Four times as many passengers could descend on railway stations in week before festive bubble starts

Rail travellers are likely to flout the five-day bubble window over Christmas amid fears of overcrowding, analysis reveals.    Rail travel over the festive period will peak at 11am on December 23, on the day that coronavirus rules are relaxed, but thousands plan to travel before or return home afterwards. Some of the UK’s biggest stations will … Read more

Liam Neeson is trapped on the set of his new movie Blacklight due to COVID-safe ‘production bubble’ 

Liam Neeson is trapped on the set of his new movie Blacklight filming in Melbourne as producer insists ‘we can’t let him out’ due to COVID-safe ‘production bubble’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:54 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 13:54 GMT, 4 December 2020 Actor Liam Neeson has been on the … Read more

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Queen’s plans for royal Christmas bubble revealed 

Self-isolating since the start of this crisis, the Queen will have been eagerly looking forward to being reunited with her family at Christmas. The festive season is, after all, the only time of the year that the royals stay together, when they gather at Sandringham in Norfolk to exchange presents on Christmas Eve before going to … Read more

Which royals will be chosen for the Queen’s Christmas bubble? 

The three-household limit on bubbles over the Christmas period may pose a challenge to the Queen’s usual festive celebrations. For the last 33 years, the monarch, 94, has travelled up to Sandringham for the holidays, where she hosts close family members, after the Christmas party for extended family members at Buckingham Palace in December.  But … Read more

Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins breaks silence on new man rumours: ‘I’m in a lovely happy bubble!’

‘I’m in a lovely happy bubble!’ Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins breaks silence on new man rumours… three years after splitting from his long-term love By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 15:39 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 15:39 GMT, 27 November 2020 Ian ‘H’ Watkins has broken his silence on rumours he is in … Read more

Which royals will chosen to form bubble with the Queen Christmas? 

The three-household limit on bubbles over the Christmas period may pose a challenge to the Queen’s usual festive celebrations. For the last 33 years, the monarch, 94, has travelled up to Sandringham for the holidays, where she hosts close family members, after the Christmas party for extended family members at Buckingham Palace in December.  But … Read more

Good governance or a green bubble? Investors pile into ethical funds

Investors have piled in to ethical funds in droves after the coronavirus pandemic forced British homes and businesses into lockdown earlier this year.  Between January and September a massive £7billion poured into environmental, social and corporate governance funds, up from £1.9billion over the same period a year earlier, according to the Investment Association.  Experts posit … Read more

Dish up delights for your festive family bubble

Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson (Chatto £26, 342pp) Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson (Chatto £26, 342pp) Cooking, Nigella says, ‘can be a safe space for the frenetic soul’. With essays on topics ranging from rhubarb to a defence of brown food, this quirky book is mostly wonderful (celeriac and anchovy gratin, chocolate peanut … Read more

Who is in YOUR Christmas bubble? Three-household limit is set to stir up family feuds

Plans to allow people to form a temporary bubble over the festive season will be welcome news to families across the country. But how much do we know about what is being proposed? Here are some key questions based on information released by the Cabinet Office and relating to England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland … Read more

Who’s in your ‘Christmas bubble’? Covid restrictions WILL be eased across the UK ‘for five days

What are the UK-wide rules for Christmas?  Three households will be allowed to form a ‘Christmas Bubble’ and meet indoors.  Easing of rules will apply for five days, from December 23 to December 27.  ‘Christmas Bubbles’ will be allowed to gather in private homes, in outdoor spaces and in places of worship. UK-wide nature of … Read more