Shocking video shows women deliberately coughing in people’s faces as they walk down the street amid coronavirus pandemic Shocking video of three women spluttering on others was filmed in Glasgow Incident happened Tuesday, the same day the UK locked down due to COVID-19 The Home Office has bolstered police powers, allowing them to jail people … Read more
Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff after Government reveals coronavirus job retention scheme G1 will reexamine their planned dismissals in light of the government’s package Staff had already been told their were to be fired before Sunak’s announcement A spokesman for the hospitality group called the coronavirus pandemic the: ‘most difficult … Read more
Heart-warming footage has captured the moment a former rough sleeper is told he’s been given a restaurant by his boss – after spending weeks homeless on the streets. Senegal-born Modou Diagne, 26, left Tenerife seven years ago aged 18 and came to the UK with just £200 to his name in search of a better … Read more
Virgin Mobile is DOWN leaving customers unable to make or receive calls as millions of people across the UK struggle to work from home amid coronavirus crisis Outages appeared to hit the mobile provider early on Wednesday morning Smaller-scale outages are also being reported by Virgin cable internet users The issue strikes as many work … Read more
Britain’s streets, trains, pubs and theatres are set to stay deserted for weeks after the Prime Minister announced the country is shutting down and all non-essential contact is banned for three months. At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, as the UK coronavirus death toll spiked to 55, Boris Johnson set out the need for … Read more
Ministers have today warned ‘ghost trains’ with no commuters on will be axed as millions of workers stay at home amid the escalating coronavirus crisis, leaving some services and roads empty. Officials warned there could be no point keeping the services going as the crisis – expected to last until Spring 2021 – escalates. Health … Read more
It’s self-isolation Monday: Millions of workers start working from home to leave trains, tubes and roads empty as Britain faces up to coronavirus crisis Workers across the UK snubbed public transport to work from home today Guidelines recommend social distancing – leaving tubes and trains empty Commuting hubs such as Waterloo, Euston and even the … Read more
Passengers on board a Jet2 flight to coronavirus-ridden Spain were just 40 miles away from landing in Alicante when they were told their flight had to turn around and go home. Beryl Carrick, 78, flew from Leeds Bradford Airport for a family holiday in Benidorm with her husband, daughter and two granddaughters. The family were mid-flight … Read more
Cycling to work cuts your risk of dying by a fifth – even with the chance of being knocked of your bike! Cycling cuts risk of heart disease by 21 per cent and cancer by 11 per cent But cycling commuters were 45 per cent more likely to receive significant injury Glasgow University researchers studied … Read more
Six tins of tripe, 32 bottles of perfume and a miniature railway are among the most ‘weird and wonderful’ items left behind by Brits on Uber journeys in the last year. Uber’s Lost & Found Index revealed random items reported lost by passengers in 40 UK towns and cities, which also included a violin, a wig … Read more
Bryan Ferry SEC Armadillo, Glasgow Touring until Friday Rating: Like Bob Dylan, whose songs he sings so well, Bryan Ferry has gone from being a bit of a … Read more
How does low carb help type 2 diabetes? Rather like hybrid cars, our body is designed to burn two fuels — sugar or fat in its case. Cutting back on sugar and starchy carbohydrates that digest down into sugar means we’re better able to burn fat. This can help people with obesity, or type 2 … Read more
Mystery death of a Swedish woman on a Scottish beach – which sparked various conspiracy theories – takes a new twist as it emerges it has been declared top secret by her government Annie Borjesson, 30, was found face down and fully clothed on Prestwick Beach Scottish and Swedish authorities suspect suicide; her family do not … Read more