Boris Johnson summons tech giants Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft to Downing Street coronavirus meeting to discuss fight against fake news about the pandemic Senior figures from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook in No 10 They will be joined by Mr Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and NHS … Read more
Floyd Mayweather’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his children, Josie Harris, is found dead in her car at 40 a decade after the boxer was convicted for assaulting her in front of their son Jose Harris, 40, was found dead in her car by police in Los Angeles on Monday According to reports in the … Read more
A man charged with the murder of PC Andrew Harper told police he wasn’t there because he was watching Fast and Furious, a court has heard. PC Andrew Harper died from multiple injuries when he became tangled in a crane strap attached to the boot of a SEAT Toledo on August 15 last year. He … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
An actor who appeared on Italian mafia crime drama Gomorrah was forced to plead for help on Facebook after being trapped with his sister’s dead body for 36 hours while quarantined at his Naples home over coronavirus fears. Luca Franzese, who played a member of the ‘sciarmante’ gang in mob TV show Gomorrah, has released … Read more
The number of coronavirus cases in Britain today soared to 456 after health chiefs announced the biggest daily jump in cases since the killer infection hit the UK. Eighty-three more patients have been struck down by the deadly infection, meaning the outbreak in the UK has risen five-fold in the space of a week – … Read more
Britons had their holiday plans thrown into further doubt today as Turkey became the latest tourist hotspot to be hit by coronavirus. Turkish officials announced the country’s first case today after a man with a high fever and a cough was isolated after testing positive. Britons made more than 2.5million visits to Turkey last year, … Read more
Planet of the apes! Hundreds of hungry monkeys swarm across Thai street as ‘rival gangs’ fight over food after tourists who normally feed them stay away because of coronavirus Monkeys normally well fed by tourists in city of Lopburi, central Thailand But visitors have plummeted because of the coronavirus gripping the world Skirmish between monkey … Read more
Dramatic body-worn camera footage has captured the moment two quick-thinking police officers smashed their way into a block of flats in London to help save the lives of neighbours who had no idea a fire was raging beneath them. Police were called to the blaze behind shops in Cranleigh Gardens in Harrow just after 6.30pm … Read more
Government will REFUND coronavirus-related sick pay for ALL small and medium-sized firms for up to 14 days as Chancellor reveals a £2bn fighting fund to keep companies afloat Rishi Sunak announced government will cover cost of sick pay for small firms Firms with fewer than 250 staff able to claim back coronavirus-related sick pay Fighting … Read more
The Duke of Sussex opened his phone call with Russians posing as Greta Thunberg by assuring them: ‘You can call me whatever you want – Harry is fine!’ Believing he was speaking to the teenage environmentalist, he touched on topics including climate change, Prince Andrew and him and Meghan stepping down from senior Royal duties. … Read more
Government will REFUND coronavirus-related sick pay for ALL small and medium-sized firms for up to 14 days as Chancellor reveals a £2bn fighting fund to keep companies afloat Rishi Sunak announced government will cover cost of sick pay for small firms Firms with fewer than 250 staff able to claim back coronavirus-related sick pay Fighting … Read more
The Russian pranksters have managed to con other high profile people such as Elton John On Megxit ‘You can call me whatever you want — Harry is fine. [Asked about Megxit]. Um, it’s, that’s probably a conversation for another time, there’s lots of layers to it and lots of pieces to the puzzle. ‘But sometimes … Read more