Lying on a bench, staring at the ceiling, I startle slightly at the whirr of a drill. It’s not building work outside, nor am I at the dentist — it’s the sound made by a tool to be used on me during an ‘assisted stretch’. I am not pulling — or, indeed, pushing — your … Read more
Japan cancels Emperor’s public birthday celebrations amid coronavirus fears as government tells people to avoid ‘non-essential gatherings’ Emperor Naruhito will no longer appear at his birthday celebration in Tokyo The celebrations were to be the Emperor’s first since he took the throne in 2019 The last time the celebrations were cancelled was in 1996, when … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,800 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 71,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
A Briton stranded on a coronavirus-infected cruise ship off Japan said today he has ‘never felt less loved by my own country.’ As the figure of those infected jumped by 70 overnight to 355, some 400 American passengers were to be evacuated from the vessel on Sunday while 78 Britons remain on board. David Abel, … Read more
Boris Johnson rejects EU’s post-Brexit trade deal after Brussels insists on retaining control over UK’s tax rules Prime Minister’s chief Brexit negotiator, David Frost, finalising the UK’s demands The terms must be secured by the end of this year to avoid a No Deal Brexit Tough EU line being driven particularly by French President Emmanuel Macron … Read more
The 78 Britons trapped aboard a coronavirus-blitzed cruise ship in Japan will watch their fellow American passengers evacuated home tomorrow, piling pressure on the UK government to take similar action. Two US State Department-chartered planes will airlift their stranded citizens from Yokohama, where the Diamond Princess liner has been docked in quarantine for 10 days. … Read more
US is to evacuate 428 Americans from Diamond Princess cruise ship and put them in 14-day quarantine at California Air Force base By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 07:33 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 07:35 GMT, 15 February 2020 The US is to evacuate 428 Americans who have been trapped on board a cruise in Japan … Read more
British couple stuck onboard cruise ship in Japan for 11 days ask Richard Branson to fly them back to Britain in a special plane to finish their quarantine at home David and Sally Abel are stuck on a cruise ship at a Yokohama port in Japan He asked Branson to charter a plane to fly … Read more
An 80-year-old woman in Japan has died with the coronavirus and become the country’s first recorded victim. The death makes Japan just the third place outside of China to declare someone has died from the virus, along with Hong Kong and the Philippines. At least 236 people have been officially diagnosed with the virus, now … Read more
Powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off of Japan and Russia Underwater earthquake happened 100 miles below the ocean’s surface There have been no reports or serious damage and no danger of a tsunami Local news channel showed video monitors and shelves shaking at its office By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 11:57 GMT, 13 February 2020 … Read more
Revealed: Twenty Americans with ‘abnormal’ health conditions and stomach pains on cruise ship spooked authorities, causing it to be stranded for two weeks with 1,455 passengers on-board before it was finally allowed to dock in Cambodia Health officials checking the conditions of those on board the MS Westerdam Twenty passengers said they had stomach pains … Read more
EXCLUSIVE – Revealed: England rugby World Cup hero George Ford, 26, splits with business fashionista WAG – just seven months after pair got engaged Ford, 26, and his fiancee Jessica Portman have called time on their relationship Jess, 24, and the Leicester Tigers fly half had been together for around five years Jess, who runs … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. At least 1,116 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 45,200 have been infected in at least 28 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of people with … Read more