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President Trump launched a new attack on the World Health Organization accusing the agency of ignoring a Taiwanese email ‘alerting’ them of human-to-human transmission. The president was quoting Lanhee Chen, a fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute, who made an appearance Friday morning on Fox News Channel to promote a new op-ed. ‘Why did the … Read more
Britons up and down the country are joining Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore for his morning walk as his fundraising appeal hits £18million. The 99-year-old has vowed to keep walking laps of his garden for as long as people are donating to his NHS fundraising appeal after completing his initial challenge at home in … Read more
A British Airways crew has flown 2.5million pieces of PPE equipment back to the UK from China in a 28-hour non-stop mercy mission. Seven pilots and six crew made the trip to pick up the supplies and bring them back to be used by NHS frontline staff amid a nationwide shortage. Every seat on the … Read more
Covidiot neighbours are fined £370 after breaching lockdown by throwing alcohol-fuelled party where host told police ‘I can do what I want’ after nurse raised the alarm Jame Sparrow, 28, and Helen Bent, 32, hosted a party of six people in Bolton Police had been called to semi-detached property earlier on Wednesday But when officers … Read more
Shoppers in bath robes and dressing gowns were spotted at The Range today, with others stocking up on fences, paint and lamp shades despite police ordering Brits to buy only essential items amid the coronavirus lockdown. Yesterday, officers issued a series of guidelines on what are ‘reasonable’ excuses to leave home, such as buying several days’ … Read more
Olly Murs obeys social distancing rules as he heads to his local supermarket amid coronavirus quarantine By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 11:37 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 17 April 2020 He has been passing his time in quarantine by pranking his girlfriend Amelia Tank. Yet Olly Murs proved it is not … Read more
They are used to running their sprawling estates with the help of dozens of members of staff. But the Duchess of Rutland, of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, and Lady Carnarvon, of Highclere Castle, the ‘real Downton Abbey’, in Berkshire, have been forced to streamline their operations to keep their businesses going – and staff safe – … Read more
With the coronavirus lockdown firmly in place, many people are adjusting to a new normal where social interactions have been limited to a quick pop to the shops and a daily round of exercise. And it seems some are taking advantage of the down-turn to test out an unusual beauty hack – by ditching the shampoo … Read more
A lead virologist and her team at a Wuhan lab warned of the possibility of SARS-like coronavirus outbreaks in China 11 months before the novel coronavirus epidemic ravaged the city. The ominous prediction came from a study carried out by Shi Zhengli and her colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology when they stressed the … Read more
A great-grandmother-of-four, 90, has raised more than £45,000 for the NHS after pledging to climb the equivalent of a 2,400ft Scottish Highland mountain up and down her stairs at home. Margaret Payne of Ardvar, Assynt, in Sutherland set herself the challenge of climbing the stairs until she ascended the same height as Suilven near Lochinver, … Read more