Yet more senior Tories line up to blast government’s handling of lockdown exit strategy

Ministers are underestimating the public by refusing to discuss exit strategies for ending the coronavirus lockdown, senior Tory MPs have warned. The Government has set out what needs to happen before it will consider lifting the measures, but there has been no detail on how the easing of restrictions will take place. Tory backbenchers and … Read more

Little Mix release fun Break Up Song TikTok video filmed at home during lockdown

Little Mix release fun Break Up Song TikTok video filmed at home during lockdown (and their footballer boyfriends make cute cameos) By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 15:16 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 15:32 BST, 18 April 2020 They’ve been kept apart while the country is in lockdown in a bid to stem the … Read more

Skincare expert reveals how lockdown can cause dryness and breakouts

A skincare expert has revealed how the coronavirus pandemic can have a detrimental effect on our skin.    Dr Tiina Meder, who is a dermatologist and cardiologist, based in London, explained to FEMAIL how factors of isolation such as spending more time indoors and doing less exercise can lead to dryness and breakouts.   However there … Read more

Supermarket bosses blame stockpilers as cost of a weekly shop soars by £7 under coronavirus lockdown

Supermarket bosses blame stockpilers as cost of a weekly shop soars by £7 under coronavirus lockdown – with shortage of farm workers set to trigger further price hikes Cost of a weekly shop has risen as much as £7 during the coronavirus lockdown Prices have risen at supermarkets including Asda, Morrisons, and Waitrose Cost of … Read more

Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes performs daily concerts online with his wife Jane in lockdown

Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes performs daily online concerts with his wife Jane while in lockdown By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:32 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 11:32 BST, 18 April 2020 Jimmy Barnes and his wife Jane have been in self-isolation since returning from their overseas holiday after the Cold … Read more

Coronation Street star says bosses are ‘panicking’ about running out of episodes amid lockdown 

Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has revealed that soap bosses are ‘panicking’ about running out of episodes during COVID-19 lockdown. The ITV soap halted production last month just hours before Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the country in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.  And the actress, 63, who plays Liz McDonald, says the soap’s producers … Read more

Ariana Grande gets to work recording a new song in lockdown with the help of her pet pig

Ariana Grande gets to work recording a new song in lockdown with the help of her pet pig… after wowing fans in Disney Family Singalong By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 08:46 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 08:46 BST, 18 April 2020 She recently wowed her fans with a rendition of I Won’t Say I … Read more

How Hong Kong dodged a major coronavirus outbreak without resorting to a complete lockdown

Hong Kong dodged a major coronavirus outbreak — without resorting to a complete lockdown — by using a combination of targeted isolation and social distancing.  As of March 31, the region had only 715 confirmed cases of COVID-19 — including 94 asymptomatic cases — and four deaths among the population of 7.5 million. Experts from from … Read more

Ministers in lockdown war over whether to lift lockdown in May or wait until summer

Ministers in lockdown war: Frustration grows in the Cabinet over whether to lift the lockdown in May or wait until summer A timeframe on the UK’s window of lockdown is now being contested  Ministers are to decide whether restrictions should be lifted in May or in summer Lockdown could be lifted after the most recent … Read more