Visiting Laos: It hasn’t had one Covid death and has an uplifting ancient capital

Shopkeeper Kalina has just brewed tea and offers me a cup. I have stopped to buy water from her village store in Ban Chan, near Luang Prabang in northern Laos. It’s her home, too, built at ‘pig height’ off the ground to stop the animals wandering in, and is also reassuringly surrounded by a border … Read more

GP surgery used by Matt Hancock to promote vaccine HASN’T GOT ANY

Embarrassment for Health Secretary Matt Hancock as London GP surgery he visits to promote the launch of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out reveals it HASN’T GOT ANY Minister visited the Bloomsbury Surgery in central London this morning Said Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine being supplied to GPs across the country But surgery partner said its first delivery had … Read more

Coronavirus: Why HASN’T UK approved Moderna’s Covid vaccine?

Europe’s drug regulator today approved Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and could get supplies within weeks because of a deal it struck in summer last year. But Britain will miss out on early access to the vaccine because it officially left the EU last week and did not place its own order early enough to get an … Read more

Coronavirus: Why HASN’T Britain approved Moderna’s Covid jab?

Europe’s drug regulator has today approved Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and could get supplies within weeks because of a deal it struck in summer last year. But Britain will miss out on early access to the vaccine because it officially left the EU last week and did not place its own order early enough to get … Read more

Are Blair’s antics over Princess Diana the reason the Queen hasn’t made him Sir Tony?

Among the actors, athletes and NHS heroes recognised in the most diverse New Year honours list ever, one name was once again absent. It was that of Tony Blair, former Prime Minister and, by some measure, the most successful leader of the Labour Party in its history. More than 13 years have elapsed since Mr … Read more

I’m A Celebrity fans marvel that E Street star Toni Pearen, 48, ‘hasn’t aged in decades’

Toni Pearen rose to fame as a fresh-faced ingénue in the early 1990s, starring in the soap opera, E Street, from age of 17.  Now aged 48, the one-time pop star reemerged on TV screens on Sunday – much to the delight of the fans who grew up watching her in their living rooms.  The actress … Read more

Declan Donnelly says Ant McPartlin hasn’t asked him to be best man yet

Declan Donnelly has said that Ant McPartlin is yet to ask him to be best man at his wedding to Anne-Marie Corbett after getting engaged on Christmas Eve. It was revealed on Friday night that Ant, 45, had popped the question to personal assistant Anne-Marie, 43, after asking for her family’s blessing.  Discussing the engagement, Declan said he was … Read more

Police launch search for missing teenager, 19, who hasn’t been seen since Christmas Day

Police launch search for missing teenager, 19, who hasn’t been seen since Christmas Day amid claims she vanished with a ‘very dangerous man’ who ‘is impersonating her on social media’ Chloe Fewster, 19, last seen 72 hours ago in the Cranbrook Avenue area of Hull Miss Fewster disappeared with a man, who may be her … Read more

Why hasn’t Currys PC World given me a refund for faulty MacBook Pro?

I ordered an Apple 13 inch MacBook Pro at a cost of £1,179.99 from Currys PC World through my business account on 26 November which arrived on 29 November. I returned it because it was faulty. An Apple technician confirmed and said Currys could refund or replace it because I had it less than 14 … Read more

Sophie Ellis-Bextor hasn’t ruled out ‘wacky’ idea of having a SIXTH child

‘There’s something comical about having five blokes’: Sophie Ellis-Bextor hasn’t ruled out ‘wacky’ idea of having a SIXTH child but insists she isn’t bothered about having a girl By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 16:07 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 16:07 GMT, 21 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor says ‘never say never’ when it comes … Read more