Opera boss and former BBC executive admits corporation ‘over-caters’ to 60-year-old white men from the south Stuart Murphy, now boss of English National Opera, said the ‘tide had changed’ He added there’s ‘not lots’ for under-25s on ‘BBC airwaves apart from BBC3’ He was discussing corporation’s reinstatement of BBC3 as broadcast TV channel By Paul Revoir … Read more
England’s missing case of the Brazilian coronavirus variant was someone from one of 379 households in the South East who took a home swab test in mid-February, Matt Hancock said today. The Health Secretary said the Department of Health is getting closer to finding the mysterious person who tested positive but didn’t give their contact … Read more
Fantastic silver fox! Rare animal is spotted trotting across a road by an astonished driver in south Wales Silver fox was spotted walking across an empty road by an astonished driver Rare animal is believed to be a pet that escaped from its owner’s home nearby The video was recorded in an Asda car park … Read more
‘Why is there so much negativity?’ Priyanka Chopra admits she feels ‘cynicism’ from some in the South Asian community By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 00:56 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 00:57 GMT, 2 March 2021 Priyanka Chopra has admitted she feels she gets ‘negativity’ from some in the South Asian community and doesn’t … Read more
Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine works well against UK and South African variants of the virus, researchers say Vladimir Putin green-lit approval for mass-use of Sputnik V in Russia last August Last month is order review of the vaccine’s effectiveness against new variants Researchers suggest the Russian-made shot protects against UK and South African variants … Read more
Body is found in River Thames near school in south west London as police launch investigation By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 15:57 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 15:57 GMT, 27 February 2021 A body has been found in the River Thames near a school in south west London. Surrey Police, paramedics, firefighters and … Read more
South African woman whips off her THONG and uses it as a make-shift mask after being warned about having no face covering by supermarket staff The unidentified woman was filmed at a Pick n Pay supermarket in South Africa Security guard asked her to use face mask but she claimed she did not have one … Read more
Surge Covid testing deployed in part of West London after ‘a small number’ of cases of the South African variant are found Community testing for people without symptoms starting in Ealing, West London South Africa variant cases found in Acton, Greenford, Southall, West Ealing Department of Health trying to contain outbreaks of the mutated strain … Read more
Moderna has become the first vaccine maker to develop a jab that targets the South African coronavirus variant. The Boston-based biotech has already shipped the raw materials to the US National Institutes of Health, which helped the firm study its first jab, to start human trials. Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’ top Covid expert, and his … Read more
South is set to bask in 64F sunshine on ‘warmest day of the year so far’ today after awaking to another glorious Saharan sunrise – while North endures three inches of rain with 137 flood alerts in place UK highs are expected today in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire with 64F (18C) possible in prolonged sunshine This … Read more