Europe coronavirus: Second lockdowns loom as cases continue to rise

European leaders trying to push ahead with new coronavirus lockdown measures are facing growing resistence across the continent. In Spain, ministers are today preparing to place Madrid into a state of emergency so they can force residents to comply with strict Covid travel bans after the capital’s highest court shot down the rules on Thursday. … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Britons continue to ridicule Rishi Sunak’s online skills quiz

Hard-hit workers have been told to retrain into jobs they’re already doing after filling out the Government’s online ‘skills assessment’ questionaire – as the nation continued to mock the five-minute quiz today. A woman in her 50s was told to retrain as a stunt double, prompting her to joke ‘I could be a stunt double … Read more

NHS will be ‘unable to cope’ if Covid infection rates continue to rise

The NHS will be unable to cope if coronavirus infection rates across the country continue to rise, medical leaders have warned.  Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard, the chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges which represents the UK and Ireland’s 24 medical royal colleges, said that people need to strictly follow restrictions or the NHS could be … Read more

Erdogan ‘trying to reinstate the Turkish empire’ and ‘continue Armenian genocide’ country’s PM says

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ‘trying to reinstate the Turkish empire’ with ‘terrorist attacks’ supporting Azerbaijan in Karabakh, Armenia’s Prime Minister has claimed.  Nikol Pashinyan said the actions of Turkey and Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region formed part of the continuation of Armenian genocide. More than 300 have now died in the renewed fighting in and … Read more

Sandra Bullock bundles up to continue filming untitled Netflix movie on a park bench in Vancouver

Sandra Bullock bundles up to continue filming her untitled Netflix movie on a park bench in Vancouver By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 21:11 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 21:11 BST, 1 October 2020 Oscar winner Sandra Bullock bundled up in a beige coat on the Vancouver set of her untitled Netflix movie on … Read more

Trained solicitor, 41, fails in ‘unusual’ court bid to force his parents to continue to support him

Qualified lawyer, 41, fails in ‘unprecedented’ court bid to force his wealthy parents to keep financially supporting him after ‘nurturing his dependency on them’ for decades The man, who has mental health issues, said he was unemployed and vulnerable 41-year-old told family court his parents had ‘nurtured his dependency’ on them He claimed parents had ‘significantly … Read more

Alicia Keys discusses Breonna Taylor case and says she will ‘continue to speak out’

Alicia Keys has discussed the Breonna Taylor case and vowed to ‘continued to speak out’ in a new interview with GQ Hype.  The 15-time Grammy Award-winning musician, 39, who also took part in a photoshoot and cover for the magazine, added that she’s not sure ‘how long we can go without any justice’.  Taylor, 26, was shot … Read more

Armenia and Azerbaijan continue fighting overnight

Fighting raged again between Armenia and Azerbaijan last night as the two ex-Soviet nations battle over a disputed region in a conflict which could erupt into a proxy war between Russia and Turkey.  Azerbaijan aired footage of two Armenian tanks being blown up on the battlefield while Armenia claimed to have taken out 80 armoured … Read more

Nicole Kidman arrives in Byron Bay on a private jet to continue filming Nine Perfect Strangers

Nicole Kidman is all smiles as she arrives in Byron Bay on a private jet to continue filming her new series Nine Perfect Strangers By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:40 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 00:40 BST, 24 September 2020 Nicole Kidman has arrived back in Byron Bay, New South Wales, … Read more

Halifax pulls its two-year fixes as lenders continue to pull up the drawbridge

Goodbye to Britain’s favourite mortgage? Halifax axes two-year fixes for remortgage customers as lenders continue to pull up the drawbridge Halifax has pulled two-year fixed deals for remortgage customers Experts say the lender wants to retain low-risk customers for longer  Banks and building societies continue to limit who they will lend to   By Will Kirkman … Read more