Husband, 69, is charged with killing his ‘lovely’ ex-school dinner lady wife of 45 years who was found dead at their home during coronavirus lockdown Anthony Williams accused of killing wife Ruth, 67, at their semi-detached home Couple had lived in their semi-detached home in Brynglas, Cwmbran, Wales The grandmother Ruth was taken to hospital but … Read more
Ocado has bought 100,000 coronavirus testing kits for its staff at a cost of £1.4million, but has promised to hand them over to the NHS if they need them. The food delivery company is the latest to ramp up protective measures by making sure all of their workers are tested regularly so they are safe … Read more
Global brands including McDonald’s, Audi and Volkswagen create ‘social distancing’ versions of their logos to encourage coronavirus safety Social distancing has come into force around the world to combat coronavirus Governments are advising people to stay around 6 feet apart from each other McDonald’s in Brazil released a picture of its golden arches separated Audi released … Read more
Thousands of bags of fresh fruit and vegetables are being lined up ready to be delivered to frontline doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Lidl is giving away the bags for free to NHS workers, handing them over to staff at hospitals across Britain after teaming up with the Royal Voluntary Service. Photographs showed … Read more
Spain has become the third country to surpass China’s coronavirus infection total after the number of cases rose by almost 6,400 overnight. Health authorities said Monday that they had diagnosed a total of 85,195 cases of the virus, up from 78,797 the day before. China has reported more than 82,000 cases. The US – with … Read more
Astrophysicist is taken to hospital with four MAGNETS stuck up his nose after trying to invent a coronavirus device that stops people touching their faces Dr Daniel Reardon rushed to hospital after bizarre mishap while self-isolating Astrophysicist was experimenting with magnets when four got stuck in nostrils Made problem worse by trying to pull magnets … Read more
Moscow enters lockdown: Streets are empty as Putin closes non-essential shops after Russian capital is hit by more than 1,000 cases Moscow’s sudden lockdown was announced by the city’s mayor on Sunday night It coincides with the start of a ‘non-working week’ declared by Vladimir Putin The capital has more than 1,000 infections out of … Read more
Now No10 chief Dominic Cummings goes into self-isolation with coronavirus symptoms – days after Boris Johnson tested positive Downing Street chief Dominic Cummings goes into quarantine with symptoms Self-isolation comes days after Boris Johnson was diagnosed with coronavirus News will fuel fears the disease is running riot through the heart of government Health Secretary Matt … Read more
Police Tasered a man after he allegedly began coughing over them after claiming he had coronavirus. The Metropolitan Police firearms command said the man walked up to officers sitting in a car in Haringey, north London, and shouted that he was infected before deliberately coughing saliva all over them’. He then began to physically attack the … Read more
The number of US coronavirus deaths on Sunday dropped by 181 on the previous day, a decrease of more than a third which offered a glimmer of hope that social distancing could be starting to pay off as the number of fatalities reached 2,509. Another 304 people died yesterday, a vast improvement on Saturday’s 485 … Read more
Spring may have briefly sprung but the UK is stepping back into winter with falling temperatures. On Sunday, Surrey and Scotland saw snow flurries as British Summer Time started and temperatures fell as much as -8C as a 1,000 mile-wide mini ‘Beast from the East’ hit the UK. An inch of snow settled in parts of … Read more
NHS staff are warned not to wear uniforms outside work and hide ID badges after doctors and nurses are abused, spat at and mugged amid coronavirus lockdown Nurses advised not to wear their uniforms in public or show ID badges It comes after petty crime wave hit NHS staff during the coronavirus lockdown ‘I’m not … Read more
Three times as many coronavirus patients have died at a hospital in London as the NHS has reported in its official count. King’s College Hospital Trust has handled at least 31 deaths, according to an internal memo, while the NHS’s official figures list just 11 for the hospital. The difference raises the prospect of the … Read more