re Fancy a Michelin-starred takeaway during lockdown? Service offers meals from high-end restaurants By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 02:43:40 +0100 The London-based delivery company, named Supper, had been 'tootling along' with a few well-loved restaurants on its books before coronavirus hit and customer demand rose 700 per cent. Full Article
re Nearly half of Britons support lifting lockdown in three weeks By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 03:09:59 +0100 Significantly more Britons back lifting the coronavirus lockdown in three weeks time and only 20% would oppose it, a new poll has found. Full Article
re Winston Churchill's granddaughter reveals her mother's mercy dash By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:02:45 +0100 On the evening of May 8, 1945, Winston Churchill could have been forgiven a little merry-making. Full Article
re Ahmaud Arbery murder: Arrested ex-cop investigated him before By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:07:45 +0100 Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson blocked police from arresting a father and son for the murder of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery, 25, because one of them used to work on her office. Full Article
re Hospitals probed after sending elderly back to care homes despite KNOWING they had coronavirus By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:23:37 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: The elderly patients sent back from hospitals, despite suffering from coronavirus, triggered outbreaks in care homes, tragically claiming the lives of other vulnerable residents. Full Article
re JOHN HUMPHRYS: An asteroid could be heading for Earth and yet our leaders are at war with each other By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:26:23 +0100 JOHN HUMPHRYS: Every leader of every country in the world had come together on a virtual network. Never had there been such a conference. But, yet, never had there been such a crisis. Full Article
re Tekashi 69 breaks Instagram record with 2M viewers of his livestream after release from jail By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:32:21 +0100 Tekashi 69 just broke the record for Instagram Live viewers as he broadcast an epic rant on Friday after his release from jail. Full Article
re 70000 are stuck on cruise ships during pandemic as unpaid crews beg to go home By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:33:38 +0100 Tens of thousands of crew members worldwide are still on cruise ships out at sea. Workers are confined to cabins aboard ships and most of them are no longer being paid after contracts expired. Full Article
re Counter terrorism police fear ISIS cells are being reactivated to plot attacks across Europe By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:37:49 +0100 Police are looking into the possibility Isis 'sleepers' have been 'reactivated' and are plotting attacks around Europe. Two weeks ago Britain's most wanted ISIS fugitive, who has links to Jihadi John, was arrested. Full Article
re The Sex Clinic expert Sarah Mulindwa returns to the NHS frontline to help battle the COVID-19 crisis By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:39:03 +0100 The 34-year-old model, who is the star of Channel 4's The Sex Clinic, has put her career on hold to look after coronavirus patients. Full Article
re SAS: Who Dares Wins host Ant Middleton's wife crashed £200,000 Lamborghini Huracan on shopping trip By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:47:14 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: Emilie Middleton, 40, span off the road near their home in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex and ended up with the super charged yellow Lamborghini Huracan buried in a hedge. Full Article
re Australia's 'organisational queen' reveals foolproof way to tidy up kitchen sink and bathroom vanity By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:56:43 +0100 An Australian 'organisational queen' has revealed her best tips for keeping your kitchen cupboards, bathroom vanity and toy room clean with the help of IKEA and Kmart tubs. Full Article
re Couple die in agony after home brewing their own lockdown beer By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:14:27 +0100 South African couple Tony Hilliar, 54, and Alida Fouche, 42,died after making their own illicit supply of beer to get around their country's strict alcohol ban imposed since the Covid-19 lockdown. Full Article
re Why you should have home insurance if you house share By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:22:01 +0100 Daisy, 22 (pictured) didn't get any of her deposit back from her landlord after one of her housemates accidentally broke the bathtub whilst they were living together. Full Article
re Lockdown could be needlessly prolonged because of ministers' obsession with 'irrelevant' R-value By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:25:25 +0100 The Government is relying on the 'R' figure - the average number of people a coronavirus patient infects - to tell them when it is safe to unlock the UK. But experts have said the measure it is 'too crude'. Full Article
re UK companies 'will have to provide face masks for all who return to work' By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:30:02 +0100 The PM is expected to recommend people wear them in the office, on public transport and when shopping despite not making them compulsory in England. Full Article
re 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
re Unions threaten to scupper plans to reopen schools by June 1 By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:40:22 +0100 Government sources have indicated Boris Johnson wants schools to begin to reopen on June 1, although unions have expressed concern about safety. TUC's Frances O'Grady is pictured. Full Article
re German President urges nation to liberate themselves from Nazi legacy By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:54:45 +0100 The German head of state, accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, stuck to social distancing guidelines at they laid down their wreaths yesterday at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin. Full Article
re 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
re 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
re 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
re 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
re 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
re 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
re The Mail reveals it's a female former friend suing Duke and Duchess of York for a £6.7m unpaid debt By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:40:54 +0100 The original owner, said to be a female beneficiary of a trust fund, is believed to have sold Chalet Helora to the Yorks in 2014 for 22m Swiss francs (£18m). They owe her £6.7m and she decided to go to court. Full Article
re 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
re 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
re 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
re 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
re Killing Eve's evil inspiration: The real crimes that inspired Villanelle's onscreen murders By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:58:24 +0100 Dressed in braces and bow tie, with frizzy hair and a bulbous red nose, assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) arrives at a children's party to make balloon animals (episode two, series three). Full Article
re 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
re 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
re '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
re 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
re 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
re 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
re Exploring Florence Nightingale's home and the London museum dedicated to her on her 200th birthday By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:14:29 +0100 Her former family home in Derbyshire is now a B&B - you can stay in her bedroom. And the museum in London that's dedicated to her has made 200 objects available to view online. Full Article
re 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
re Andre Harrell dead: Legendary music executive has died aged 59 By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:16:48 +0100 Andre's cause of death currently remains unknown but sources confirmed to Variety on Friday that he had passed away. Full Article
re 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
re 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
re 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
re Honda Jazz driver, 91, surrenders his licence after terrifying motorists By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:56:48 +0100 The pensioner's silver Honda Jazz was captured on dashcam hurtling towards oncoming traffic on the A30 near Sherborne, Dorset, at 4.30pm on April 27. Full Article
re Sol Campbell spreads crazy conspiracy theory that coronavirus may have been man-made By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:59:56 +0100 The Southend manager asked if the virus deliberately attacks a certain blood type. The strange tweet drew criticism from a range of Twitter users. Full Article
re 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
re Marking the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth - her life in fascinating objects By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:41:03 +0100 Britain's Florence Nightingale is known for revolutionising nursing. As medics fight the coronavirus pandemic, her work resonates. Here, we celebrate her life with a collection of objects. Full Article
re London pub fan lovingly recreates his local hostelry in virtual reality By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:45:09 +0100 Tristan Cross spent two and a half weeks building Skehans in Nunhead, south London, using Unreal Engine 4 gaming software. Full Article
re Emma Stone sparks fan speculation she is secretly MARRIED By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:56:12 +0100 Emma Stone has sparked speculation she has secretly married fiancé Dave McCary. Full Article
re 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