Furious anti-lockdown Tory MPs last night accused Boris Johnson of allowing himself to be bounced into an England-wide shutdown after No10 binned its three-tier Covid-19 alert system. Conservatives were outraged that plans to plunge the country into a second shutdown were leaked to the Saturday papers, including the Mail, before the Prime Minister’s announcement in … Read more
President Donald Trump kept up his full-bore cross-country campaign swing with a Sunday trip to New Hampshire where he mocked social distancing guidelines even as the White House battled a coronavirus outbreak on Mike Pence’s staff. Just minutes into his speech, Trump began tearing into ‘sleepy Joe’ Biden, who he ridiculed for calling an early … Read more
Welsh ‘fire break’ lockdown rules Supermarkets can sell only ‘essential items’ Pubs and restaurants closed Only leave the house to shop for food, medicine or take exercise Household mixing banned indoors and outdoors Most secondary school children will stay at home Work from home wherever possible Wear face masks indoors and on public transport Revellers … Read more
London Tube, train and bus staff are told to prepare for total shutdown of network THIS WEEKEND unless TfL gets £1bn bailout – as Sadiq Khan is blasted over deal to extend £15 congestion zone to north and south circulars Eleventh-hour talks for £1billion bailout have stalled because of Govt conditions The Mayor is refusing … Read more
James Van Der Beek’s cited his family health incidents, the death of his mother and the ongoing pandemic as reasons why he and his family headed to Texas last month. James, 43, took to Instagram on Tuesday with a series of stunning nature shots of he and his children with wife Kimberly, 38 – Olivia, … Read more
Selena Gomez says she dealt with ‘a bit of depression’ amid onset of coronavirus pandemic and shutdown Singer, 28, spoke on Instagram Live with Dr. Vivek Murthy Chat came to mark World Mental Health Day on Saturday Gomez credited people around her and creative outlets as major help Murthy served as Surgeon General from 2014 until … Read more
The cast of The CW’s hit series Riverdale were back on set and ready to work Thursday in Vancouver. The series lead KJ Apa was joined on set by the mystery series’ principal cast, including Lili Reinhhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madeline Petsch, Vanessa Morgan and Charles Melton. The on-screen reunion follows a shutdown of … Read more
Ministers are steaming ahead with plans for a ferry service to shuttle passengers across the River Thames while Hammersmith Bridge repair works drag on. Londoners have been aching for a replacement since the bridge’s closure in April 2019 when they were forced to use other crossings further down the river. Exhausted with clogged up roads … Read more
Worshippers have returned to Mecca after Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage after seven-month coronavirus hiatus. Millions of Muslims from around the world usually descend on Saudi Arabia for the umrah and haj Islamic pilgrimages. The two share common rites, but the haj, held once a year, is the main lengthier ritual that is … Read more
Angela Merkel limits public gatherings to 50 people in covid hotspots but says a national shutdown will be avoided ‘at all costs’ to preserve Germany’s economy Merkel told state leaders ‘more difficult times lie ahead in autumn and winter’ Compared to other European countries Germany has a low infection rate But the Chancellor said cases … Read more