Children are NOT legally required to wear face masks in schools, officials admit 

Children are not legally required to wear face masks in schools and should not be sent home if they refuse to wear one, government officials said last night. This week Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that secondary school pupils will have to wear masks if they cannot maintain social distancing in No10’s ultra-cautious ‘roadmap’ out … Read more

Coronavirus Italy: New national lockdown required, experts warn

Italy‘s coronavirus situation is ‘largely out of control’, a leading health expert has warned as doctors called for a new national lockdown to counter a rising second wave of coronavirus cases.  ‘I am afraid there is no doubt that the situation is largely out of control,’ Massimo Galli, the head of the infectious diseases department … Read more

Actor Bert Belasco dies at age 38 while in a required hotel quarantine ahead of a project

Actor Bert Belasco dies at age 38 while in a required hotel quarantine ahead of a project he was set to start… with the cause believed to be ‘a fatal aneurysm’ By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 16:44 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 16:44 GMT, 9 November 2020 Actor Burt Belasco has died at … Read more

Mask-free holidays: Destinations where face coverings aren’t required, according to the Holiday Guru

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions.  This week, he offers advice on holiday destinations that don’t require travellers to wear a mask, getting a refund on a Virgin Atlantic flight and more.   Q. I had Covid-19 eight months ago and am fully recovered. As I have breathing problems, masks are … Read more

Apple updates App Store guidelines describing the apps required to use its in-app purchasing system

Apple announced updates to its App Store Review Guidelines intended to clarify how it handles streaming games and in-app purchases. The purpose of the revision is to clarify the types of applications required to use the tech giant’s in-app purchasing system before the firm rolls out its upcoming iOS 14 in the fall. Apple says … Read more

One royal wedding, seven musical stars and a VERY driven mother: Memoir reveals commitment required

FAMILY   House of music by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason (Oneworld £18.00, 320 pp)  When Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason opens the bathroom door at her family home in Nottingham, she smiles at the pockmarked linoleum which gives the impression ‘a lively woodpecker has been at work’. The line of dents leads to the toilet seat where her third child, … Read more

Singles decide whether relationships should flourish naturally or whether a ‘discussion’ is required

When does dating become a relationship… and do you still need to ask to be ‘official’? Expert poses the controversial question to singles – with VERY mixed responses Australian relationship expert Louanne Ward has posed a question on Facebook She asked when dating transitions into a relationship in the modern world Some said that you … Read more

Minimum 15% deposits now required for Nationwide mortgages

Nationwide mortgage customers will now need minimum 15% deposits in bid to stop them slipping into negative equity if house prices plummet Step from building society applies to house purchase loans and re-mortgages It may come as a blow to first-time buyers, who often have small amounts saved Existing mortgage customers will still be able … Read more

Waitrose boss says 70,000 workers required to stop food rotting in fields

Your country needs YOU – to pick fruit and veg: Waitrose boss calls for 70,000-strong ‘Land Army’ to stop food rotting in fields By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 11:45 BST, 16 May 2020 Hundreds of thousands of tons of ‘wonderful British produce’ will be left … Read more

Ocado boss says 70,000 workers required to stop food rotting in fields

Your country needs YOU – to pick fruit and veg: Ocado boss calls for 70,000-strong ‘Land Army’ to stop food rotting in fields By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 Hundreds of thousands of tons of ‘wonderful British produce’ will be left … Read more