000 Rolex watch By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:13:17 +0100 Danny Pearce, 31, was stabbed and allegedly shot at by two thugs on a scooter after he left a jazz club in Greenwich, south-east London in 2017. Full Article
w Top Russian scientist trying to clone Ice Age woolly mammoth dies suddenly from heart attack By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:15:43 +0100 Dr Semyon Grigoryev, 46, had been leading the research into the remains of the Ice Age beasts, frozen for tens of thousands of years in the Siberian permafrost. Full Article
w Ribblehead viaduct threatens to collapse after walkers hit by falling rubble By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:15:48 +0100 The 145-year-old grade II structure has developed defects which are causing masonry to plunge off the edge. Engineers have discovered fractures along its 24 arches, which tower 100ft above ground. Full Article
w The best holiday homes to book for a post-lockdown break with family and friends from Italy to Wales By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:24:54 +0100 All of us are dreaming of the days when families can enjoy real, not virtual, time together. Here are some of the best options in the UK and abroad where you can do just that once restrictions are lifted. Full Article
w Spain's 24-hour death toll plummets with just 179 new Covid-19 fatalities By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:59:41 +0100 Spain's Health Ministry confirmed 721 new cases and 179 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, among the lowest increases since the outbreak of the pandemic in March. Full Article
w French tourist escapes death by punching a shark which attacked him while surfing at a popular beach By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:03:31 +0100 Dylan Nacass, 23, managed to escape with only minor lacerations after a shark latched onto his leg while he was surfing at Bell's Beach in regional Victoria on Friday afternoon. Full Article
w Driver's bid to throw £25,000 of cocaine from his van fails when he forgets to open window By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:09:56 +0100 Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police stopped the driver on the M5 and when they got to the cab they discovered the inside was covered in white powder. Full Article
w Professor Lockdown should NOT have resigned over secret trysts with his mistress say epidemiologists By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:11:26 +0100 Experts have slammed a 'misconception' that one single scientist was the 'architect of the lockdown' and single-handedly convinced the government to introduce drastic social distancing measures. Full Article
w South Korea shuts down nightclubs after new coronavirus spike is blamed on clubbers last weekend By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:05:11 +0100 The measures imposed Saturday by Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon came after the national government urged venues around the nation to close or otherwise enforce anti-virus measures, Full Article
w Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes admits she wanted PM Boris Johnson to DIE of COVID-19 By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:26:31 +0100 The actress, 78, made the shocking comments in a rant on Channel 4 comedy chat show The Last Leg on Friday night. Full Article
w Rolls-Royce latest £405,000 Black Badge SUV attracts younger customers with black Spirit of Ecstasy By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:37:49 +0100 The debut of Rolls-Royce's £405,000 Cullinan Black Badge has attracted a younger brand of car buyers with the average age of Rolls-Royce customers falling to 42-years-old. Full Article
w Kate Garraway given hope amid husband Derek's battle with COVID-19 as fans share stories of recovery By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:05:57 +0100 The GMB presenter, 53, thanked a fan for telling her about her own husband's survival of the deadly bug, following a seven-week stint in intensive care Full Article
w Married Welsh man wins harassment case after female colleague repeatedly pestered him for sex By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:11:47 +0100 An employment tribunal in Llandudno, Wales, ruled Andrew Weatherby, 50, was sexually harrassed by a female coworker. It heard that she threatened to make 'his life hell' if he reported her to his boss. Full Article
w Workers could get legal right to work from home in 'workplace revolution' By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:18:23 +0100 Whitehall officials are modelling the plans on rules that already allow new parents to request flexible working. It will make it easier for those who do go in to the office to socially distance. Full Article
w Parkgoer gives Boris Johnson a piece of his mind as he plans to get Britain back to work By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:29:42 +0100 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was confronted by a member of the public as he walked through St James's Park this morning. This was the fourth time this week the PM has been seen holding a coffee cup. Full Article
w Warmer weather does NOT kill off coronavirus: Two separate studies dash hopes for summer By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:30:28 +0100 US and Canadian researchers said the transmission risk was only reduced by about 1.5 per cent for every degree Fahrenheit above 77F (25C). They analysed 370,000 cases of the virus. Full Article
w 'Off-grid' mother likens lockdown to a 'Nazi regime' and REFUSES to clap for the NHS By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:30:59 +0100 Adele Allen, 36, who lives in Brighton with her husband Matt, slammed hardworking doctors and nurses on Facebook, accusing them of attention-seeking by sharing videos of dance routines. Full Article
w Government to urge people to cycle or walk to work - and wear face masks By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:32:16 +0100 Boris Johnson's plan to ease the UK's coronavirus lockdown will see people urged to cycle to work, firms told to provide staff with face masks and garden centres allowed to reopen from Wednesday. Full Article
w Should we drop our offer on a house because of coronavirus? By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:32:24 +0100 We don't want to gazunder the seller, but also we don't want to harm our own finances and pay over the odds at a time of economic uncertainty. Full Article
w Brits say they're not being squashed by lorries and bad hair days by cycling to work By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:33:47 +0100 The Mayor of London has come under heavy fire for failing to increase capacity on the Tube ahead of an expected rise in passengers as the Prime Minister looks to ease people back to work. Full Article
w Little Richard dead at 87: Rock music legend behind Good Golly Miss Molly passes away By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:34:24 +0100 Rock music legend Little Richard has died at the age of 87, his family have confirmed. The star, whose hits included Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, and Good Golly Miss Molly, inspired a generation of musicians. Full Article
w Black Lives Matter protesters demonstrate at petrol station where police Tasered father By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:36:36 +0100 A group of up to 15 people observed Covid-19 social distancing rules as they gathered at a petrol station forecourt in Stretford, Manchester, where the incident took place. Full Article
w Travellers will be quarantined for TWO WEEKS and face £1,000 fines if they break rules By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:37:35 +0100 From June, all arrivals in the UK - including returning Britons - will be quarantined for two weeks and face £1,000 fines or deportation if they fail to do so. Full Article
w Belgians have to choose just FOUR friends or relatives to visit their home as nation eases lockdown By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:39:47 +0100 'Buddy system' is to be introduced tomorrow on Belgium's Mothering Sunday. Similar ideas are being contemplated in the UK. Full Article
w What lockdown? Britain's parks are packed with sunworshippers amid 79F heat By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:41:04 +0100 Temperatures are predicted to hit 26C (78.8F) as most of the country will bask in warm sunshine while London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez. Full Article