Cheltenham landlord dies from coronavirus amid calls for probe into why the festival went ahead

Cheltenham landlord, 67, who was pulling pints for masses at horse-racing festival dies from coronavirus after 250,000 were allowed to pack into event despite warnings  Alexander Grierson, 67, died in hospital after a two-week battle with coronavirus ‘Boyzie’ ran the bar at The Beehive pub while the Cheltenham festival was on Andrew Parker-Bowles and comedian … Read more

Pensioner, 68, on a walk during lockdown dies of suspected heart attack

A pensioner collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack during a lockdown walk when he got into a ‘minor fight’ with a motorist in a parked car and it ‘quickly escalated’, say onlookers. Kenneth Hawker, 68, died after a ‘serious altercation’ with a stranger in the middle of a residential street in Great Yarmouth, … Read more

Meghan Markle is ready to take the stand against her father, says her lawyer

Meghan Markle is willing to take the stand in a legal battle with the British press, it was revealed today, setting up an extraordinary High Court showdown with her estranged father who she branded a liar. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, is suing Associated Newspapers, owner of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, over an … Read more

Watchdog presenter Lynn Faulds Wood dies at 72 after ‘stroke’

Former BBC Watchdog presenter Lynn Faulds Wood has died aged 72 after suffering a ‘massive stroke’.  The star, who lived in Saint Margarets, south west London, passed away at midday today with her husband John Stapleton and son, Nick, by her bedside. Her heartbroken family released a statement earlier today, saying: ‘Having suffered a massive … Read more

Chancellor draws up plans to reopen non-essential businesses with social distancing within weeks

The Treasury is planning to ‘get Britain back to work’ in a matter of weeks with new health and safety rules to be enforced in offices, it has been reported. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been look at way to start allowing non-essential businesses to reopen in a ‘safe and practical way’, keeping coronavirus out of … Read more

Priti Patel will warn ‘selfish rule-breakers’ to stop flouting coronavirus lockdown

Priti Patel will today scold the rule-breakers ignoring the coronavirus lockdown after scenes of crowds pouring into public places sent alarm bells ringing through government. The Home Secretary will underscore her warning to stay indoors with the threat of beefing up the police’s powers to enforce social distancing. Unseasonably warm weather has caused many Britons … Read more

We reveal the deadly risks that could cost the ultimate price 

Modern science has scarcely presented a more crucial goal, offering untold riches and perhaps even a Nobel prize to the victor, as well as the chance to return the world to normal. Yet the search for a cure for coronavirus is also uniquely perilous thanks to the dangers inherent in rushing new medical products to … Read more

RICHARD KAY: Oh Harry… how Diana would have despaired

The scene is a residential road in an affluent suburb. A young woman approaches her parked car and, before she can open the door, a blizzard of flashlights transfixes her. The men wielding the cameras are so close she can smell their breath and hear their contemptuous jibes: ‘Just because you’re f*****g royal,’ swears one. … Read more

The Queen’s life in lockdown: Her Majesty has been cloistered in her private apartments at Windsor

The Queen is ‘in her bubble’ in her private apartments at Windsor Castle as only 12 members of staff wait on her during lockdown. Queen Elizabeth, 94, has been isolating with Prince Phillip, 98, since March 19 – despite her husband usually preferring to spend his time at Wood Farm on their Sandringham estate in … Read more

Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank celebrate their 10th anniversary with Instagram snap 

Princess Eugenie took to Instagram to celebrate her anniversary with husband Jack Brookshank by posting a loved-up picture. The 30-year-old married her husband on October 12 2018 but the couple met when Princess Eugenie was skiing in Verbier, Switzerland, and her friends introduced her to Jack. To celebrate their decade together, the tenth-in-line to the … Read more