Rio de Janeiro closes its famous beaches in wake of Brazil’s Covid crisis Rio’s mayor Eduardo Paes said the virus situation in the city was ‘very critical’ Public hospitals in the city currently have a 95% occupancy rate in intensive care Like much of Brazil it is struggling against the impact of the so-called P1 … Read more
Good Morning Britain’s rating war continued yesterday as it recorded 840,000 viewers, having lost almost 40 per cent of its audience on Wednesday since Piers Morgan walked out. The ITV morning Thursday programme’s popularity did rise from the 800,000 watchers on Wednesday, which had been the lowest recorded by ratings service Overnights.TV over the previous four weeks. … Read more
Ulrika Jonsson has admitted she wasn’t happy with Davina McCall warning against ‘fear-mongering’ in the wake of the Sarah Everard murder. Earlier this week Metropolitan Police confirmed human remains found in Ashford, Kent, were those of Sarah, 33, who disappeared while walking home in Clapham on March 3. Wayne Couzens, 48, a serving Met Police officer, has … Read more
Piers Morgan celebrates as his book ‘Wake Up’ about war on free speech tops Amazon best seller list as broadcaster says he is ‘touched’ by support Piers took to Twitter today to celebrate ‘Wake Up’ climbing the Amazon charts Book described as ‘plea for return of true liberalism, where free speech is king’ Broadcaster quit … Read more
Davina McCall has faced a wave of backlash after she said calling all men dangerous is ‘bad for our sons, brothers and partners,’ in the wake of the Sarah Everard murder. Earlier today Metropolitan Police confirmed human remains found in Ashford, Kent, were those of Sarah, 33, who disappeared while walking home in Clapham on … Read more
Donald Trump Jr. and Senator Ted Cruz joined a swarm of critics on Tuesday night to denounce the decision to ‘cancel’ six popular children books from author Dr. Seuss. Trump Jr. slammed it as ‘craziness’ that Dr. Seuss Enterprises – the publisher of the bestselling children’s books – announced Tuesday that it is taking the … Read more
Having a lie-in at the weekend when you are used to getting up early all week can affect your mood and increase the risk of depression, according to a new study. Experts from the Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan’s academic medical centre used sleep and mood data from 2,1000 early career doctors taken over … Read more
Protesters in Myanmar were blasted with a suspected chemical-laced water cannon today as massive crowds staged a third straight day of rallies to voice their anger at last week’s military coup. Huge crowds gathered in Yangon on Monday as workers went on a nationwide strike to demand the return of democracy and the release of ousted … Read more
Communities in parts of Britain could be cut off ‘for several days’ by blizzards with a ‘whiteout weekend’ in prospect for most of Scotland after multiple warnings for snow were issued culminating in a 60-hour alert. The Met Office said ‘some higher rural communities could become cut off’ for days, with no gas, electricity, water … Read more
Get out of there – and make it snappy! Couple wake up to find 10ft crocodile lurking at the bottom of their swimming pool in South Africa Jacob and Angel Breytenbach, from South Africa, found the crocodile in pool They called a team of animal specialists to help remove the reptile from garden Animal checked by … Read more