A second homeowner has hit back at the vigilantes who scrawled ‘go home’ in dirt on his car and left a ‘threatening’ letter on his doorstep after he left London for Devon during the coronavirus outbreak. Tony Willis left the city for his holiday home in Bigbury-On-Sea, Devon, before the government advised against non-essential travel … Read more
Purr-fect way to meet the neighbours: Woman has hilarious conversation with cat owner across the street about her pet called Walter during coronavirus lockdown using notes written on A4 paper Sian Cosgrove struck up a conversation after seeing the cat in house opposite She posted a note asking the cat’s name and posted her conversation … Read more
The USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds for patients, was met by crowds of people as it arrived in New York City to alleviate the strain on the city’s hospitals as it continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The ship arrived at New York Harbor on Monday morning. It will welcome patients … Read more
£42k-a-year Eton College offers FREE online study courses to UK teenagers during coronavirus lockdown and makes empty boarding houses available for key workers Eton College headmaster announces free online self-study courses to teenagers The courses will initially be for Year 11 and 13 pupils who were due to take exams Exams are cancelled this year … Read more
Soldiers are adding the finishing touches to the new NHS Nightingale Hospital in London’s ExCel Centre which is being stocked with 4,000 beds. The hospital is due to open this week, just as work has begun to transform the Welsh rugby stadium into a 500-bed hospital for coronavirus patients. The rugby union stadium in Wales … Read more
Dominic Raab today unveiled a massive £75 million repatriation plan to bring back ‘tens of thousands’ of Britons stranded abroad because of the coronavirus crisis. The Foreign Secretary said the UK government will now step in to provide ‘special charter flights’ from parts of the world where commercial flights are no longer in operation. The … Read more
Is Italy turning the corner? Number of daily coronavirus infections falls to 4,050 – its lowest in nearly two weeks – as WHO say the country’s epidemic should soon stabilise Italy’s death toll has climbed by 812 to 11,591, reversing two days of declines But the number of new cases rose by just 4,050, its … Read more
Council bailiffs are still chasing people for council tax payments even after Government brought in coronavirus social distancing rules Enforcement officers had still been hounding homes until at least last Tuesday Self-employed ‘repo men’ may have been working after this with no restrictions Civil Enforcement Association warned officers to wear rubber gloves for visits It … Read more
Prince Charles is set to pay £2million every year in security costs for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle while they live in the US, according to a royal source. The royal couple’s security bill could cost anywhere up to £4million, and Prince Charles is expected to pay a ‘private contribution’ toward the bill. A royal … Read more
Government tells schools to stay open through the Easer holidays to look after children of key workers who will still be needed to help Britain’s battle against coronavirus Government closed all of the schools in Britain to most children from March 20 Only pupils still attending school are vulnerable children or those of key workers … Read more
The Italian chain was co-founded by chef and Antonio Carluccio (pictured) who died in November last year aged 80 Carluccio’s today announced it had gone into administration amid the coronavirus lockdown as rent-to-own giant Brighthouse also collapsed in the latest turmoil to hit the high street. The London-based Italian food chain confirmed the future of … Read more
The father of the 14-year-old boy who became Europe’s youngest victim of coronavirus has said he has been left ‘devastated’ by the loss of his son. Portuguese teenager, Vitor Godinho, became the youngest person to die after being infected with Covid-19 in the early hours of Sunday. He was pronounced dead at Sao Sebastiao Hospital … Read more
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist from Stanford University has claimed the coronavirus epidemics devastating Italy and New York are finally slowing down. Professor Michael Levitt, who accurately predicted how many cases and deaths would be predicted in China, said Italy and New York are now ‘on the mend’. They are two of the worst-hit places in … Read more