Scientists in Italy have found traces of coronavirus in wastewater collected from Milan and Turin in December 2019. It suggests COVID-19 was already circulating in Northern Italy before China reported the first cases on December 31. The Italian National Institute of Health looked at 40 sewage samples collected from wastewater treatment plants in northern Italy … Read more
David Cameron’s sister-in-law Emily Sheffield will take over from George Osborne as editor of the Evening Standard, it was announced today. The former Tory chancellor stepped down after three years to become the editor-in-chief of the London free newspaper instead. Former deputy editor of Vogue Ms Sheffield – who has never shied away from airing her own political views … Read more
Holly Willoughby has revealed the embarrassing moment she fell through a chair and ended up with her legs in the air while on a Zoom chat with Phillip Schofield. The TV presenter, 39, reunited with her This Morning co-host, 58, during their half-term break for a virtual murder mystery party Phillip hosted with his family. … Read more
Irish hairdresser creates innovative chair featuring perspex screen to protect clients from coronavirus – and hopes it will enable her salon to open earlier than the lockdown exit plan Jean McDonnell, from Drogheda, created innovative chair for hair consultations It includes a perspex screen and a few hand gaps to limit contact during haircuts Jean created … Read more
It is a race in which the prize could hardly be greater – the dash to find a vaccine. There will be no true exit from the coronavirus disaster without one. The runners and riders include such familiar names as GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Imperial College and Oxford University’s Jenner Institute. There has been … Read more
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that it was ‘unselfish’ of acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly to resign his post but noted he had ‘no role’ in getting rid of the official who caused a firestorm for his administration with his profanity-laced tirade to the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. ‘I had no role in it,’ … Read more
Ex-England ace Ashley Cole ‘is attacked and tied to a chair by masked gang who raided his home and stole jewellery’ Cole’s home in Fetcham, Surrey allegedly targeted by robbers on January 21 The former Chelsea star may have been tied to a chair in the raid, sources claim Surrey Police are still trying to … Read more
Though the Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at Tate Britain is richly enjoyable, it’s best enjoyed in a comfortable chair with the catalogue By Philip Hensher for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 Aubrey Beardsley Tate Britain, London … Read more
Boris Johnson in London yesterday, will chair a Cobra meeting on Coronavirus for the first time Boris Johnson is taking personal charge of the response to Coronavirus amid mounting fears that it will rampage through Europe. The PM will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on the crisis for the first time – … Read more
Chairman of the ERG Steve Baker resigns as he says the battle for Brexit has been won Steve Baker declared victory as he resigned from the European Research Group He said the PM had ‘the policy, the mandate and the majority’ to deliver Brexit The Wycombe MP said he wanted to spend more time with … Read more