Japan’s famous cherry blossoms bloom earlier than any year since records began in 1953 

Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since formal records started being kept nearly 70 years ago, with experts saying climate change is the likely cause. Japan’s favourite flower, called ‘sakura,’ used to reach their peak bloom in April, just as the country … Read more

The NHS hospitals that have suffered the most Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began

NHS Foundation Trusts (shown in bold are private hospitals) UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 2,578 MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 2,353 BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST 1,697 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 1,639 BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST c 1,617 PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST 1,570 … Read more

Chilling police calls reveal the moment the Colorado massacre began

Chilling audio has detailed how panicked Boulder Police officers told dispatchers a ‘bearded man’ in a tactical vest was opening fire on them and one of their officers was down as the Colorado grocery store massacre unfolded.  Ten people, including Boulder police officer Eric Talley, were shot dead inside the King Soopers grocery store on Monday afternoon … Read more

Covid UK: A year ago today, morgues began to be erected as cases rose 676

On this day, one year ago today, the official coronavirus death toll rose above 100 as cases increased by nearly 700, as panic invaded the supermarkets and the stock markets. Schools across England were ordered to close the following day, following leads in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as an under-fire Prime Minister struggled to … Read more

Countdown to Lockdown: A year ago today, morgues began to be erected as cases rose by 676

On this day, one year ago today, the official coronavirus death toll rose above 100 as cases increased by nearly 700, as panic invaded the supermarkets and the stock markets. Schools across England were ordered to close the following day, following leads in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as an under-fire Prime Minister struggled to … Read more

Nearly 0.4% of people living in two Essex boroughs have died of Covid since the pandemic began

Coronavirus death rates are up to 30 times higher in the worst-hit parts of Essex than rural regions of Scotland, official statistics have revealed.  Data from the Government’s Covid dashboard show there have been 393 confirmed virus victims per 100,000 people in Castle Point, the highest of any authority in the UK. In second worst-hit … Read more

When ANNE McELVOY began working on a profile of Carrie Symonds, her PR machine whirred into life

When Tatler magazine commissioned me to write this month’s cover story on Carrie Symonds, the warnings came in fast – from her friends… and foes.  ‘It will be a world of pain,’ warned a Fleet Street veteran. ‘Even if you write something nice, she’ll hate it.’ Certainly, the First Fiancee has a reputation for taking … Read more

Nearly every state saw sharp declines in birth rates since pandemic began

One year into the pandemic, the U.S. has not been experiencing a baby boom but rather a baby bust.  Total births in 2020 fell in every state aside from Delaware and Rhode Island, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which examined deliveries between January … Read more

US is hit with the most snow coverage since records began as 73% of the country is blanketed

The devastating winter wipeout ravaging the US has now blanketed the nation in the most snow since records began 18 years ago while at least 23 have been killed nationwide and millions have been left without power.   A staggering 73.2 percent of the 48 contiguous states were covered in snow with an average depth of … Read more

Rafael Nadal lets slip that a tennis favourite had withdrawn from the tournament before play began

Rafael Nadal accidentally lets slip that a tennis favourite had withdrawn from the tournament before play began – as ‘Greek god’ Tsitsipas is catapulted through to the quarter finals Spain’s Rafael Nadal beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets at the Australian Open Nadal then let slip to reporters Matteo Berrettini was out of the tournament  … Read more