Carnival said on Monday that it plans to restart some of its cruise trips from North America in August as it tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it planned to resume cruises on eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida, and Galveston, Texas, on August 1. In Galveston, … Read more
A former senior North Korean diplomat has apologised for saying Kim Jong-un was likely so ill ‘he cannot stand up by himself or walk properly’ just three days before the dictator was seen smoking a cigarette at a public event. North Korea‘s former deputy ambassador to Britain, Thae Yong Ho, told CNN Kim’s ‘abnormal’ absence … Read more
The North West passed London as the epicentre of the UK’s coronavirus outbreak today, with more people in hospital with the illness than in the capital. Data shared at today’s government briefing revealed coronavirus patients in London had dipped to 2,033. In contrast, patients with the illness in the North West rose to 2,191, the … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: North Korea fires gunshots towards South Korea South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staffs said in a statement that North Korea had fired a series of gunshots towards the country early Sunday The shots were fired towards a guard post in South Korea South Korea said it responded by firing two shots back towards North … Read more
Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackling huge fire at block of flats in north London Shocking video footage shows the blaze rip through the building in Wood Green Around 20 people were evacuated by fire crews, three of which had treatment The fire was under control by midnight and an investigation is now underway … Read more
America has scrambled five spy planes to monitor North Korea amid rumours that Kim Jong Un is gravely ill or has died. Two eavesdropping aircraft will try to intercept messages about the Supreme Leader and his health, while another will monitor for any unusual troop movements. South Korea has also deployed spy aircraft over its … Read more
Up to 30,000 North Sea oil and gas jobs could be cut unless Government steps up support By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 27 April 2020 Up to 30,000 North Sea oil and gas jobs could be cut unless the Government steps up support, … Read more
US Senator Lindsey Graham has weighed in on reports Kim Jong Un is dead, saying he would not be ‘shocked’ if the North Korean despot was ‘dead or incapacitated’. He said that in such a tightly controlled state rumours about the leader’s death would not be allowed to go ‘unanswered’. The South Carolina representative has … Read more
New rumors are circulating claiming that Kim Jong Un has died – including a top Hong Kong journalist Vice director of HKSTV Hong Kong Satellite Television Shijian Xingzou says that a ‘very solid source’ has told her Kim Jonh Un has died. Separately, one Japanese media outlet claims that the North Korean dictator is in a … Read more
Britain at its best: Exploring the Llyn Peninsula, a coastal corner steeped in classic Celtic culture The Llyn peninsula is a 30-mile spit of land or the ‘Land’s End of North Wales’ Angela Epstein checked into cosy Gwesty Ty Newydd Hotel overlooking the bay Whistling Sands feels like you’re ‘on a Greek island at the end … Read more