Monday June 8 The longer the coronavirus crisis has dragged on, the more I’ve craved some palm-tree time at my home in Los Angeles, which is my oasis from all life’s woes. But LA’s been resembling a grim war zone in recent weeks, with the George Floyd protests turning into riots, and the city enduring … Read more
For all the talk of a second wave of Covid-19, it was not the risk of killer germs which had infuriated the locals hereabouts yesterday. It was all the rubbish. As yesterday’s Mail revealed in graphic detail, Bournemouth beach had resembled a human ant heap this week on the hottest afternoon of the year when … Read more
Almost £50billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 after a toxic cocktail of coronavirus fears and rising trade tensions triggered a sell-off. Bourses around the world slipped into the red as the World Health Organisation forecast worldwide cases could hit 10m within the next week. In Europe, France’s Cac 40 and Germany’s Dax fell by … Read more
Talking Heads Rating: The Choir: Singing for Britain Rating: When the BBC were looking for something fresh to fill out their schedules in the lockdown, it’s not surprising the remaking of Talking Heads (BBC1) topped the list. Featuring one performer, mostly filmed on one set requiring a skeleton crew, Alan Bennett’s famous series of monologues, … Read more
The year was 1976, figure skater Dorothy Hamill was dominating the Winter Olympics, and in suburban Reading my mother was giving her unwilling daughter an approximation of Hamill’s short pageboy bob. I always wanted long, curly hair, because the little girl who lived next door told me that angels had hair like that. But what … Read more
As far as I can see, there’s only one upside to the fact I’ve been sitting at home alone while self-isolating for the past ten weeks — not even permitted to buy paint on purpose to watch it dry. And that’s the comforting knowledge that at least I definitely can’t catch anything living like this. … Read more
How to hide that ‘Corona stone’: Disguise curves with the relaxed look of Whistles’ new collaboration Anna Pursglove advised on how to look fresh when emerging from lockdown British style expert revealed Whistles has collaborated with L.F. Markey She recommended considering the collection’s tummy-skimming jumpsuits By Anna Pursglove for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 31 … Read more
When for two months the only reasons we’ve been allowed out of the house are to shop for essentials and for exercise, more and more people have taken up running, cycling and home workouts to keep fit during lockdown — and some for the very first time. While there are those who are consuming 2,331 … Read more
Can you crack the corona conundrums? This puzzle of pictures reveals 21 activities that are all too familiar under lockdown By Simon Drew For The Daily Mail Published: 00:02 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 01:08 BST, 23 May 2020 Advertisement Test your whits against the Daily Mail’s coronavirus conundrums. How many of these 21 … Read more
Credit checker Experian was the top riser on the FTSE 100 yesterday despite warning turnover could be about to dip. It was barely affected by the coronavirus crisis in the most recent financial year, which ended on March 31. Revenues jumped 7 per cent to £4.3billion, while profits fell 2 per cent to £770million. Credit checker Experian … Read more