So long Rex! Names such as a Poppy, Max and Alfie now among the most popular pet names in Britain

So long Rex! Pet owners ditch traditional animal names for popular monickers also given to children such as Poppy, Max and Alfie Pet names such as a Rex and Rover are out while Molly, Rosie and Ruby are in Nine out of the ten most popular pet names were also given to babies last year … Read more

How I long to hold to hold my darling again: British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

A child’s Mother’s Day card: simple but potent with yearning. Five-year-old Gabriella Ratcliffe drew a red plane with a flower on its wings for her mum. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was freed last week for a fortnight from an Iranian jail.  Could any words express more eloquently a small child’s hope that her absent mummy — ankle-tagged … Read more

Coronavirus travel restrictions are ‘going to go a long way’ to prevent US from ‘becoming an Italy’

By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com   HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more

NHS workers share exhausted selfies showing bruised faces after long shifts

An NHS doctor has shared a selfie showing her face covered in red and purple marks after working a gruelling shift treating coronavirus patients in a London hospital, prompting other healthcare workers to do the same in a bid to encourage the public to self-isolate.   The stark picture, shared by anaesthetic registrar Natalie Silvey, from … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Tash Herz admits her long distance relationship has been hard

‘It’s literally a form of hell’: Married At First Sight’s Tash Herz admits long distance relationship with new girlfriend Madison Hewitt is hard By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:58 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 07:58 GMT, 22 March 2020 Married At First Sight’s lesbian bride Tash Herz has admitted she’s found … Read more

Coronavirus could change our holidays for a long time, says Lee Boyce

A fortnight ago, I went to see West End show Come From Away. It is based on a true story around 9/11. With US airspace closed, nearly 40 planes in the sky were requested to land at Gander Airport, Newfoundland, Canada. This airport in the middle of nowhere was once the biggest in the world. … Read more

Exclusive stores boast an abundance of fresh organic food – as long as you’re willing to pay it

Wealthy shoppers were offered an abundance of fresh organic produce today while customers at Sainsbury’s and Asda were confronted by empty shelves due to panic-buying amid the coronavirus pandemic. Visitors to Harrods were able to choose between three types of tomatoes – including Juno cherry tomatoes selling at £40 per kg – up to 14 … Read more

648 DAYS: That’s how long it may take for the market to recover  

The UK stock market has plummeted 30 per cent recently and many investors will dread what their nest eggs might now look like.  Wealth management firms are also calling and sending letters to clients whose investments have fallen by 10 per cent or more — prompting fears investors might be spooked into making unwise decisions.  … Read more

Chef and restaurateur Michel Roux, 79, dies at home after long battle against ill health 

Chef and restaurateur Michel Roux, 79, dies at home surrounded by family after long battle against ill health The restaurateur was with family in Berkshire when he died after lung condition He is best known for opening the grand Le Gavroche in Sloane Square in 1967 The restaurant moved to Mayfair and is now run by … Read more

Skull of one of the world’s smallest dinosaurs that measured only two inches long found in amber

The skull of one of the world’s smallest dinosaurs that measured only two inches long has been found preserved in amber — revealing bulging eyes and 100 teeth. According to the researchers who identified it — who said that they were ‘blown away’ by the discovery — the winged, bird-like dinosaur ‘looks like it just died yesterday’. … Read more