High-end stores throughout New York such as Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana are boarding up their windows in anticipation of civil unrest as the death toll in the city reached 1,867 on Friday with 305 new deaths. The wealthy businesses had already been ordered closed along with bars and restaurants as part of the … Read more
Koo Stark, the Duke of York’s former girlfriend, has been called ‘evasive and combative’ by a judge who ruled against her claim for financial support from the father of her daughter. Actress Ms Stark, 63 – who dated the Duke of York for eighteen months in the early 1980s – claimed American financier Warren ‘Robbie’ … Read more
A drug prescribed for scabies has been shown to stops the coronavirus in its tracks and may help fight the infection, according to a study. Ivermectin is used on the NHS and in the US for parasitic infections – but researchers in Australia believe it could be useful against COVID-19. Tests showed the drug reduced … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer was today named the new leader of the Labour Party as its members comprehensively backed a break with the politics of five disastrous years under Jeremy Corbyn. Sir Keir, 57, a former Director of Public Prosecutions, overwhelmingly saw off the challenge of the Corbynite continuity candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey, who was backed by … Read more
Australian politicians launch brutal attack on the Chinese Communist Party for ‘failing to contain the coronavirus’ Senior MPs said China must reap economic consequences due to coronavirus One MP blamed the communist country for COVID-19 which killed thousands Calls for Australia to reassess its relationship with China after the pandemic MPs called for investigation into … Read more
Just four weeks after the UK recorded its first death from the coronavirus on 5 March, Friday saw the number of UK deaths surpass the reported total in China, the epicentre of the virus. The UK death toll increased again on Friday as 684 patients died in hospital, bringing the county’s total to 3,605, overtaking … Read more
‘I will tear out this poison by its roots’: New Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says SORRY to Jews for the ‘stain’ of anti-Semitism that flourished in the party under Jeremy Corbyn Starmer vowed party unity but added: ‘We have to face the future with honesty’ He used video message to say ‘Anti-Semitism has been a … Read more
The number of people going to A&E departments in the UK has plummeted by almost half in just a month as the NHS grapples with the coronavirus crisis. Statistics from around 50 hospitals show the number of emergency visits fell 43 per cent – from 104,251 to just 58,447 – in the last week of … Read more
The NHS will have ‘nowhere near’ enough ventilators to cope with the coronavirus peak over Easter Sunday with only 30 to arrive in the first batch, according to sources. Hospitals across Britain are still 21,825 ventilators short of the estimated 30,000 it will need when the crisis, which has infected over 38,000 Britons, is at … Read more
‘Absolutely selfish’: Shocking moment a shopper sanitises his hands outside a supermarket before stealing the bottle Man has been caught on CCTV stealing hand sanitiser amid COVID-19 pandemic He was outside Tobacco Supermart Southport, QLD, before noon on Friday Store manager Ella Che slammed the move was ‘selfish’ and ‘upsetting’ Australia has undergone a hand sanitiser … Read more
Domestic abuse has soared by an estimated 30 per cent as victims are trapped with abusive partners during the coronavirus lockdown, it has been reported. The victims’ commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, has called on the government to find extra funding for the sector to support victims and announce a strategy as it’s ‘another epidemic alongside … Read more
China came to a standstill on Saturday to mourn patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus, as the world’s most populous country observed a nationwide three-minute silence. Officials said the observance was a chance to mourn virus ‘martyrs’ – an honorific title bestowed by the government this week on 14 medical workers who died … Read more
Boris Johnson last night begged Britons to cancel their Easter getaway plans amid fears the sunny weather will jeopardise the lockdown. However, just hours after his plea, dozens of cyclists were spotted riding in close proximity in London’s Regent’s Park. Police chiefs have warned that people breaching the coronavirus lockdown rules face being fined. Forces plan … Read more