THE FINAL PUSH: How the last days of the Second World War in Europe were reported in May 1945

THE FINAL PUSH: Russians take Berlin, one million Germans surrender in Italy and Hitler and Goebbels dead – how the last days of the Second World War in Europe were reported in May 1945 Germany’s combined armed forces collapsed as Russian tanks rolled through Berlin with Hitler dead Southern redoubt was torn to pieces while … Read more

Coronavirus: How UK death toll compares with rest of world

Britain has the fourth deadliest major coronavirus outbreak in the world and has now suffered more deaths per million people than France, according to statistics. As the UK this week began including people who died in care homes in its official statistics, its death rate rose above that of France, which had already done so.  … Read more

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING: Trust invests globally in listed companies

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING: Invests in listed global firms to grow investors’ capital, and provide an income By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 What is it? Launched in 1993 and managed by Evy Hambro and Olivia Markham, Blackrock World Mining is an … Read more

Canadian couple who were traveling the world in their van take rescue flight home amid pandemic

A Canadian couple who have spent the last three years traveling the world in their van have revealed that they had to leave their vehicle in Africa and take a rescue flight home amid the coronavirus pandemic.  YouTube stars Eamon Fitzgerald, 28, and Rebecca ‘Bec’ Moroney, 29, were living out of their cargo van in Morocco … Read more

Former Secret Service agent is teaching the rest of us how to take on the world 

BOOK OF THE WEEK BECOMING BULLETPROOF     by Evy Poumpouras (Icon £14.99, 336 pp) She’s not a woman to mess with, Evy Poumpouras. A former U.S. Secret Service Agent blessed with spectacular looks, who has worked in the security details for four former presidents, she knows of what she speaks. She was on duty at the … Read more

The best holidays around the world for animal lovers

Spread your wings on a wild adventure: The best holidays for animal lovers, from helping to protect puffins in Scotland to tagging Indonesia’s manta rays Here’s our pick of the best expeditions and experiences for animal lovers   You can get close to some of the world’s rarest and most endangered species Tours have research and … Read more

What Walt Disney World might look like when it reopens post-coronavirus lockdown

Staff wearing face masks, temperature checks and hand sanitizer at every ride: What Walt Disney World might look like when it reopens Guidelines have been drawn up for reopening theme parks such as Disney  In the first phase, parks will only be allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity Other measures will include six-feet markings … Read more

BBC Race Across the World winners Emon and Jamiul Choudhury discuss nail biting finale

Uncle and nephew win BBC’s race to the end of the Earth… and vow to GIVE AWAY half of their £20k prize to help homeless children in Brazil Uncle and nephew will donate half of their prize to homeless children in Brazil Around 3.3million people tuned in to BBC Two on Sunday to watch the … Read more

Coronavirus: WHO chief berates world for not heeding warnings

December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more