Plans have been drawn up to deploy 20,000 troops to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. They will be drafted in to guard key sites, including hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets. Soldiers are being trained to drive oxygen tankers around the country and Army reservists may be called up to join a special ‘Covid support force’. Richard … Read more
For decades the Queen has shown a unique ability to divine the mood of the nation. It happened in the aftermath of the Windsor Castle fire when she realised the public willingness to foot the bill to repair a private Royal Family home with taxpayers money was not forthcoming. And it happened when, in the midst … Read more
Richard Wilkins gave an update to fans on Thursday, after testing positive for coronavirus earlier this week. In a clip shared to his Instagram Story, the 65-year-old entertainment reporter said he’s awaiting the results of his second test, on day seven of self-isolation. Dressed casually inside his mansion in Sydney’s Cremorne, the Today Extra star … Read more
Today’s edition of You Couldn’t Make It Up comes courtesy of Islamic State, which has advised jihadists to steer clear of Europe in case they catch coronavirus. ISIS, the terrorist outfit I’ve always called Izal — how appropriate that now sounds — is telling its disciples to ‘stay away from the land of the epidemic’. … Read more
Richard E. Grant melts hearts with a sweet image of he and wife Joan Washington embracing to celebrate 37 years together By Louise Saunders for MailOnline Published: 11:55 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 12:37 GMT, 16 March 2020 Richard E. Grant shared a heart-warming image of he and wife Joan Washington embracing to mark … Read more
Cancer-stricken Olivia Newton-John WASN’T exposed to coronavirus last week because her interview with Today’s Richard Wilkins was actually filmed in 2018 By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:32 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 06:10 GMT, 16 March 2020 Olivia Newton-John’s fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The 71-year-old actress wasn’t exposed to … Read more
Former trade union lawyer Richard Burgon is the Jeremy Corbyn Continuity candidate to be Labour’s deputy leader. Yet the Shadow Justice Secretary has kept an embarrassing secret from his Corbynite supporters — he was a Tony Blair fan as a student. In an interview with student newspaper Varsity in 2002, when he was chairman of … Read more
Richard Wilkins fought back tears as he spoke of his shock coronavirus diagnosis on Monday’s Today show while at home in self-isolation. The 65-year-old entertainment reporter told hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon that he felt ‘guilty and embarrassed’ by the fact he may have passed the deadly virus on to others. Richard, who was speaking via FaceTime, said he … Read more
Coronavirus strikes Dancing with the Stars: Christian Wilkins didn’t learn of his father Richard’s diagnosis until AFTER Sunday’s live episode – putting the entire cast at risk of exposure as he self-isolates and gets tested By Jo Scrimshire and Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:40 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, … Read more
‘It’s all very amicable’: Richard Wilkins SPLITS from girlfriend Virginia Burmeister after two years – as he reveals ‘bizarre’ coronavirus diagnosis By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 19:48 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 21:10 GMT, 15 March 2020 Richard Wilkins has split from his girlfriend, Virginia Burmeister, after two years. The Weekend … Read more