Rishi Sunak tonight warned of ‘more tough times to come’ amid warnings the economy faces shrinking by more than a third this quarter with two million people made jobless. The Chancellor said people should brace for ‘hardship’ as he insisted the hit from the lockdown measures designed to combat the deadly coronavirus would be ‘temporary’. … Read more
The competition is fierce in this public-vote photography contest – because all the entries are out of this world. Nasa‘s Earth Observatory has opened up an archive of pictures of Earth taken from space and is asking the public to vote for the winner in a knock-out-style competition. The contest is called Tournament Earth and … Read more
Holidaymakers with trips cancelled due to coronavirus urged to contact consumer watchdog By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 23:11 BST, 14 April 2020 Holidaymakers who have been denied refunds on trips cancelled due to coronavirus are being urged to contact a consumer watchdog. Money Mail … Read more
November 17, 2019: Date China now says it has traced the first coronavirus infection to, in Hubei province. Data now suggests that there were up to five new cases each day for the next few days. If U.S. intelligence was aware of such an outbreak, it suggests an excellent source or deep infiltration of Chinese … Read more
Inside Poh Ling Yeow’s VERY modern love life: MasterChef Australia star’s ex-husband married her best friend of 20 years – and they’re all still friends By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:39 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 03:23 BST, 15 April 2020 MasterChef Australia’s inaugural runner-up Poh Ling Yeow has rejoined the … Read more
Three types of the deadly coronavirus are spreading around the world – and the US is being rocked by the original strain from China. Cambridge University researchers mapped the genetic history of the infection from December to March and found three distinct, but closely related, variants. Analysis of the strains showed type A – the … Read more
A worker at an Amazon warehouse in Southern California has died from the coronavirus. Gerard Tuzara worked as an operations manager at Amazon’s Hawthorne facility near LAX airport. Tuzara is thought to have passed away on March 31st and is the first known employee from the company to die from the disease. His death comes … Read more
From Jo Brand on Table Manners to the eight-part drama Blackout, Castaway and The Coronavirus Podcast, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 21 March 2020 Table Manners Every week on this big-hearted podcast, singer Jessie Ware and her mum Lennie invite a celebrity guest … Read more
Esther Rantzen has been presenting royalty for more than four decades, but being a famous mother wasn’t always easy, as she and daughter Rebecca recall Esther with five-year-old Rebecca in 1985 Esther’s story TV presenter Esther Rantzen, 79, is best known for the long-running series That’s Life! I remember so clearly the first time I … Read more
Secrets of an Aldi employee: Cashier reveals WHY they scan groceries so fast – and it helps you pay less at the checkout Aldi employee Brooke Hoskin has lifted the lid on working at the supermarket She revealed staff are timed on how quickly they scan groceries at the checkout There’s no minimum speed, but … Read more