i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i '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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i 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
i Belarus 'bribes people' to attend Victory Day parade to upstage Putin's Russia as 5,000 troops march By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:41:03 +0100 Hundreds of Belarusians, including Second World War veterans, attended a Victory Day parade in Minsk on Saturday that marked the 75th anniversary of the allied victory over Nazi Germany. Full Article
i 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
i 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
i Brainteaser challenges YOU to find the 14 accidents hidden in the home By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:01:22 +0100 A new brainteaser, created by National Accident Helpline, challenges the nation to find the 14 household items that can cause injury in the home - but can you beat the 23 second record? Full Article
i 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