If the lockdown is leaving you pining for outdoors, escape into the finest nature books ever written

Soar with the peregrine, be gripped with passion for the Cairngorms and marvel at how trees secretly communicate with each other — all from the comfort of your armchair with the very best in nature writing. Perfectly still water at sunset at Loch Morlich, Glenmore Forest, Cairngorms National Park The Peregrine by J.A. Baker ‘Wherever … Read more

Former WHO executive reveals four-step ‘exit strategy’ to ease UK out of lockdown

A former WHO executive and Number 10 advisor has today revealed his four-step strategy to ease Britain out of its draconian coronavirus lockdown. Professor Karol Sikora, ex-director of the UN body’s cancer unit and former member of the Department of Health’s Expert Advisory Group on cancer, said the first step would be to let small … Read more

New Zealand set ease lockdown from NEXT WEEK and reopen businesses and restaurants 

New Zealand set to lift strict level four lockdown from NEXT WEEK as the government prepares to reopen businesses and restaurants New Zealand is likely to ease stage four restrictions and move to stage three This could see thousands of business reopen after a nation-wide shutdown The country locked down non-essential services on March 26 to … Read more

Peter Andre gives son Junior, 14, a ‘lockdown buzzcut’ in funny video

Peter Andre gave eldest son Junior, 14, a dramatic ‘lockdown buzzcut’ on Wednesday night. The singer, 47, took to Instagram to share a fun video of himself shaving Junior’s, who he shares with ex-wife Katie Price, hair off.  Looking nervous about the hairdo, Junior revealed in the clip: ‘I’m getting a buzzcut,’ to which Peter added: … Read more

Have we gone too far? I fear lockdown is also harming the nation’s health, writes Dr MAX PEMBERTON

Whisper it… but could it be we have gone too far? That is the alarming question my colleagues and I are beginning to ask, firstly of ourselves and then, cautiously, of each other. In our understandable but frenzied drive to ‘Save the NHS’ from the scourge of coronavirus, are we inflicting long-term damage on millions … Read more

Could exit plan start in ten days? Hopes rise for an end to the lockdown

Ministers could be given the green light to start planning an exit from the lockdown within ten days, the Chief Medical Officer suggested last night.  Chris Whitty said Government experts hoped to have enough evidence about the transmission of the coronavirus by that point to ‘judge how we can go into the next phase’.  The … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown searches by Britons for January 2021 trips to Spain up 1,626% 

Planning already for the end of lockdown: UK searches Spanish holidays up 1600% – with departure dates in January 2021 Travel searches for trips from the UK to France in January 2021 are up by 409% Research for trips to Italy also frenzied, with searches up by 385% for that month  Searches for trips to … Read more

NASA satellite images the waterways of Venice are now empty during the coronavirus lockdown in Italy

NASA satellite images reveal the once bustling waterways of Venice are now empty during the coronavirus lockdown in Italy Italy was deemed the epicenter of the coronavirus in all of Europe Officials quickly implemented a lockdown on March 9 to limit the spread NASA shared images of Venice from this month and compared it with … Read more

How doing TOO MUCH exercise during lockdown could be harmful to your health, experts claim

Dr Matthew Jackson is a lecturer in Sport and Health Science at Liverpool Hope University Watch your ‘load’ Dr Jackson said: ‘There’s a well established general rule that you shouldn’t increase your training load by more than 10 per cent each week. That could be in terms of miles run, or the number of minutes … Read more

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Lockdown extended three weeks

Northern Ireland declared its coronavirus lockdown will stay in place for another three weeks tonight with the rest of the UK poised to follow. On the eve of a formal UK government announcement, First Minister Arlene Foster said the measures were still ‘appropriate and proportionate’ in the province as the disease continues its deadly progress. … Read more