Test, track and trace is the Government’s three-point plan for keeping tabs on the coronavirus when the lockdown is lifted. It will move back to a surveillance system similar to what was happening before the major outbreak started in the UK. Widespread testing will pick up on infections and local clusters early, random population testing … Read more
Hungry KFC customers have caused queues so long that a bus company has been forced to close its nearby stop, while VE Day celebrations ended with police fining neighbours last week. Bus operator Stagecoach announced it would stop running buses to a stop in Eureka Leisure Park, Ashford, Kent, for the rest of this week … Read more
Nine out of ten firms shut down because of coronavirus believe they can restart their business within three weeks with either social distancing in the office or remote working as millions returned to work for a second day today. There were more grim scenes on the Tube and buses this morning as the British Chambers … Read more
How all those coffees help to keep the weight off: Women who get a caffeine fix two or three times a day have less body fat than those who drink none Coffee may contain anti-obesity compounds that can cause body fat to fall The results were experienced by woman across all age groups, a study … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan was today urged to get a grip and increase levels of trains and buses urgently as stomach-churning video and photographs showed commuters crammed in like sardines this morning. Boris Johnson has said that anyone who cannot work from home should attempt to return to their workplace – but social media videos make … Read more
Boris Johnson tonight claimed the UK is testing ‘literally hundreds of thousands of people every day’ Boris Johnson tonight claimed the UK will test ‘literally hundreds of thousands of people every day’ as it moves towards finally leaving lockdown – despite the government failing to hit its daily target of 100,000 swabs for eight days … Read more
Thousands across the globe have joined forces to pay homage to the the selfless healthcare workers across the world on International Nurses Day. The annual event saw people across the world, including members of the British royal family, offer their tributes to the frontlines nurses helping fight the coronavirus pandemic grappling the countries across the … Read more
She filed for divorce from her husband of 11 years, Rob Giles, just days ago. But Caterina Scorsone wasn’t dwelling on the negative as she spent her first Mother’s Day as a single mom on Sunday. The actress, 38, gushed about all of the love she was feeling as she celebrated the special day with … Read more
The Royal Family have joined forces in paying tribute to healthcare workers across the world on International Nurses’ Day. In a video clip released on the Kensington Royal Instagram page today, the Queen could, 94, could be heard speaking with Professor Kathleen McCourt, the President of the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation and Fellow of the … Read more
HISTORY LONDON 1945 by Maureen Waller (John Murray £12.99, 560pp) Twenty-four hours of manic rejoicing flanked at both ends by years of queuing and hardship: that’s the overwhelming impression given by Maureen Waller’s superbly well-researched and detailed portrait of London in 1945, reissued in paperback to commemorate today’s anniversary of VE Day. It really happened: … Read more