The late afternoon sun still had enough warmth to make sitting in my garden a delight. The blackbirds were competing with the robins and a woodpecker was drilling out the occasional rhythmic drum roll — the perfect contrast to the lament of a dove somewhere in the distance. The hoverflies had made a welcome early … Read more
Italy’s dramatic rise in coronavirus cases has sparked fear for what lies ahead for the United States as the World Health Organization warned the US could soon become the global epicenter of the pandemic. The death toll in the United States increased to 628 on Tuesday while the number of infections rose to 50,075. Italy … Read more
Britons have insisted they will ‘go insane’ cooped up in their homes for weeks as Boris Johnson today announced a three-week coronavirus lockdown. Mr Johnson plunged the UK into a lockdown as he ordered the immediate closure of all shops selling non-essential goods, as well as playgrounds and churches in a bid to stop the … Read more
Britons have insisted they will ‘go insane’ cooped up in their homes for weeks as Boris Johnson today announced a three-week coronavirus lockdown. Mr Johnson plunged the UK into a lockdown as he ordered the immediate closure of all shops selling non-essential goods, as well as playgrounds and churches in a bid to stop the … Read more
The Taliban have pledged their readiness to cooperate with healthcare workers instead of killing them, as fear of a coronavirus epidemic spreads in Afghanistan. Whatever reservations the militants previously held over eradicating the crippling disease, they have now clearly grasped the dangers posed by the pandemic sweeping the rest of the world. In the past … Read more
After less than a week, European leaders have started to invoke parallels between the Covid-19 crisis and a state of war. The very word instinctively makes people think of the Second World War. They may remember slogans about keeping calm and carrying on, but as the Prime Minister reminded us, we must also start to … Read more
NHS staff reveal ‘genuine fear’ as they have to buy their own protective equipment on the coronavirus frontline The lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) has prompted concern for NHS NHS guidelines state medical staff are to have protective FFP3 masks ‘fit-tested’ But doctors say the practices have been abandoned and masks are ‘gold dust’ … Read more
Fear The Walking Dead’s Maggie Grace reveals she is expecting her first child with husband Brent Bushnell: ‘We’ve been blessed’ By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 07:10 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 07:10 GMT, 21 March 2020 Maggie Grace shared the happy news Friday that she was expecting her first child. The 36-year-old Lost … Read more
Hacking fear as Ocado’s orders soar amid surge in desperate shoppers scrambling to stockpile essentials By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 19 March 2020 The surge in desperate shoppers trying to arrange deliveries from Ocado was so high at one point the company feared … Read more
Why did the Fed’s ‘big bazooka’ misfire? Shares sink as fear still holds sway but central banks are showing they’ll do whatever it takes to steady the ship By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 15:25 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 15:42 GMT, 16 March 2020 Stock markets took yet another big dive … Read more