Britain’s lockdown has ruined people’s relationships with friends and loved ones, according to a study. A fifth of 70,000 respondents admitted they had grown distant from friends outside their own home and 18 per cent said the same had happened in their relationship with their partner, according to the research. University College London academics say … Read more
German police probing the Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner are reportedly ‘close to identifying’ a mystery caller who he spoke to on the night the British teenager vanished from Praia da Luz. Officers are said to be following up 16 leads from members of the public after an appeal on a German TV show … Read more
Ian McKellen wishes his close friend Patrick Stewart a happy 80th birthday as he films himself reciting Shakespeare’s Sonnet 81 in heartfelt video message By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 14:32 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 14:32 BST, 14 July 2020 Sir Ian McKellen has recorded a heartfelt birthday message for his good friend … Read more
Virgin Atlantic has secured a £1.2bn rescue package that will salvage thousands of British aviation jobs, it has been reported. The package would remove the chance of the airline plunging into administration as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The deal, which will involve backing from Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and US hedge fund Davidson Kempner, … Read more
Firefighters, police and the RSPCA closed a street and used an extension ladder to rescue a baby seagull trapped on a roof. Emergency services were called after the stricken bird was trapped in a gutter and appeared distressed. Witnesses said the street in Plymouth, Devon, was shut down as a huge rescue operation was launched … Read more
Heathrow bosses CLOSE a runway after the airport suffers collapse in air traffic due to coronavirus crisis London Heathrow airport closed one of its two runways at midnight yesterday It comes a few days before the airport’s appeal for a third runway is reviewed The runway will be reopened in October after staff carry out … Read more
Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles are ‘very close’ to being completely autonomous and will reach ‘basic functionality’ by end of 2020, allowing the cars to drive without human input Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric vehicle maker is close to developing complete driving autonomy technology Musk made the announcement in a video message during … Read more
Burger King UK’s boss has warned that more than 50 of its 530 UK branches could shut, putting up to 1,600 jobs at risk following similar cuts at other chains such as Pret a Manger and Upper Crust. More than 12,000 job losses were announced at the start of July at various restaurants, shops and … Read more
A single super-spreader forced a pub, a vape bar and an Indian restaurant to close after he went out drinking before later discovering he had tested positive for Covid-19. The mystery drinker visited The Lighthouse Inn in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, before heading to Vape Escape during his bar crawl on Saturday, locals have claimed. A driver from takeaway … Read more
Germany moves forward with $45billion plan to close all its coal-burning power plants by 2038 and eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 The German parliament passed a set of bills eliminating coal-power by 2038 The bills include $45billion to fund the transition to other power sources It’s part of a wider goal of eliminating … Read more