Army is deployed in France and rescue teams hunt for survivors in Italy after torrential rai

The army has been deployed in France and rescue teams are hunting for survivors in Italy after torrential rain and winds from Storm Alex left two dead and 20 missing.  Breil-sur-Roya, a French village close to the Italian border, was a scene of devastation with houses buried in mud and turned-over cars stuck in the … Read more

A family trip of a lifetime in Thailand taking in Bangkok and Chiang Rai, plus two Anantara hotels

Our mahout spun around, bewildered. ‘Bo!’ Bo? Towering forests of napier grass offered no clues. Moments earlier, Bo had been peppering her back with dirt; apparently, the perfect sunscreen. Now, we couldn’t see her for dust. ‘BO!’ The shout fell again on deaf, oversized ears. ‘He’s lost his elephant,’ grinned seven-year-old Felix. It was day … Read more

Coronavirus: Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai admitted to hospital

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai and her daughter have been hospitalised after testing positive for coronavirus.  The actress, 46, had been isolating at home with her little girl Aaradhya, eight, but is said to have gone to a Mumbai hospital after they both ‘developed breathlessness’, reports the Times Of India. Just last Saturday Aishwarya’s husband Abhishek Bachchan, 44, and … Read more

Bollywood’s Aishwarya Rai and daughter Aaradhya, 8, test positive for coronavirus

Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai has tested positive for coronavirus, a day after her actor husband and his father were admitted to hospital with the virus.  The former Miss World’s eight-year-old daughter Aaradhya, who she shares with husband Abhishek Bachchan, 44, has also tested positive. It comes after her father-in-law, Indian acting superstar Amitabh, 77, was struck down … Read more