The BBC suffered a huge blow to its viewing figures last night after the broadcaster ran the same coverage of Prince Philip’s death on multiple channels. BBC Two viewers plunged by 64 per cent compared to last week while BBC One’s fell by six per cent from 2.56million last Friday to 2.41million between 7pm and … Read more
Indonesian divers have found the cockpit voice recorder from a passenger jet which plunged into the Java Sea more than two months ago, killing all 62 people on board. The Boeing 737’s CVR records flight crew conversations and authorities say it could take up to a week to be able to listen to the recording … Read more
Brisbane has been plunged into a three-day lockdown just days ahead of the Easter weekend after four new local coronavirus cases were found amid an outbreak of the highly-contagious UK variant. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said six other cases were found in hotel quarantine. Three of the new cases are close contacts of existing or historical cases but … Read more
Exports of UK goods to the European Union dropped by more than forty per cent in January as Britain and Brussels began their post-Brexit trading relationship. New data published this morning by the Office for National Statistics revealed that the overall export of goods fell by £5.3billion – some 19.3 per cent – in the first … Read more
One of the earliest coronavirus pandemic hotspots is seeing a rapid decline in cases and deaths that far [outpaces[ the U.S.: nursing homes. Between late December and mid February, weekly infections among residents fell by nearly 90 percent – xx the rate as seen in the general population, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of federal … Read more
January retail sales plunged by 8% compared to December in a slump three times worse than experts predicted as non-essential High Street stores were shut during lockdown Economists had predicted January would see retail sales decline by around 2.5% Office for National Statistics figures released today show retail sales fell by 8.2% Non-food stores were … Read more
Hotels are quitting Australia’s border quarantine system amid fears that repeated outbreaks are damaging their brands – throwing the network into chaos. A dozen establishments including Sydney’s five star Hilton and InterContinental and Melbourne’s Marriott will no longer take part in the scheme, according to reports. The move piles pressure on state leaders to find an alternative … Read more
Rebecca Judd and her AFL player husband Chris were thrilled when their children returned to school after Melbourne eased it’s months long lockdown in October. But the kids are now being home schooled again after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced a statewide five-day hard stage four lockdown on Friday, amid fears the hyper-infectious UK strain … Read more
Moment jogger rescues eight-month-old Cockapoo called Fudge after the excitable puppy plunged into the Thames Fudge the puppy skidded down a steep embankment into fast-flowing water Luckily jogger Yousef sprang into action and saved the pup with quick-thinking Fudge is now resting up at home and being kept well away from waterways By Rory Poulter … Read more
Covid cases in England have plummeted by 41 per cent in the last fortnight, according to Test and Trace figures as pressure on NHS intensive care units has started to ease for the first time since the second wave took off. The contact tracing programme reported 196,257 positive tests in the week up to January 27, down … Read more