Teenage boxer, 18, dies after being gunned down on street in locked-down Bury – as police launch murder probe Boxing prodigy ‘King Cole Kershaw’, 18, was shot in the street in Bury last night The teenager was rushed to hospital but doctors were unable to save his life A murder probe has been launched, with … Read more
Police hunt four men over graveyard murder of man, 34, who was involved in ‘earlier altercation’ at the church in locked-down Wigan Stephen McMyler, 34, died outside Wigan Parish Church, in Bishopgate Three men were arrested on suspicion of murder but released on bail Police appeal for information about four men seen at Wigan Wallgate … Read more
The Inbetweeners star James Buckley earns £100,000 in three months as locked-down celebrities turn to website Cameo to make lockdown cash by offering personalised messages to fans Inbetweeners star James Buckley has recorded over 3,500 videos for fans at £41 Reality star Caitlyn Jenner is thought to have earned £14,500 from seven clips Cameo platform allows starstruck … Read more
More than half of locked-down Britons are now exercising or meditating at least once a day, data shows. A survey by University College London found 52 per cent of adults were doing some form of physical activity every day — up from 34 per cent pre-coronavirus. Walking, cycling and running have been the three most … Read more
Thousands of locked-down Britons are cramming onto packed beaches to bask in 82F (28C) sunshine on the hottest day of the year so far today, before rain and thunderstorms are set to hit the nation tomorrow. Sunbathers made the most of their new-found freedom following the easing of lockdown restrictions as London’s St James’s Park … Read more
Locked-down Britons are hitting the beach to bask in 82F (28C) sunshine on the hottest day of the year so far today, before rain and thunderstorms are set to hit the nation tomorrow. Sunbathers made the most of their new-found freedom following the easing of lockdown restrictions as London’s St James’s Park saw a high … Read more
Culture vultures! Zoo penguins check out the art at a locked-down museum (and it turns out they prefer Caravaggio to Monet) Three Humboldt penguins visited the empty Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The Kansas City Zoo birds missed seeing visitors and were taken on a day out The birds were said to prefer Italian artiest Caravaggio … Read more
A road split between the border of England and Wales is observing two different states of lockdown, with one side sunbathing under Boris Johnson’s Stay Alert message and the other making sure they ‘Stay at Home’. Border towns are in the midst of confusion as English and Welsh government’s follow two different states of lockdown … Read more
Locked-down smartphone users in the UK are sitting on 165 million gigabytes of unused mobile data worth a staggering £165 million, study claims Consumers stuck at home due to COVID-19 are using their WiFi instead of data Data use among non-essential workers has fallen from 2.4 to 1.9 GB a month More than two-thirds of users … Read more
British homes in lockdown are using 41 hours of internet a week, or nearly six hours a day – a rise of 29 per cent, according to a new survey. Comparison site Uswitch said a sizeable rise in internet usage since lockdown started has been driven by home working, video calls and gaming. Internet consumption for home … Read more