Boris Johnson has written to all opposition leaders to invite them to Number 10 next week to work together to battle coronavirus. The announcement comes as it was revealed that the Queen will issue a rallying cry to the nation on Sunday in a rare address to the nation to boost morale. Johnson writes: ‘As … Read more
The founder of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong, invented a term for ‘reactionaries’ in the West who made threats against his regime. He called them ‘paper tigers’ — the ancient Chinese word is zhilaohu. What Mao (whose vast portrait still looms over Beijing’s Tiananmen Square) meant was that we, to use an equally … Read more
‘This was NOT essential travel’: Police blast MP Stephen Kinnock for going to his father Neil’s house to celebrate the ex-Labour leader’s 78th birthday Labour MP Stephen Kinnock disciplined by South Wales police on Twitter MP for Aberavon unwittingly revealed he had flouted lockdown guidelines He had travelled to visit his father Neil Kinnock at … Read more
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock faced accusations they had failed to follow their own advice on social distancing after both tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister and Health Secretary were pictured at close quarters in the Commons in recent days – well within the advised 6ft limit. Just hours after they confirmed they had … Read more
European leaders ‘underestimated’ the impact of coronavirus, the EU’s top official admitted today as the bloc agreed to shut its borders. Ursula von der Leyen said that ‘measures which seemed drastic two or three weeks ago need to be taken now’ as much of the continent goes into lockdown. The European Commission chief admitted that … Read more
Breaking: EU leaders agree to shut down the bloc’s external borders for 30 days in a bid to stem coronavirus pandemic Most foreigners will be banned from entering EU for the next 30 days EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says move had ‘a lot of support’ Travel ban has ‘very, very limited exceptions,’ says … Read more
G7 leaders vow to unite and use ‘full powers of our governments’ to combat coronavirus outbreak By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:06 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 22:06 GMT, 16 March 2020 The leaders of the G7 group of leading industrialised nations yesterday vowed to use the ‘full powers of our … Read more
Chinese business leaders leave lights on at work to fake country’s ‘recovery’ from coronavirus so they don’t fall foul of officials Whistleblowers claim Chinese business leaders are faking workforce ‘recovery’ Companies are leaving machinery and lights on because officials are checking power consumption levels Zhejiang Province have ‘restored 98.6% of its pre-coronavirus work capacity’ They … Read more
At least 27 people are killed and dozens wounded as gunmen assault political rally in Afghanistan’s deadliest attack since US signed Taliban deal Taliban deny massacre days after United States and Taliban signed peace deal Women and children among the dead at remembrance ceremony in Kabul Afghan security forces tried to flush gunmen from a half-finished … Read more
Three things happened yesterday that made me think the sh*t with coronavirus just got very real. First, the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned after massive spikes in coronavirus infection in worst hit countries like South Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan: ‘We are in unchartered territory.’ And he revealed the death … Read more