Man on a lockdown litter pick finds 1,800-year-old Roman coin that he initially thought was a euro 

Man finds 1800-year-old Roman coin while on lockdown litter pick with his girlfriend in local park Chris Lyon, 27, made the discovery when he was out helping clean up the Carr Mill Dam in St Helens, Merseyside, with his girlfriend Chelsea Marsden Chris first asked his grandparents about the coin before taking to social media … Read more

Summer repeats on ITV is ‘inevitable’ with Euro 2020 and Love Island cancelled, admits channel chief

ITV’s chief executive today warned it is ‘inevitable’ that its schedule will continue to be packed with repeats after the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to the summer sporting calendar and forced bosses to axe hits such as Love Island. Dame Carolyn McCall said ITV has resumed about 38 productions, and staff are being brought back … Read more

Coronavirus sends cost of a Spanish holiday soaring: Brits faced with paying one euro per drink more

British tourists making a quick get away to Spanish holiday resorts have found themselves charged ‘covid tax’ by bar and restaurant owners.  The unofficially imposed ‘servicio Covid’ is said to help bars and restaurants pay to fit their staff out in PPE. However the charge, varying from €1 per drink to €1 per round, has come … Read more