Fighting off future Covid-19 is ‘touch and go’, top WHO official warns

It is ‘touch and go’ as to whether local Covid-19 outbreaks can be controlled, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official warned today. Yesterday the UN agency revealed Europe has seen a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases since lockdown easing measures began.   Dr David Nabarro, a WHO special envoy, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: … Read more

Rugby’s Jonathan Davies would kick inheritance tax into touch

On the ball: Jonathan Davies has invested in property Former rugby star Jonathan Davies would abolish inheritance tax if he were made Chancellor of the Exchequer.  Davies was a schoolboy when his father died from cancer and later he lost his first wife, Karen, to the disease when his youngest child was only a year … Read more

Rupert Grint has the magic touch in the property market as his portfolio totals £24 million

Rupert Grint has the magic touch in the property market as the Harry Potter star’s portfolio totals £24 million Rupert Grint made £40 million playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films  The actor, 31, has since made a number of shrewd investments in property  His portfolio now totals £24 million and he shelled out … Read more

Coronavirus: Social distancing starves people of physical touch

People are starving for physical touch as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, and it’s beginning to take a real toll on physical and mental health. With lockdowns, school closures and stay-at-home orders, many of us have not shaken hands or hugged another person in weeks, sometimes months. Earlier this year, a survey found … Read more

Moment woman confuses cardboard sign of an iPad for a touch screen at McDonald’s drive-thru

Hilarious moment clueless woman confuses a cardboard sign of an iPad for a real touch screen at McDonald’s drive-thru as she tries to pick up curbside mobile order A video posted on TikTok shows the hilarious moment a confused woman mistakes a cardboard sign of an iPad for a touch screen The unidentified woman is … Read more

Bella Hadid ‘has been in touch recently’ with her ex-boyfriend The Weeknd

Vogue supermodel Bella Hadid and Starboy crooner The Weeknd are reportedly talking again. The exes, who split in August 2019 after four years of being on and off, are on good terms these days, said a source to UsWeekly for a Tuesday report. ‘Bella and The Weeknd have been in touch recently,’ the friend told the … Read more

The eagle has been landed on! Cheeky black drongo bird appears to touch down on back of a flying owl

The eagle has been landed on! Cheeky black drongo bird appears to touch down on the back of a flying eagle owl Photographer Mayur Shinde, 41, captured the series of shots when she was visiting Jaisalmer in India  The birdwatcher photographed an Indian eagle owl as it was gliding through the clear blue sky  A … Read more

KC Osborne heads to the hair salon to touch up her luscious locks with some auburn hues

Warm tones for winter! Married At First Sight star KC Osborne heads to the hair salon to touch up her luscious locks with some auburn hues By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:20 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 09:21 BST, 27 May 2020 KC Osborne is the latest Married At First Sight star … Read more

JEANETTE KUPFERMANN was astonished when her university boyfriend got in touch to say he loved her

Lockdown days tend to flow into one another, punctuated by occasional bland distractions such as where to source that elusive bag of flour and whether one can really be bothered to put on a nice dress today. And there I was, entrenched in the fog of domestic ennui, when an email suddenly popped into my … Read more

BBC bosses will target regional viewers after criticism that it is out of touch with the country

BBC needs more friends in the North: TV bosses will target regional viewers after criticism that it is out of touch with the country… amid fears for the future of BBC4 BBC has said it will make more TV targeting viewers in the North and Midlands   A shift in focus could see the BBC making … Read more