‘Profligate’ London Mayor Sadiq Khan was slammed by passengers who crammed on to the packed Tube again today after he agreed to ramp up services in return for a £1.6billion taxpayer-funded bailout. Mr Khan had said Transport for London was hours from going bust and blamed Boris Johnson for no social distancing on trains by … Read more
Matt Lucas admits he’s keen to ‘get fitter’ after putting on ‘a little bit of weight’ during the UK’s lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 12:02 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 12:02 BST, 24 April 2020 He has been spending as much time indoors during the UK’s lockdown amid … Read more
Fashion chain Animal is to close its 21 UK stores putting 500 jobs at risk after blaming ‘extremely challenging’ retail market ‘further worsened’ by coronavirus Poole-based fashion retailer Animal will close down permanently in January The firm, which sells surf inspired clothes and accessories, was founded in 1987 The company employs almost 500 people directly … Read more
Virgin Australia has gone into voluntary administration, putting 16,000 jobs under threat. The airline will be managed by accountants from Deloitte while it restructures and looks for a buyer. There are fears the restructure will involve scrapping less profitable routes, particularly to regional areas, meaning Qantas will be the only provider and can push up … Read more
A Sydney-based personal trainer has revealed her simple tricks to stop you from stacking on the ‘quarantine 15’ while in lockdown. The ‘quarantine 15’ is what people are calling the 15 pounds of weight (or six kilos) many people are putting on while social distancing and self isolating at home. And while it’s easy to … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
High street retailer has announced it is going in to administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Around 22,000 jobs could be lost as the fashion brand blames the ‘unprecedented circumstances’ of the coronavirus crisis on a sharp downturn in trade. News that the store could go into administration was first announced on Monday, now … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The Great Hall of the People has held many historic events since it was built six decades ago as a symbol of Communist Party power, ranging from the pomp of state funerals to a giant banquet during Richard Nixon’s famous 1973 visit. So as deaths started to spiral in China from coronavirus and fear grew … Read more
Whooping cranes ‘could be wiped out’ by an outbreak of disease or extreme weather if they carry on migrating in large groups, study warns North America’s tallest bird, the 5ft whooping crane, is critically endangered There are 500 of the birds in the wild after nearly being wiped out in the 1940s But a tendency … Read more