200,000 Hong Kongers are set to come to Britain to live after UK offered them a route to citizenship Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to welcome three million Hong Kong residents The Foreign Office is working on estimates that 200,000 will take the offer Alan Mak, a Conservative of Chinese descent, said he doesn’t think … Read more
Davinia Taylor took to Instagram to document her reunion with her 12-year-old son Grey on Monday, as she prepared to see him for the first time in four months. The 42-year-old former Hollyoaks star, who is based in Málaga, was unable to see her eldest offspring – who is based in the UK with his dad … Read more
Beware a hasty house sale… Or why tempting agents’ offers to sell your home in a hurry can be a quick route to very big losses Homeowners being warned of a rise in rogue estate agents exploiting families They risk being tied into expensive long-term contracts with ‘quick sale’ firms Some cash home-buying firms offer … Read more
‘Who’s in charge of this plan. Is it you?’ How Boris Johnson and UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill clashed over route out of lockdown – as one adviser calls the planning a ‘sh**show’ Boris Johnson and Sir Mark Sedwill said to have had a ‘tense’ stand off last week The PM and … Read more
The death of Charles Custer, a retired Chicago lawyer who passed away at the age of 91 in January might have gone unnoticed had he not left behind a stunning trove of photographs that captures the innocence of a bygone era. Originally reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, Custer was a prominent Hyde Park resident with … Read more
Releasing 20–30 year-olds who no longer live with their parents could be the best route out of lockdown and avoid an ‘extraordinary recession’, experts suggested. This section of the population — unlike the older generations — is statistically less likely to die from coronavirus, or develop severe symptoms. Like many countries, the UK is presently … Read more
The donkey has a sticker on his forehead that reads ‘do not feed me anything’. Oatman mules look harmless enough but this old Arizona mining town on America’s Route 66 is a rich seam of unlikely attractions for anyone on an epic road trip. I’ve just arrived at Fast Fanny’s store in Main Street where they … Read more
Coronavirus can survive on hard surfaces such as phone screens for up to a week and offers a potential route of infection, scientists warn. The hardy virus spreads via droplets released in coughs and sneezes and the residue can remain potent for seven days on surfaces such as handles and handsets. Experts warn phones could … Read more