Six tips to prepare your home for sale for when lockdown ends

If you’re hoping to sell your property once coronavirus lockdown ends, there are some simple steps you can take to boost your chances of a speedy sale. These include some basic home improvements you can make while stuck indoors to help ‘boost saleability’, according to the estate agents body NAEA Propertymark. In particular, it highlights … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Just one in five Britons will hit the High Street as soon as lockdown ends

Just one in five Britons will hit the High Street as soon as lockdown ends due to money and job security fears – but more than half expect to be back in the shops within two weeks 20% of Britons expected to return to High Street as soon as lockdown ends More than half hope … Read more

SERENA LIPSCOMB got her cancer all-clear aged eight… but the physical and mental toll never ends

Many cancer units treating children have a brass bell attached to the wall. Ringing it signals the time when the children have finished their treatment and can finally start to get on with their lives. These chimes mark a huge milestone for them and their families, and provide inspiration for fellow patients. When I was … Read more

Traveller flies to Mexico for the air miles – but ends up in jail at the hands of corrupt police

A frequent flyer claims he ended up in a Mexican jail at the hands of corrupt police officers during a trip he took to reach a special loyalty status with an airline. TV and internet producer Andrew Kimmel, from Los Angeles, tells of his extraordinarily rotten luck on his Twitter account – a tale so … Read more

More than 40 coronavirus testing sites are in danger of closing as the government ends funding

More than 40 coronavirus testing sites are in danger of closing after the Trump administration says it federal funding for them on Friday On Friday, the federal government is ending funding for coronavirus testing sites across the US More than 40 of these sites in state such as Colorado and Pennsylvania are either in danger … Read more