Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko today made the incredible claim that no-one has died – or will die – from coronavirus in his repressive ex-Soviet state. The dictator ignored his own country’s official figures showing 29 deaths from Covid-19 and brushed aside complaints by doctors and human rights activists that he risks ‘genocide’ by not taking … Read more
Police are forced to turn away B&Q shoppers from outside store after hundreds turn up to collect items they ordered online – days after DIY chain’s website had hour-long queues Around 400 cars descended on a B&Q store at a retail park in Nottingham today The hundreds of customers caused gridlock with staff drafting in police … Read more
Police ALLOW street party to take place because everyone was social distancing and partying from the safety of their own homes Party on Good Friday in east Hull ran from 6.30pm until around 9pm ‘I’ve never seen so many people out,’ says primary school teacher Chris Marshall Police checked everyone was socially distancing and then … Read more
Traveller recreates a business-class plane cabin in a hilarious video – with the help of a tablet computer and a washing machine The clip was created by ‘passenger’ Jeroen Gortworst, from Rotterdam He uploaded it to Tik Tok, where it has been viewed millions of times Last month a couple recreated a cruise holiday in … Read more
Retired midwife, 71, was found battered to death and covered in plastic sheeting in her conservatory just hours before Britain went into lockdown – before ‘killer’ fled to Sweden Body of Wendy Morse found in her Knypersley, Staffordshire home on March 22 An inquest heard the 71-year-old suffered a ‘severe blunt trauma head injury’ Police have … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Chloe Ferry slips into lingerie to proudly show off the ‘outline of my abs’ as she celebrates losing 5lbs in just TWO days By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 15:00 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 17:56 BST, 13 April 2020 She previously said she is planning to take time off from training and eat … Read more
A sailor who tested positive for coronavirus on board USS Theodore Roosevelt has died. The unidentified sailor had tested positive for the virus on March 30 and was taken off the ship and moved into isolation accommodation with four others. On Thursday he was found unresponsive during a medical check and sailors who found him attempted … Read more
Benidorm star Tony Maudsley joins the cast of Coronation Street as Archie Shuttleworth’s son… but his debut is postponed due to coronavirus By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 17:48 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 17:49 BST, 13 April 2020 He entertained fans for years as flamboyant salon manager Kenneth Du Beke in ITV comedy … Read more
Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus topped 20,000 on Monday but its number of critically ill patients dropped for the tenth successive day. The 566 new deaths reported by the civil protection service take Italy’s fatalities total to 20,465 – officially second in the world behind the United States. The drop in patients receiving intensive … Read more
Billions of locusts have laid waste to 500,000 acres of Ethiopian cropland and unleashed a food crisis. A United Nations report found that the devastation caused by the swarms have left millions of citizens in need of emergency food aid. The findings from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, which recently concluded a joint assessment … Read more
Chinese retailers ban popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing: New Horizons after players use it to organize virtual protests against Xi Jinping and the World Health Organization Chinese retailers have removed listings for Animal Crossing: New Horizons The bans come after activist groups used the game to organize protests Protests included a mock funder for president … Read more
He’s been spending time with family at home in Funchal, Portugal weeks after being forced to self isolate. And Cristiano Ronaldo proved to be the ultimate multitasker on Monday, mixing parenting and exercise as he used his young children as weights while they attempted to disrupt his home workout during lockdown in Portugal. The Juventus star, … Read more