Britons are advised against all non-essential foreign travel ‘INDEFINITELY’, but Which? warns it will cause confusion and may leave holidaymakers out of pocket The FCO says travellers may be unable to return home if they leave the UK Which? says the advice will cause a ‘huge amount of confusion’ for travellers It adds without an … Read more
The UK government is setting aside £2.6 million for new satellite and drone technology that could deliver essential supplies during the coronavirus lockdown. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is funding new solutions to deliver equipment such as test kits, masks, gowns and goggles for frontline NHS staff. The joint initiative with the European Space Agency could … Read more
Celebrities have regularly taken to social media during the coronavirus lockdown to document some of the mundane realities of everyday life. However, public sympathy for the stars – many of them multi-millionaires – has been in short supply as Brits across the country face daily struggles to put food on the table. TV chef Gordon … Read more
Old and obese people are more likely to be hospitalised with the coronavirus than cancer or lung disease patients, research suggests. Two New York University studies looking at 8,000 patients found being over 65 or having a BMI above 30 were the biggest risk factors for COVID-19 admissions. In one paper, researchers found almost half (46 … Read more
Extensive work to repair Notre-Dame cathedral has ground to a halt a year after it was nearly destroyed by a devastating blaze. Work was suspended on the Paris 13th-century cathedral, one of the world’s most revered monuments, amid France‘s coronavirus crisis. It means President Macron‘s promise to have the UNESCO heritage site restored within five years in time for … Read more
POETRY A LITTLE HISTORY OF POETRY By John Carey (Yale £14.99, 320pp) Pick up this book, take a deep breath and hold on tight. John Carey takes us on a helter-skelter ride through 4,000 years of an art form central to human life since people banged drums and thrilled each other with stories in rhythm … Read more
Ah, the good ol’ days. But before you get too misty-eyed about your childhood, don’t forget what it was really like, says Flic Everett
A McDonald’s restaurant in China has allegedly banned black people from entering the store out of fears that they might be coronavirus carriers. A video recently circulating online showed a customer holding a sign that read: ‘We’ve been informed from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant.’ The store is believed … Read more
Island that appeared then vanished in shark-infested waters off the coast of North Carolina is BACK – to the delight of locals Shelly Island was born in January 2017 off the tip of Cape Point in Buxton It disappeared in early 2018 after being battered by a series of storms Photographs of a sandbar emerging in … Read more
Revealed: 1.2million households have already taken a mortgage holiday – but experts warn some could struggle to remortgage as a result Some 1.2m households have taken a mortgage repayment holiday so far The vast majority of these will have been financially hit by coronavirus But experts warn these borrowers may be looked upon unfavourably in future … Read more