WHAT BOOK would farmer and writer Amanda Owen take to a desert island? Amanda Owen is currently reading The Bolter by Frances Osborne She would take Swaledale by Marie Hartley and Ella Pontefract to a desert island British writer said James Herriot first gave her the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 30 April … Read more
Japanese island is hit by a second wave of coronavirus after ending three-week lockdown when cases fell to single digits – as infections soar to 135 in a week The northern region of Hokkaido lifted its lockdown measures on March 19 135 new cases have been confirmed in a week prompting a state of emergency … Read more
There may be doubts over whether Love Island will return later this year, due to the current coronavirus pandemic. But if the number of applications for the summer series is anything to go by, fans are hoping the ITV2 dating show does return as potential islanders are at a record high. According to The Sun, … Read more
Revealed: The world’s loneliest tree, which sits on a remote New Zealand island 137 miles away from its nearest companion It’s a 100-year-old pine on Campbell Island, 500 miles from New Zealand Why it has not managed to reproduce is something of a mystery Instead of growing in a conventional cone shape, it resembles a … Read more
24 Australians were among 47 tourists on New Zealand’s White Island when it erupted. THE DEAD: Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, from Brisbane, have been officially confirmed dead. Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, (pictured) from Brisbane are among the dead Martin Hollander and his wife Barbara Martin Berend Hollander, … Read more
New Zealand is struck by 5.6 magnitude earthquake – the biggest to hit this year 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit remote corner of South Island at 10:52am Monday Epicentre was about 40km north of Te Anau, same distance SW of Milford SoundGNS Science charted a similar earthquake in same place nine days ago By Australian Associated … Read more
Across the country, every day thousands of NHS workers are putting their lives on the line to care for our most vulnerable. Here, former Love Island contestant DR ALEX GEORGE, an A&E doctor at Lewisham Hospital in South London, shares his front-line diary… MONDAY Arriving at work today, despite knowing the challenges and traumas ahead … Read more
A rugged private island off the coast of Sicily that boasts a 17th-century watch tower and medieval ruins has hit the market for £1.7million. The island, called Isola delle Femmine, is an uninhabited, wild 37-acre atoll, almost 1,000 feet from the mainland, close to the city of Palermo. It is located within a protected marine … Read more
WHAT BOOK would comedian and writer Robert Webb take to a desert island? Robert Webb is currently reading Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking British author would take Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy to a desert island He said The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe sparked his interest in reading By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 23 April … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the entire globe – but for former millionaire stockbroker turned island castaway David Glasheen, life remains unchanged. Glasheen, 76, has been living on Restoration Island off the coast of north Australia since 1997 after losing his wealth. He moved there with a suitcase containing ‘three shirts, two pairs of shorts … Read more