Italians can visit their relatives again while millions of people are returning to work at construction sites and factories as Europe’s longest lockdown is lifted today. Restaurants can re-open for takeaways from today and Italians are allowed to visit parks – after the country yesterday saw its lowest death toll since March 10. However, bars … Read more
‘Let us not forget the toils ahead’: How Churchill’s VE Day message and photos of jubliant Londoners hold haunting relevance today… as locked-down Britons prepare to mark 75 years since end of WWII Images of Britons celebrating victory over Nazi Germany have reemerged ahead of VE Day’s 75th anniversary Evocative pictures show the streets of … Read more
Europe today prepared for a further cautious easing of coronavirus restrictions following signs the pandemic may be slowing, with hard-hit Italy set to follow Spain in allowing people outside. Spaniards flocked to the streets on Saturday to jog, cycle and rollerskate for the first time after 48 days of confinement as Italy is due start gradually … Read more
European leaders have pledged to raise billions of pounds to help find a vaccine and treatments for Covid-19 as part of an ‘international alliance’ fighting the disease. An online pledging conference due to be held on Monday will aim to pull in 7.5billion euro (£6.6billion) in funding to support the global response to the coronavirus … Read more
By late April 1945, the German army was in retreat and, after nearly six long years of war, the Allies were finally poised to defeat Adolf Hitler. For many British servicemen, particularly those who had served for all or most of the Second World War, thoughts inevitably turned to surviving the last battles and returning … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country’s lockdown measures earlier this week. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The death toll rose by 94 … Read more
Hundreds of people gathered in a square in Berlin yesterday to mark May Day in defiance of a ban on public gatherings of more than 20. The move has exposed deep frustrations with social distancing rules in place in Germany since mid-March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Police blocked roads around the Kreuzberg district … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus infections have risen for the fifth day in a row and the government are now nervously observing the effects of easing the nationwide lockdown. The German government’s approach to the outbreak, rolling out mass testing across the country, was widely praised by health organisations and gave it the appearance of succeeding … Read more
Thailand’s king and queen inspect PPE made by the military in front of groveling army chief – weeks after royal ‘self-isolated’ with 20 concubines at German hotel King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida were seen at a Bangkok regiment Pictures show them watching soldiers produce PPE to hand out to the public The controversial ruler … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus infections have risen for the fifth day in a row and the government are now nervously observing the effects of easing the nationwide lockdown. The German government’s approach to the outbreak, rolling out mass testing across the country, was widely praised by health organisations and gave it the appearance of succeeding … Read more