‘Will cancelling everything solve it? I’m not entirely sure:’ Mike Tindall shares his views on cancelling major UK sporting events as thousands of Cheltenham Festival revellers defied coronavirus fears Around 68,000 people packed into Prestbury Park in Gloucestershire today Mike Tindall admitted it was a ‘shame’ to see the sporting calendar torn up Singer Lily Allen, … Read more
Australian actress Cate Blanchett, 50, and her husband Andrew Upton, 53, are selling their last remaining Sydney property for $12million (AUD). It is the largest apartment in Sydney CBD’s historic Astor building, with panoramic views from The Domain to The Sydney Opera House. Cate and Andrew originally purchased the property five years ago for $8million, potentially providing … Read more
Tens of millions of people around the world solve crosswords every day in newspapers, magazines or on tablet devices. They can be fiercely competitive about the time it takes to complete one, and devotedly loyal to their favourite compilers. But how did this puzzle manage to conquer the world? Like many actors, Sir John Gielgud … Read more
The Meadow Building, part of the University of Oxford’s Christ Church College Universities yesterday cancelled exams, lectures and seminars in defiance of Government advice. Oxford scaled back face-to-face teaching while Bristol was among those bringing forward their Easter break by at least a week and asking students to go home. Oxford – which has six … Read more
Floyd Mayweather has broken his silence after the death of his ex-wife Josie Harris who was found dead in her car by police in California on Tuesday night. The boxer shared a stream of flashback photos of the pair together on his instagram feed along with tributes calling her ‘my rock’ ‘my friend’ and ‘my angel … Read more
For more than a decade, Formula 1 tycoon Eric Hersman has slept soundly under the £100,000 antique crystal chandelier in his bedroom. But now its 24 bulbs are emitting more heat than light. It has been taken down and put in storage, over an extraordinary row with Mr Hersman’s upstairs neighbours Sir Peter Walters and … Read more
Would you be able to make a decision about who should be given a chance of life and who should be left to die? Yes, it’s a horrifying thought, but this is precisely the situation that many doctors in Italy are facing on a daily basis right now. So far, the virus that causes Covid-19 … Read more
A fever, a cough and shortness of breath have been identified as crucial symptoms that suggest you may have contracted the coronavirus, according to a graphic released by the Center for Disease Control. The coronavirus, which has infected over 2,000 people and caused 48 deaths in the United States as of Friday evening, manifests itself … Read more
You may have sprinkled lavender oil on your pillow, invested in blackout blinds or even bought over-the-counter medication in search of a good night’s sleep. All well and good, but you might not have realised that one major way of improving your sleep is to be found in the kitchen, rather than the bedroom or … Read more
Distraught friends and relatives of the British soldier killed in Iraq hailed her as ‘a true hero’ and an ‘incredible force of nature’. Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon died when Iranian-backed gunmen fired missiles on a military base on Wednesday. She was the first British soldier to be killed in combat during the current fight against … Read more
Prepare yourself for the finest of bonnets, a cavalcade of corsetry and a hairy parade of the shaggiest mutton chop whiskers seen on TV since the final of Crufts. Welcome to Belgravia, the new six-part ITV drama set in high society London in the 19th century. Many are calling it the new Downton Abbey, but not … Read more
Australian radio personality Kate Langbroek has been documenting the stark reality of life in Italy amid the coronavirus crisis. And on Saturday, via satellite from ‘lockdown’ within her Bolgna apartment, she gave further updates on Nine’s program, Weekend Today. The mother-of-four, 54, revealed police were patrolling the city, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, to conduct … Read more
A gang of brazen thieves who stripped a town park of its entire stock of daffodils were being hunted by cops today. Just seven out of an estimated 10,000 blooming daffodils were left standing after the flowers were cut at their stems in an ‘industrial scale’ operation earlier this week. The flowers, worth around £2,000, … Read more