Saudi Arabia bans Muslims outside the kingdom from performing hajj as it battles to curb coronavirus

Saudi Arabia has banned Muslims from outside the kingdom from performing the annual hajj pilgrimage this year in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus.   The nation has seen 161,005 cases of COVID-19, with 1,307 confirmed deaths, the biggest outbreak in the Gulf region.  But the pilgrimage ban marks the first time in Saudi Arabia’s recent … Read more

Beijing battles coronavirus second wave as two thirds of flights are cancelled

More than 1,000 flights have been cancelled to and from Beijing today while 27 neighbourhoods are in lockdown and schools are closed as China battles an alarming new coronavirus outbreak.   A total of 1,255 flights have been scrapped at Beijing’s Capital and Daxing Airports, cutting out nearly two-thirds of their usual schedule as China imposes … Read more

French police fight battles with anti-racism campaigners as Black Lives Matter protests grip Europe

Police fought running battles with anti-racism campaigners in Paris today after thousands turned up for a banned march, as Black Lives Matter protests grip Europe.  Tear gas and baton charges were used by police as they came under attack around the Place de la Republique, one of the French capital’s most famous protest squares. Protests paying … Read more

Union battles British Airways owner over its £890bn bid for Air Europa

Unite union battles British Airways owner over its £890bn bid for Spanish airline Air Europa By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 June 2020 The owner of British Airways has been referred by trade union leaders to the European competition watchdog over its 1bn … Read more

Kate Garraway claps for carers as husband battles coronavirus

Kate Garraway wiped away tears as she took part in a nationwide applause in honour of the NHS key workers on Thursday night while her critically-ill husband Derek Draper continues to fight coronavirus in hospital. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 53, also took to Instagram to share an update about her spouse’s COVID-19 battle and … Read more

Supercar maker McLaren to axe 1,200 jobs as it battles to survive

Supercar maker McLaren to axe 1,200 jobs as it battles to survive coronavirus crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:58 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 26 May 2020 British supercar maker McLaren is cutting more than a quarter of its workforce as it battles to survive the coronavirus crisis. … Read more

Piers Morgan gives update on Kate Garraway’s husband Derek as he battles coronavirus in ICU

Piers Morgan has given an update on Kate Garraway’s husband. The GMB presenter, 55, said that Derek Draper, 52, ‘is fighting for his life’ as he continues to battle coronavirus after 7 weeks in ICU.  Kate’s, 53, husband was taken into hospital on March 30th and is understood to be in an unresponsive critical condition as … Read more

Madonna, 61, reveals she is having ‘regenerative treatment’ after health battles

Madonna, 61, shares racy new belfie after THOSE butt implant rumours… as she reveals she’s having ‘regenerative treatment’ for ‘missing cartilage’ Madonna, 61, has told fans she’s undergoing ‘regenerative treatment’ for ‘missing cartilage’ after suffering a slew of injuries during her last world tour  Regenerative medicine is the process of replacing or ‘regenerating’ human cells, … Read more

Euromillions winner Adrian Bayford battles to save games room he built on his £10m country estate

Euromillions winner Adrian Bayford is trying to save a state-of-the-art games room he built on his sprawling £10 million country estate without permission. The multi-millionaire, who scooped £148 million eight years ago with wife Gillian, stripped out a garage and replaced a leaking roof to turn the outbuilding into a snooker room and cinema with … Read more

China shuts gyms and swimming pools while country battles second wave of coronavirus 

New coronavirus cases have forced Chinese gyms to close – just weeks after reopening. The country appeared to be getting a stranglehold on the killer bug, which first emerged in the city of Wuhan, but is now facing up to a second wave of infection. People returning to China from overseas are once again being … Read more