European stock markets including the FTSE 100 sank further this afternoon as traders feared that the coronavirus crisis could plunge Britain into recession. London‘s benchmark index of major companies fell 246 points or 3.66 per cent to 6,459 today after Britain recorded its first death from the infection. The falls follow a 110-point drop yesterday, … Read more
More flooding hell is on the way for drenched Britain with 183 flood alerts posted for south of England and nearly three inches of rain set to fall tomorrow This morning northern Scotland woke to -7C temperatures with up to 2.75 inches of rain on its way Partial thaw of lying snow could also bring … Read more
British holidaymakers who have booked trips to Italy feel ‘torn’ on whether or not they should go on their trips and risk catching the coronavirus or stay home and lose their money. New travel advice from the UK government has extended the coronavirus warning to the whole of the country. Current advice states that people … Read more
Two British Airways staff have tested positive for coronavirus, Public Health England confirmed today.
A coronavirus pandemic would be ‘quite useful’ in killing off hospital bed blockers, a senior doctor claimed today in the wake of the first UK death. Professor June Andrews, a former Scottish government official, conceded the comments sounded ‘horrific’ but insisted they were an honest assessment of the consequences of a Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to … Read more
A collection of the ‘poshest’ names for newborns, whose births were announced in newspaper columns, have become an unlikely online hit Birth announcements, mainly appearing in The Telegraph, have been gathered from Twitter and collated by The Poke. And the parents – who range from a Prince and Princess to the independent candidate for the … Read more
Two British Airways baggage handlers test positive for coronavirus, confirms Public Health England By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 13:55 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 14:00 GMT, 6 March 2020 Two British Airways baggage handlers have tested positive for coronavirus, the airline announced today. ‘Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed that two members of … Read more
The coronavirus death toll in the US is now at 14 after two more people were reported dead in Washington state as the number of confirmed cases across the country jumped to more than 200. Of the 14 deaths, 13 have been reported in Washington state and one in California. Many of the cases in … Read more
CCTV images have been released by police of a man suspected of carrying out a racially motivated attack of ‘coronavirus rage’. The pictures depict a suspect who is alleged to have punched and knocked a woman unconscious after she stepped in to defend her Chinese friend who she says was accused of carrying coronavirus. Trainee lawyer … Read more
A pensioner behind a £53million smuggling ring has been spared jail after his lawyer claimed he might be vulnerable to the coronavirus behind bars. Gilbert Khoo, 67, made a fortune smuggling critically endangered elver eels from a barn in Gloucestershire to the Far East. Khoo would import the live baby eels from Spain, hide them under … Read more
A delighted pet owner has been reunited with her beloved cat who went missing 11 years ago. Eve McDonnell, 72, was left devastated after pet moggy Missy escaped from her car when she stopped to buy some milk in Birmingham on April 23, 2009. Despite a wide-scale search Missy was never found and Eve gave … Read more
Pakistan’s farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust plague in nearly three decades as insect swarms decimate entire harvests in the country’s agricultural heartlands and send food prices soaring. Heavy rains and cyclones sparked ‘unprecedented’ breeding and the explosive growth of locust populations on the Arabian peninsula early last year, according to the United … Read more
The former home of one of Britain’s most beloved authors which boasts 2.6-acre grounds, a large conservatory and a paddock has gone on sale for £1.2 million. Chartwell was home to novelist Leslie Thomas, whose hilarious book The Virgin Soldiers about young men undertaking National Service, was adapted into a film. He lived there with his … Read more