Nature lovers flock to nation’s beauty spots for first time since easing of Covid-19 lockdown

Car parks have overflowed as thousands of nature lovers flocked to England’s beauty spots for the first time since the easing of the coronavirus lockdown. Tourists were seen weathering the overcast conditions at popular destinations including Durdle Door in Dorset, Ilkley Moor near Bradford and in the Lake District as they seized the chance to get … Read more

Sweden records highest number of coronavirus deaths for three weeks

Sweden records highest number of coronavirus deaths for three weeks as it announces plan to hire 10,000 more nursing assistants after pandemic exposed care home failures Sweden has recorded 147 new deaths today, standing at a total of 3,460 deaths  The country also has 637 new coronavirus cases, reaching 27,909 cases overall April 21 was … Read more

Ed Sheeran wouldn’t have made it in the 1980s because he’s not good looking enough, Kim Wilde says

Kim Wilde says multi award-winning singer Ed Sheeran would NEVER have made it as a popstar in the 1980s… because he’s not good looking enough The Kids in America singer said Sheeran is ‘not a classic Hollywood-looking guy’ Wilde, 59, said there was huge pressure to conform in the 1980s music industry She also claimed … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Bosses warn of job losses once furlough ends

Bosses have warned there will inevitably be mass job losses when employers are asked to start sharing up to 50 per cent of the cost of the government’s furlough scheme in August.  Industry experts also claim Chancellor Rishi Sunak‘s extension to the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) – where the Treasury bankrolls 80 per cent of … Read more

UK faces ‘recession to end all recessions’ with GDP set to plunge 30%

The UK faces a ‘recession to end all recessions’ with GDP plunging nearly a third this quarter, experts said today – amid warnings the misery will go on as long as social distancing remains in place. The respected IFS think-tank said the scale of the nose-dive due to coronavirus lockdown will be like nothing seen … Read more

Shop owner in locked-down Wales can’t get English customers as Covid-19 rules spark confusion

A road split between the border of England and Wales is observing two different states of lockdown, with one side sunbathing under Boris Johnson’s Stay Alert message and the other making sure they ‘Stay at Home’.  Border towns are in the midst of confusion as English and Welsh government’s follow two different states of lockdown … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria has highest case rate

One of the most remote towns in the country has suffered more coronavirus cases per capita than anywhere else in England or Wales, official figures show. At least 552 people in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, have caught COVID-19 since the outbreak began in February, according to the latest Government data. That gives the small industrial town of … Read more

The atmosphere’s a bit flat! Cardboard fans fill stands of Borussia Moenchengladbach soccer stadium

Life-sized cardboard cut-outs with photos of football fans are packing the stands of Borussia Moenchengladbach’s stadium ahead of their first home game since the Bundesliga was suspended because of the coronavirus. Gladbach fans have ordered more than 12,000 of the £17 each cutouts which have been placed in the stands for their first home fixture at … Read more