Rise of the ROBOSCAMMERS: Cold calling machines bombarding our homes

Relentless roboscammers are bombarding the nation’s home phone lines with threatening messages and frightening fraud attacks. These computer-generated calls are cheap to make and tough to trace – and the fraudsters don’t stop after you hang up. It is feared that millions of Britons stuck at home because of the virus crisis are being deluged … Read more

The Block 2020 homes officially hit the market as For Sale signs go up

They’ve spent weeks renovating homes in front of a national audience of millions.  And as The Block nears the end of its 2020 season, all of the houses are now officially on Melbourne‘s property market. On Monday, official ‘For Sale’ signs went up out the front of each of the stunning properties.  Ready to sell: Official … Read more

More than 40% of coronavirus cases in US nursing homes are asymptomatic, new study finds

More than 40% of coronavirus cases in US nursing homes are asymptomatic, new study finds Researchers looked at data from more than 500 nursing homes across 34 states A total of 40.6% of more than 5,400 positive coronavirus cases were asymptomatic with no signs such as fever, coughing or shortness of breath Nearly one in five … Read more

Kourtney Kardashian shows off her home’s super spooky Halloween decor

Halloween is fast approaching. And Kourtney Kardashian was clearly in the spooky spirit on Saturday afternoon while showcasing her home’s elaborate, skeleton-themed decor on Instagram. The 41-year-old KUWTK star also modeled a cozy skeleton print sweatsuit that coordinated with one worn by her youngest son Reign, five. Spooky season: Kourtney Kardashian was clearly in the spooky spirit … Read more

A peek inside the five most viewed homes on Rightmove this autumn

Complete with luxury trimmings ranging from home cinemas to indoor pools, these palatial properties have been revealed as the most viewed homes on Rightmove this autumn.  The listings on the property website, all over the £1million mark, are located in leafy counties or on the coast reflecting the growing trend among buyers for some country … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Agency staff are STILL working in multiple homes

One of Britain’s largest care home chains was forced to deny it would let staff work in multiple homes to protect residents from coronavirus after a letter to relatives suggested they might defy new Government rules.  Care minister Helen Whately insisted on Tuesday this system of working had been outright banned to stop care homes … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Substandard care is offered in one in six homes, says watchdog

Care homes could go out of business after Covid pandemic pushed ‘fragile’ sector closer to the edge, warns CQC report Nearly 1 in 6 care homes gave their residents substandard treatment last year In one area nearly 1 in 5 care homes are ‘inadequate’ or needing to improve CQC says figures mask deterioration in service … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Infected to be sent from hospital back to care homes

Relatives of care home residents will be treated as key workers and get tested for Covid-19 weekly to enable safe visits as part of a new trial.  Health minister Helen Whately today told MPs a pilot scheme would be launched ‘shortly’ to see if the strategy would work. In a meeting with MPs today, she … Read more

Elderly Covid-19 hospital patients to be sent back to care homes

Relatives of care home residents will be treated as key workers and get tested for Covid-19 weekly to enable safe visits as part of a new trial.  Health minister Helen Whately today told MPs a pilot scheme would be launched ‘shortly’ to see if the strategy would work. In a meeting with MPs today, she … Read more

Studio creates town in film production facility with school, mall and homes for 5,000 people

A film studio in Atlanta is building a new town for its workers inspired by The Truman Show. British company Pinewood opened a production facility in Atlanta in 2014, originally planned as a one-stop shop for filming in the US as opposed to the broken-up system in Hollywood. It boasted offices, a media center, soundstages, … Read more