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The new series of Britain’s Got Talent kicked off on Saturday night, with ten hopefuls vying to impress the judges. And one act who did just that were father and son magic duo, James and Dylan Piper, who blew Simon Cowell away with their brilliant card trick based around Simon’s son Eric, six. So impressed … Read more
Act now if your home loan deal ends in three months as getting a new deal will take longer amid coronavirus crisis Up to 44% of borrowers could be missing out on big savings by failing to switch They are likely to be on their provider’s standard variable rate But it will take longer to … Read more
Dominic Raab read the riot act to Britons ahead of the sunny Easter weekend today saying lockdown must stay in force until the coronavirus outbreak peaks. The Foreign Secretary said the disease must not be allowed to ‘kill more people and hurt our country’ as he took the daily Downing Street briefing. In a stark … Read more
The United States has angered Germany and France after allegedly seizing millions of masks set to be shipped to the European nations amid the coronavirus crisis. On Friday, German officials hit out at America for ‘intercepting’ 200,000 masks they had ordered from a 3M factory in China. As 3M is an American-owned company, the US … Read more
Gordon, Gino And Fred: American Road Trip Rating: Maxxx Rating: At the Ego Olympics, Gordon Ramsay would take gold in bragging, posturing and name-dropping. He makes Donald Trump look shy and Paul Hollywood seem insecure. One of his shameless boasts, as he swaggered round Mexico in Gordon, Gino And Fred (ITV), began: ‘I remember sitting … Read more
Seduced by a declining daily death toll and cautious optimism among experts, many members of the public may have dared hope that Britain was finally turning a corner on the coronavirus horror. If so, they were yesterday abruptly disabused of that rose-tinted notion. On a bleak day, the number of patients dying rocketed by 381 … Read more
President Donald Trump is using the Defense Production Act to require General Motors to manufacture ventilators to be used by overwhelmed hospitals – in a move that follows an angry blow-up online. Democrats and administration critics have been pushing the Trump administration to use Korean War-era military authority to speed production of vital equipment. Trump … Read more
Teeth act as a ‘faithful archive of life’ by forming layers like tree rings that reveal intimate details of a person’s life such as when they got pregnant, fell ill or were in prison Material called cementum in teeth develops a new microscopic layer every year Lab analysis reveals it changes in shape and structure … Read more
South of England could run out of water in 20 years unless ministers act to stop shortages, spending watchdog warns London’s consumption of water already outstrips demand in dry years The Capital’s usage puts the whole of the south east at risk of shortages Drier weather is expected to see a 600million litre reduction in … Read more
A woman who was arrested after a seven-year-old girl was stabbed to death in a park in front of her parents has been detained under the Mental Health Act. Police were called to Queens Park, in Bolton, on Sunday afternoon following the ‘totally unprovoked and random’ attack. The girl had been out with her family … Read more