Oblivious Swiss tourist says he is ILL as he prepares to get on the busy Tube

An unwell passenger arriving at Heathrow Airport and needing to go to the hospital has admitted that he was unaware of the UK’s new 14-day quarantine regulations which came in force today and was about to board the London Underground.  The oblivious traveller, who had arrived at the international airport from Switzerland, explained that he … Read more

Coronavirus Europe: Lockdowns may have prevented 3m deaths

Coronavirus lockdowns may have prevented 3million deaths in Europe — including half a million the UK alone, a study has suggested. Imperial College London researchers tracked outbreaks in 11 European countries to estimate how effective strict social distancing measures have been.  Up to four per cent of people across the nations had caught the disease … Read more

George Floyd death: Derek Chauvin’s bail increased to $1.25m

Derek Chauvin’s bail has been increased to $1.25 million as the former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd made his first appearance in court today. In setting bail, Judge Denise Reilly acknowledged Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank’s assertion that the case had prompted, ‘a strong reaction in the community to put it … Read more

Apple patents ‘synthetic group selfie’ for socially-distant photos

Apple patents ‘synthetic group selfies’ tech that stitches together images taken remotely and could enable socially-distant photo shoots The tech would take a group’s selfies and combine them into one image The system could enable socially-distant group selfies  A patent suggests the technology could combine images automatically Images could also be arranged manually by a user  … Read more

Tori Spelling, NeNe Leakes and Bella Thorne in TV ‘competition’

Tori Spelling, NeNe Leakes and Bella Thorne to star in new content-creation competition series Celebrity Show-Off with Mayim Bialik hosting By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 20:09 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 20:25 BST, 8 June 2020 The makers of The Masked Singer are bringing another Korean competition show to US screens. This time it’s a … Read more

Megan McKenna makes her TikTok debut by recreating iconic Celebrity Big Brother diary room tantrums 

‘Damn I was cray back in the day!’ Megan McKenna makes her TikTok debut by recreating iconic Celebrity Big Brother diary room tantrums By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 20:24 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 20:24 BST, 8 June 2020 Megan McKenna has made her debut on TikTok by recreating her iconic tantrums from … Read more

Coronavirus: Psychopathic traits influence outbreak spread

People with psychopathic personality traits ‘have a disproportionately large impact’ on the COVID-19 pandemic because they ‘fail to protect themselves and others’, study claims Study of looked at influence of personality on adherence to health guidelines  Quizzed more than 500 Americans on if they were sticking to social distancing  Found people with psychopathic personality traits are … Read more

Keanu Reeves reveals he agreed to do The Matrix 4 because Lana Wachowski ‘wrote a beautiful script’

It took a ‘beautiful’ script to get Keanu Reeves to agree to come back to The Matrix franchise. The 55-year-old actor and his co-star Carrie-Anne Moss discussed what it took to get them on board to reprise their famous roles in an interview for the upcoming Heroes Issue of Empire magazine.  The Matrix 4 sees … Read more

Financier sues Barclays for £1.6bn over ‘concealed’ Qatari loan

A financier who claimed she was called ‘the tart’ by a Barclays executive has accused bank bosses of misleading her, shareholders and the market when negotiating investment deals during the 2008 financial crisis. Amanda Staveley, who runs private equity firm PCP Capital Partners, is suing the bank for £1.6 billion in damages after Barclays bosses reportedly agreed … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Matt Hancock extends care homes testing

Matt Hancock insists coronavirus in care homes is ‘coming under control’ as he unveils a new task force to cut infects and expands testing to working age residents as well as the elderly Health Secretary said working age care home patients now eligible for testing  He also unveiled a new Covid-19 social care support taskforce … Read more