Brazil builds new 140ft statue of Jesus even higher than Christ the Redeemer as country’s Covid-19 crisis continues with more than 345,000 dead Named Christ the Protector, the statue stands at 43 meters in Encantado, Brazil The project is designed to encourage tourism to the area and to inspire faith Elsewhere, Brazil has second highest … Read more
The Royal Family faces a dilemma over who to invite to Prince Philip’s funeral due to the coronavirus restrictions in place across England. The Queen will only be able to invite 30 people to the ceremony at St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle. This is despite 800 mourners from across the Duke … Read more
Senior treasury officials offered to try to redesign a coronavirus business support scheme to help David Cameron, it has emerged. It comes as the former Prime Minister has been embroiled in controversy over texts asking Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support his employer Greensill Capital. Top officials went on to try to find a way for … Read more
A Californian firm backed by private equity has won deals with No10 to supply more than a billion coronavirus tests ahead of the mass twice-a-week testing drive. Innova Medical Group has raked in £2.8billion from British taxpayers in controversial deals for lateral flow tests that give results within 30 minutes. It was officially founded last … Read more
Britons across the country could be told to wear masks when they return to beer gardens next week despite being outside. From Monday, pubs will be permitted to welcome customers back as the latest lockdown restrictions begin to ease but they must only be served outside. Government guidance states that masks must only be worn … Read more
Kate Garraway was seen stepping out to pick up some essentials on Friday, days after her husband Derek Draper returned home following a year in hospital. Derek, 53, finally returned to the family’s North London house on Wednesday evening to the delight of his wife and their two children Darcey, 15, and son Billy, 11. … Read more
Britons across the country could be told to wear masks when they return to beer gardens next week despite being outside. From Monday, pubs will be permitted to welcome customers back as the latest lockdown restrictions begin to ease but they must only be served outside. Government guidance states that masks must only be worn … Read more
Blood clots linked to the Oxford Covid vaccine have had virtually no effect whatsoever on public confidence, an exclusive poll for the Mail reveals. The number of people who say they would be unlikely to or would refuse to have a jab has gone down by one per cent since the concerns emerged. Among under 30s … Read more
Hair salons will open for up to 18 hours a day from Monday to clear the backlog of millions of ‘desperate’ clients. Customers have booked appointments in their droves with many salons fully booked until June. Hairdressers hailed the reopening, saying it will give ‘a confidence boost to the nation’ and provide vital income to … Read more
Close contacts of Covid cases could be released from self-isolation five days early, under a scheme being drawn up by Government scientists. Papers submitted to SAGE on March 3 suggest the 10-day mandatory quarantine period could be cut in half if people are tested daily with lateral flow kits. They would need to get a … Read more