Nicola Adams revealed she once considered killing her ‘violent’ father at the age of nine as he was physically abusing her and her mother Dee. Speaking to the Daily Mail on Friday, the boxer, 37, admitted she told her mother about a show she saw, which featured a family who had killed their patriarch after … Read more
The Government’s scientists considered using Covid-19 quarantine hotels for vulnerable people who live in the most deprived areas of Britain, it emerged today. Overcrowded households with poor ventilation, such as high-rise flats, make it difficult to adhere to social distancing if someone with the virus is asked to self-isolate. The Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for … Read more
Young motorists could be forced to adhere to a zero-alcohol limit in the first months after passing their driving test as part of measures being considered by ministers to reduce the number of accidents on Britain’s roads. MPs have this year been discussing the introduction of graduated licences for new motorists under the age of … Read more
The Home Office considered putting wave machines in the Channel to stop migrant crossings, it was revealed today – as it emerged asylum seekers could be housed on old ferries or flown to Papua New Guinea. The option was among ‘blue sky’ ideas looked at by officials to discourage migrants from trying to cross in … Read more
Singer Joss Stone has admitted she was close to resorting to an arranged marriage because she couldn’t find love. The British singer-songwriter, 33, confessed she started considering arranged marriages before meeting current boyfriend Cody. The Super Duper Love songstress has previously dated men in the music industry but said before her current partner she ‘couldn’t … Read more
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has backtracked some of the agency’s changed guidelines on coronavirus testing. Earlier this week, the CDC suddenly amended its testing recommendations to say that people who have come into contact with COVID-19 patients but don’t have symptoms ‘do not necessarily need a test.’ Public … Read more
Proposals are at very early stages. But if they get the go-ahead, New York could become the UK’s first ‘regional travel corridor’ destination (pictured, Heathrow Terminal 5).
Pressure grows for London to New York ‘air corridor’: Britons could be allowed to fly to the Big Apple without having to quarantine on return The reopening of the route would rescue airlines that rely on trans-Atlantic travel If it gets the go-ahead, New York could be the UK’s first ‘regional travel corridor’ This would … Read more
Richard Wilkins is a proud father to five children. And now, the 66-year-old veteran entertainment reporter has spoken candidly about first becoming a father at the tender age of 18 and welcoming son Adam, now 48, who has Down syndrome. Speaking to The Australian Women’s Weekly, the Weekend Today star said he never once considered … Read more
Monday, July 13 I’ve decamped to St Tropez for the summer to recharge after the extraordinary frenzy of the first six months of 2020 (has it really only been HALF A YEAR?). A Times columnist joked recently that I must be ‘getting very fat’ with all the Ministers that I was ‘having for breakfast’ on … Read more