From new drama White Lines to Scrubs and Thunderbirds box sets: The best on demand TV this week

NETFLIX White Lines When the Spanish crime drama Money Heist became a global hit, Netflix shrewdly signed up creator Álex Pina to make another show. This ten-episode series, which has the producers of The Crown on board, is the result.  The latest show from Money Heist creator Álex Pina follows Zoe as she travels to … Read more

UK gyms set to stay closed until autumn despite Boris Johnson beginning easing of lockdown next week

UK gyms set to stay closed until autumn at the earliest despite Boris Johnson beginning the easing of lockdown next week The UK Government is set to begin concessions on the COVID-19 lockdown Boris Johnson will reveal his five-step plan on easing the lockdown next week Reports say that gyms are unlikely to reopen for … Read more

Asteroid up to 20ft wide flew within 9,000 miles of Earth this week

Asteroid the size of a VAN that went undetected by astronomers until the last moment comes within 9,000 miles of Earth in one of the closest flybys on record The object, called 2020 JJ, is relatively small in astronomical terms It flew past Earth at 32,000mph and around 20 times further away than the ISS … Read more

Rishi Sunak ‘to set out plans next week to wind down furlough’

Rishi Sunak will set out next week how he intends to ‘wind down’ the government’s coronavirus furlough scheme amid fears within Whitehall that the nation is becoming ‘addicted’ to state help. The Chancellor is widely expected to start to reduce the scale of the scheme from July after it emerged it has a current monthly … Read more

Restaurant empire Caprice Holdings makes 75,000 meals a week

It is the restaurant empire behind glitzy Mayfair establishments including Scott’s, Annabel’s and Sexy Fish which cater for the country’s rich and famous. But bosses at Caprice Holdings have now mobilised an incredible 700-strong volunteer army to help staff deliver 75,000 meals a week for NHS heroes and vulnerable people shut away due to the coronavirus … Read more

McDonald’s reveals first 15 restaurants to reopen for delivery only from next week

McDonald’s reveals first 15 restaurants to reopen for delivery only from next week as fast food chain eases lockdown rules McDonald’s has revealed which UK restaurants will open for delivery on May 13 The restaurants are mainly in London and the south east of England As announced last week, these restaurants will be opening from … Read more

Locked-down households using 41 hours of internet a week

British homes in lockdown are using 41 hours of internet a week, or nearly six hours a day – a rise of 29 per cent, according to a new survey.  Comparison site Uswitch said a sizeable rise in internet usage since lockdown started has been driven by home working, video calls and gaming. Internet consumption for home … Read more

Two prisoners escape open jails EACH WEEK including murderers and rapists

Two prisoners escape open jails EACH WEEK including murderers and rapists – and more than 630 have absconded in the past five years, figures show Inmates transferred to Category D ‘open’ prisons to test readiness for release Some vanished after being allowed out to work or to attend classes or see family Escapees since 2015 … Read more

Coronavirus contact tracing app will start Isle of Wight trials this week

Test, track and trace is the Government’s three-point plan for keeping tabs on the coronavirus when the lockdown is lifted. It will move back to a surveillance system similar to what was happening before the major outbreak started in the UK. Widespread testing will pick up on infections and local clusters early, random population testing … Read more