d Legendary Vegas magician Roy Horn Siegfried and Roy dies at 75 after coronavirus battle By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:26:14 +0100 Legendary magician Roy Horn has died. He was 75. Horn,one half of the longtime Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, had tested positive for COVID-19. Full Article
d 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
d Obama says 'rule of law' is at risk following DOJ's decision to drop charges against General Flynn By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:46:20 +0100 Former President Barack Obama (seen left with then-President-elect Donald Trump at the White House in 2017) on Friday blasted the decision to drop the case against ex-NSA Michael Flynn (right). Full Article
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d Prince Harry surrounded by Meghan Markle's friends in LA villa By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:47:50 +0100 Several of her closest friends live near the vast £14.5million villa the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have moved into in star-studded Beverly Hills with its famed 90210 postcode. Full Article
d 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
d Obama blasts Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic as 'an absolute chaotic disaster' By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:14:14 +0100 Barack Obama (right), the former president, said on Friday that President Trump's (left) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is one reason he will work hard to help Joe Biden defeat him in November. Full Article
d 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
d Is a final financial order on divorce always final? By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:20:17 +0100 The court made 40,000 financial orders last year. There will be a concern that allowing some people to reopen their financial order now will lead to hundreds or thousands of similar claims. Full Article
d 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
d E-scooters trials to allow them on the roads to be fast-tracked By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:25:09 +0100 The government hope that battery-powered electric scooters - which can travel up to 30mph and cost between £200 and £500 - will offer an alternative to public transport after coronavirus lockdown. Full Article
d 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
d Prince William and Kate Middleton chat to veterans on VE Day By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:29:48 +0100 Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, made a video call to residents of an East Sussex care home on Wednesday. They giggled as the WWII veterans shared their VE Day memories. Full Article
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d '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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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
d 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